Former lightweight title challenger, Nate Diaz has claimed he is still seeking a legacy-making title victory in a future return to the UFC — before claiming there is currently no fighter on the promotion’s books enticing him to make good on a comeback.
Diaz, a former lightweight championship chaser and victor of The Ultimate Fighter during his lengthy tenure with the promotion, completed his contract and departed the Octagon to compete in a sophomore boxing outing back in 2022.
And headlining UFC 279 in a reworked welterweight main event outing with former interim lightweight kingpin, Tony Ferguson, Diaz was initially scheduled to headline the card against unbeaten middleweight force, Khamzat Chimaev.