In mid-November, reports about Nick Diaz’s return from a three-year layoff against Jorge Masvidal surfaced. At the time, the fight was still being finalized for UFC 235 in March in Las Vegas.
During the UFC 231 post-fight media scrum on early Sunday morning, UFC president Dana White confirmed that the bout will indeed be taking place.
“Somebody was telling me earlier that we didn’t announce that? As far as I know, sitting right here right now, that fight’s on,” White told members of the media. “As far as I know, that fight is on.
“I’ve been here since Tuesday.