According to multiple sources, the promotion has recently presented Diaz with multiple top-5 lightweight opponents for a fight this summer, and Diaz has expressed interest in returning at
UFC 227 on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles.
Diaz, according to sources, wants to be on the card and is interested in at least one name presented to him, though, sources would not confirm who that is at this time.
One thing is clear, though:
Khabib Nurmagomedov and
Conor McGregor haven’t been discussed as potential opponents, which leaves
Eddie Alvarez,
Dustin Poirier and
Kevin Lee as options. Second-ranked
Tony Fergusonis currently rehabbing his surgically-repaired knee and would not be ready to fight in August.