Nate Diaz has one fight left on his UFC contract and Ben Askren wants to help the fan favourite see out his current deal.
Diaz - who is yet to re-sign with the promotion - has been pushed for a fight with Dustin Poirier but the UFC has reportedly shelved the matchup for now.
In 2018, Askren made his UFC switch from One Championship in exchange for the promotion's former longtime flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.