UFC lightweight Nate Diaz has been inactive since his TKO victory over Gray Maynard at the TUF 18 Finale last November. The victory snapped a two fight losing skid, but also earned the Stockton bad boy ‘Knockout of the Night’ honors.
Nate Diaz requests release from UFC
In very peculiar fashion, Diaz sent a tweet to the UFC and President Dana White.
@ufc @danawhite I would like to request to be released from the @ufc Its time for me to be on my way .. ?
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) February 26, 2014
Diaz (17-9) was on a three-fight winning streak from late 2011 to mid 2012, with victories over Takanori Gomi, Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. The wins notched Diaz a shot at lightweight champion Benson Henderson — in a hard fought five-round war, Henderson took home the unanimous decision. Diaz then followed up with a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7.
There has been no follow up since the initial tweet from either Diaz or the Cesar Gracie camp.
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