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"He doesn't want to fight. We have made around five or six fights in the last six months and he has turned them all down. Alvarez, [Justin] Gaethje, [Edson] Barboza and [interim lightweight champion Tony] Ferguson multiple times."https://www.instagram.com/p/BGQJYQVOPpo White could be telling the truth. Perhaps Diaz doesn't want to fight. Although, the evidence supports the idea that for the right price, he'd be willing to return to the Octagon. His boxing coach Richard Perez famously said that Diaz would need at least $20 million to complete the McGregor trilogy. Whether or not Diaz is worth that much in a promotion suffering a dearth of star power is certainly up for debate. It's also worth noting that White consistently claimed that Georges St-Pierre 'didn't want to fight' while the former welterweight king was negotiating his return. Despite White's claims, GSP made a victorious comeback at UFC 217.
Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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7 months ago
Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Ireland for Palestine support after Hughes loss
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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1 year ago
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