Nate Diaz has made it abundantly clear all 12 months that he’s able to battle, however the UFC has but to grant him his want.
The precise causes for Diaz’s extended absence aren’t clear, but it surely’s virtually definitely associated to the truth that the mercurial star has solely one fight remaining on his UFC contract. Regardless of the dispute, it’s reached the purpose the place Diaz has outright asked the UFC to release him and even dared the promotion to take action by posting an image of himself purporting to urinate in front of the UFC Apex.
And it has former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, who’s no stranger to being unhappy with Dana White and the UFC, questioning what’s happening behind the scenes.
“I feel in the event that they maintain him, they actually need to entice him with a superb pay examine and in the event that they don’t maintain him, they need to give him a shark, in order that that’s that’s what we’re taking a look at,” Cejudo mentioned on “The Triple C & Schmo Present.” “I don’t know what the UFC is pondering, however that’s type of my tackle that.”
Diaz, 37, most just lately competed in June 2021 when he lost a unanimous decision to Leon Edwards. Diaz overtly has mentioned he would battle established veterans Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler, however to Cejudo’s level, it may very well be that the UFC is holding agency on wanting to pair him with Khamzat Chimaev, a matchup that just lately was seen listed on the board of the UFC’s matchmaking room.
In the end, although, Cejudo wish to see the UFC do proper by Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) and get him a battle he’s on board with so he can transfer on.
“Free Nate, man,” Cejudo mentioned. “In case you’re not gonna give him a battle, dude, free him. Let him be or he might run out his contract, you already know? I feel each fighter has a contract the place they’re actually ready in the event that they don’t get a certain quantity of fights per 12 months. Like you could possibly actually run it out, dude, so it’s a visit.”
