Nate Diaz has been booked to make his long-awaited return to the octagon against Anthony Pettis this summer. Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC), who hasn’t fought since his loss to Conor McGregor in their August 2016 rematch, has verbally agreed to fight Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in a welterweight fight at UFC 241 in August. A person close to the situation confirmed to MMA Junkie that the matchup has been agreed to following an initial report from Yahoo! Sports. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to formally announce the fight
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Nate Diaz set to return against Anthony Pettis in UFC 241 welterweight co-headliner – MMA Junkie