MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has hinted that Nate Diaz will leave the UFC after managing to book the last fight on his contract.
Diaz, 37, has been demanding the UFC finds him a fight so he can leave the promotion since the beginning of this year. The fan favourite was linked to a fight against Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler over the past seven months, but none of the rumoured bouts ever came to fruition. Leaked matchups also showed he was being targeted to fight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 276.
He recently hinted his return on the UFC 277 card later this month, tweeting: "July 30, would be a nice to departure date." The pay-per-view event scheduled for that night is headlined by a women's bantamweight title rematch between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena, but the main card is already finalised meaning Diaz will unlikely compete at the event.
