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At least that was the message from the Stockton, California, native when he briefly spoke to TMZ Sports on the red carpet during a party over Super Bowl weekend.
“I’m ready to get back in real action,” Diaz said in a video that was posted on Monday. “I want to fight either [Conor] McGregor 3. I want to fight maybe Dustin Poirier, if he stops being such a p—y, and then maybe Mike Perry. We’ll see what happens in the future.”
Diaz rose to superstardom thanks to his rivalry with McGregor, particularly when he submitted for the former two-division champion in their first meeting at UFC 196 in March 2016. Diaz would lose the rematch to the Dublin native via majority decision at UFC 202. While McGregor has seemed intent on fighting at the UFC’s White House event, the “Notorious” hasn’t competed since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
As for Poirier, the popular Louisiana native retired from the sport following a loss to Max Holloway in a farewell bout at UFC 318 last July. Poirier and Diaz were scheduled to meet at UFC 230 before “The Diamond” withdrew from the contest due to injury.
Perry hasn’t set foot in the Octagon since a loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 2 in April 2021. However, he has raised his profile as arguably the top star in BKFC today. Perry is 6-0 in the promotion and current carries the title of “King of Violence.”
‘America Gang’
As for Diaz, he parted ways with the Las Vegas-based promotion following a fourth-round submission of Tony Ferguson in the UFC 279 headliner in September 2022. Since then, he has faced Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal in the boxing ring, with his last appearance coming in a majority decision victory over “Gamebred” in July 2024.
The 40-year-old Diaz, who is not currently under UFC contract, also expressed interest in fighting at the high-profile White House event slated for June 14.
“Yeah, that would be dope, too,” Diaz said. “America gang, baby. You already know we’re popping.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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