The welterweight fight between Matt Brown and Nate Diaz, planned for the already loaded UFC 189 fight card during International Fight Week in Las Vegas, quickly gathered steam as one of the most anticipated fights of the summer. But as quickly as it caught the attention of fans, the fight fizzled into obscurity.
UFC officials confirmed the bout to UFC Tonight last week, but almost as soon as it was announced, Diaz shot it down, tweeting, “Nah, I’m fighting Pettis.”
Nobody was really sure what to make of Diaz’s tweet, but he subsequently appeared on The MMA Hour to explain his side of things.