Nate Diaz has dropped his latest hint about returning to action in the UFC — and he has a time frame.
Diaz brother sightings are quickly becoming the MMA world’s version of seeing Bigfoot. They happen every so often, but you quickly to learn not to take them too seriously. Because more likely than not, they don’t pan out. That having been said, it seems Nate Diaz is ready to return from his self-imposed exile.
On Instagram Tuesday, the younger Diaz brother — last seen dropping a majority decision to Conor McGregor at UFC 202 — announced on social media that he was “sick of sitting around waiting.” The lightweight and occasional welterweight added “there’s no excitement in this fight s*** step your games up I’ll see U around May, June.”
This is not the first time Diaz has hinted at a return, of course, only the most recent. That said, it may in fact be the first time that he’s given a specific month (or months, to be exact). No opponent, event, or really anything is known about a possible Diaz return, but really, the UFC is low on star power at the moment, and Diaz would at least help that situation. Following his pair of fights with McGregor, he immediately shot to main event status, only to sit out ever since. Diaz has been actively training, however, and recently worked with Georgi Karakhanyan.
Interestingly enough, UFC President Dana White said recently that there’s decent odds the Diaz brothers could be back this year.
