Nate Diaz has expressed his frustration at the UFC for not having a fight booked for him despite him being willing to fight — this and much more on Tuesday's social media roundup.
Nate Diaz frustrated with the UFC not having a fight booked for him
Even though Nate Diaz is a huge star within the UFC, he is incredibly inactive. However, for the last couple of months, Diaz has been frustrated with the UFC for not getting fights booked for him.
As many people are aware of, Diaz was rumored to fight the former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier this summer but the UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the UFC have moved on from that fight.
Since White's comments on the situation, rumors of a potential Diaz vs Conor McGregor trilogy have been doing the rounds.
Yesterday on Twitter, Diaz expressed his frustration at the UFC for not having a fight booked for him yet despite him saying in the same tweet that he isn't willing to fight Conor McGregor as "he sucks."
Check out Diaz's tweet below.
Nate Diaz is fed up. -- pic.twitter.com/c0geWPvoqF
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 26, 2022
A trilogy fight between Diaz and McGregor is something which MMA fans would definitely want to see and in terms of where both fighters are at in their careers, now would probably be the perfect time to book the trilogy bout.
Outside of the trilogy bout against McGregor, who else would you like to see Diaz fight?
Mike Tyson still looking deadly on the pads at 53 years old
In the last few years, Mike Tyson has got into fantastic shape and has begun regularly training again.
Check out this recent clip of Tyson looking deadly on the pads in a recent training session.
Mike Tyson at 53 years old… pic.twitter.com/kPKlhHuSkg
— ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ---- (@TheArtOfWar6) April 26, 2022
Ben Rothwell signs with BKFC
UFC heavyweight veteran Ben Rothwell has officially signed with BKFC.
UFC veteran Ben Rothwell has signed with BKFC, company officials confirm to MMA Junkie.
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 25, 2022
Full details: https://t.co/O5NK8d2zim pic.twitter.com/JyjuuUfqxt
Rothwell fought 17 times in the UFC and secured wins over the likes of Alistair Overeem, Ovince Saint Preux, Stefan Struve and Josh Barnett during his time in the promotion.
On this day in 2014...
On this day in 2014, Jon Jones once again successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight championship against the current UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira.
Apr26.2014
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) April 26, 2022
Jon Jones makes the 7th defense of his Light Heavyweight Title,
when he dominates Glover Teixera at his own game at UFC 172 pic.twitter.com/N4lhYtEHCY
Joe Rogan gives his opinion on who he thinks Conor McGregor should fight when he returns to the Octagon
Conor McGregor's opponent for when he returns to the Octagon has been heavily talked about.
McGregor has spoken about wanting to fight Kamaru Usman however with how dominant Usman currently is and the streak which McGregor has been on lately, that fight would make zero sense, however, it would generate a lot of money and interest.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has urged McGregor to fight someone who is 'a little below championship level' in his return fight.
Joe Rogan thinks Conor McGregor should consider a “tune-up fight” for his UFC return.
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 23, 2022
Full story: https://t.co/WhgRpS1WpT pic.twitter.com/smIvsqNFWJ
Who would you like to see McGregor fight in his return bout?
Justin Gaethje and Rose Namajunas train together ahead of UFC 274
Check out this picture of Justin Gaethje and Rose Namajunas training together ahead of UFC 274.
Iron sharpens iron
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 25, 2022
-- @Justin_Gaethje & @RoseNamajunas making the final preparations ahead of #UFC274! pic.twitter.com/NpTmeykwwQ
Francis Ngannou not interested in signing a new UFC contract if they are unwilling to co-promote a potential fight against Tyson Fury
Since Tyson Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte on Saturday night, Francis Ngannou has been very vocal about his current situation with the UFC and a potential super fight against Fury.
Ngannou has revealed that if the UFC are unwilling to co-promote his potential fight against Fury, he is not interested in signing a new contract.
Francis Ngannou wants no part of a new UFC deal unless he can face Tyson Fury --
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 26, 2022
Full story: https://t.co/jVOxJJ5fk9 pic.twitter.com/7dQMHHhJ9u
Happy Birthday to Carlos Condit!
Happy Birthday to one of the most entertaining fighters in UFC welterweight history Carlos Condit!
Happy 38th birthday to The Natural Born Killer @CarlosCondit! ----
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) April 26, 2022
A man who leaves everything in that Octagon ---- pic.twitter.com/hrbWWleRjl
BT Sport set to remain the UK's UFC broadcaster
BT Sport are set to retain their title as the UFC's UK broadcaster after reportedly agreeing to a deal worth $15-$20m per year.
--JUST IN--
— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) April 26, 2022
BT Sport look set to retain the broadcast rights for the UFC in the UK and Ireland.
Sky & DAZN were both interested in acquiring rights.
The renewal is said to be "weeks away"
The deal - will pay an average of between $15-20m a year.
Thoughts?
Per @Ourand_SBJ pic.twitter.com/9Rplg1BXEA
Current UFC 274 bout order
As it stands, this is the current bout order for UFC 274.
#UFC274 bout order. pic.twitter.com/gWIlgyVqLS
— Marcel Dorff -------- (@BigMarcel24) April 26, 2022
