He's Back! @TheNotoriousMMA talks about his return, getting the title back... and fighting Nate Diaz at 165 Lbs? pic.twitter.com/Ma4KBlRDn1
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) October 4, 2018The announcement that Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks would headline UFC 230 came as a surprise to the MMA community, especially considering some of the other available options.
Prior to that announcement, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier proposed that their scheduled matchup could serve as the main event for the Madison Square Garden card with a newly-created 165-pound belt on the line, but UFC President Dana White shot down that notion.