Nate Diaz can’t be any more clear about the fact that he is not happy with his current situation and wants out of the UFC. For most of the past year, the mercurial MMA star has been itching to fight the last bout on his UFC contract, but he’s been unable to get booked. Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC), one of the sport’s most popular fighters, repeatedly has aired his frustration over social media, imploring the UFC to get him a fight and, at times, requesting his release . Diaz is tired of dealing with his UFC contract situation and wants to finish his final fight and be out of the company altogether. “I was trying to get the show on the road, and they don’t want me out of the contract, and they’re keeping me in, and they’re holding me hostage, and I want out,” Diaz said Tuesday on “The MMA Hour.” “That’s my main objective here, and it’s been an objective of mine since, I don’t know, what year it was? But the year I fought Ben Henderson (2012).” Diaz hasn’t competed since UFC 263 in June 2021 when he lost a unanimous decision top welterweight contender Leon Edwards
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Nate Diaz fed up with UFC: ‘They’re keeping me hostage, and I want out’ – MMA Junkie