US EditionNate Diaz Is Returning to MMA for a Bout with Mike Perry on the Rousey-Carano Undercard
- On Monday, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced that Nate Diaz will face Mike Perry in a five-round welterweight bout on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, streaming live on Netflix.
- Diaz, who last competed in MMA in September 2022 when he submitted Tony Ferguson at UFC 279, returns after nearly four years away. Perry, the reigning Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 'King of Violence' champion, holds a 6-0 record as a bare-knuckle fighter.
- This bout joins a tripleheader featuring Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano and Francis Ngannou against Philipe Lins, forming Most Valuable Promotions' debut MMA event. CEO Nakisa Bidarian stated the promotion aims to 'break records again with the biggest viewership in MMA history.'
- Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian called the matchup a 'war from the first press conference all the way to the end when one of them has their hand raised.' The announcement positions the promotion's MMA debut as a major viewership event.
- The bout effectively rules out a summer trilogy meeting between Diaz and Conor McGregor, a matchup fans had speculated about for years. Diaz stated he has 'plans on doing a lot more in the next 10 years, no matter where it is.
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New Hampshire Union LeaderNate Diaz to make MMA return on Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano undercard
Nate Diaz is stepping back into an MMA cage for the first time in nearly four years as he has agreed to face Mike Perry in a five-round welterweight bout on May 16 in Los Angeles, Jake Paul's Most Valuable…
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Díaz will face Mike Perry in a professional MMA match on the evening of Rousey vs. Carano
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