Nate Diaz believes Max Holloway will successfully defend his BMF title against Charles Oliveira, establishing for an ideal return in June.
This March 7, Max Holloway looks to turn into the primary fighter to successfully defend the BMF title when he takes on Charles Oliveira within the UFC 326 foremost event.
Ahead of their clash, ‘Do Bronx’ has claimed that after they first met within the cage in 2015, he was ‘only a boy’, now considering himself ‘a lion amongst lions’.
And although Oliveira is being backed to beat ‘Blessed’ by top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, Holloway has got the backing of the favored former UFC star, Nate Diaz.
Diaz claims he’ll ‘slap’ Holloway on UFC White House card
The Stockton native’s last fight under the UFC banner was back in 2022 when he choked out Tony Ferguson within the UFC 279 foremost event.
Since then, the 40-year-old has competed in a highly controversial boxing fight against Jake Paul, before rematching his former UFC BMF rival Jorge Masvidal within the boxing ring.
Nonetheless, despite having realized monetary success since leaving the premier MMA promotion, Diaz has stated that he would love to return on the UFC White House event this coming June.
Diaz competed within the inaugural BMF title fight in 2019, and he recently claimed that he ‘began an entire division’ along with his fight.
And with Holloway and Oliveira penned to fight for the strap on March 7, Diaz is predicting that the Hawaiian will come out on top, and he’s targeting the star for a clash on the White House lawn.
“I like Max (in that fight),” he told ClockedNload.
“Yeah (I like Max in that fight). I’ll slap the s— out of him, though. That was rude what I just said, but I’ll f— him up. Yeah, the White House can be perfect,” he continued.
Dana White left the door open for Diaz UFC return
Throughout his profession within the UFC, Diaz and the boss Dana White didn’t at all times see eye-to-eye, and White often joked about how difficult it was to cope with each Nate and Nick Diaz.
Despite that, though, when the 40-year-old left the promotion, the door was seemingly left open for his return, as White said he wouldn’t rule it out.
“This may at all times be Nate’s house. Nate grew up here… He fought a few of the biggest fights ever here. We love the child. I don’t learn about fighting in the longer term, but that is at all times going to be his house. We’ll see,” White said on the DWCS 57 post-fight press conference.