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Slow down on talks of a potential summer blockbuster between Nate Diaz and Georges St-Pierre.
Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White told UFC Unfiltered that the promotion is currently working on putting together a marquee lightweight fight between Diaz and St-Pierre for Aug. 4 at UFC 227 in Los Angeles, Calif. However, Diaz threw cold water over the matchup Friday afternoon on social media, accusing St-Pierre of foul play before his UFC 158 title defense over Diaz’s older brother, Nick Diaz, and writing that the UFC was selling fans “wolf tickets” about a potential UFC 227 showdown.
The Diaz brothers have long held the position that St-Pierre did not play by the rules ahead of UFC 157, which took place in St-Pierre’s hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Both brothers have accused St-Pierre of using steroids and missing weight for the fight, which St-Pierre ultimately won via unanimous decision.
The younger Diaz (19-11) has not competed since splitting a pair of back-to-back, record-setting fights against Conor McGregor in 2016. He has spoken openly about wanting to compete in 2018.
St-Pierre (26-2) returned from a four-year layoff last November to capture the middleweight title and join the short list of two-division UFC champions. St-Pierre promptly vacated the title after his UFC 217 win over Michael Bisping, but expressed an openness to competing again at either 155 pounds or 170 pounds.
Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White told UFC Unfiltered that the promotion is currently working on putting together a marquee lightweight fight between Diaz and St-Pierre for Aug. 4 at UFC 227 in Los Angeles, Calif. However, Diaz threw cold water over the matchup Friday afternoon on social media, accusing St-Pierre of foul play before his UFC 158 title defense over Diaz’s older brother, Nick Diaz, and writing that the UFC was selling fans “wolf tickets” about a potential UFC 227 showdown.
The Diaz brothers have long held the position that St-Pierre did not play by the rules ahead of UFC 157, which took place in St-Pierre’s hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Both brothers have accused St-Pierre of using steroids and missing weight for the fight, which St-Pierre ultimately won via unanimous decision.
The younger Diaz (19-11) has not competed since splitting a pair of back-to-back, record-setting fights against Conor McGregor in 2016. He has spoken openly about wanting to compete in 2018.
St-Pierre (26-2) returned from a four-year layoff last November to capture the middleweight title and join the short list of two-division UFC champions. St-Pierre promptly vacated the title after his UFC 217 win over Michael Bisping, but expressed an openness to competing again at either 155 pounds or 170 pounds.
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