Nate Diaz will be granted a boxing licence from the NSAC - EXCLUSIVE
GETTY Nate Diaz warms up for his UFC 202 bout with Conor McGregor
On Friday night, the Ultimate Fighter season five winner teased a move to the boxing world on Twitter. “Ufc offered me title fight in any weight class Im kool [sic] though I'll givem a shot when they do something good,” he tweeted. “On to the next sport for now.” The youngest Diaz brother, 32, has expressed an interested in swapping the Octagon for the squared ring on multiple occasions in recent years and has already held talks with a number of boxing promoters.
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The Stockton native’s dream of taking part in a professional boxing match is still in its infancy as has yet to apply for a licence to box in the state of Nevada. However, it’s received a huge boost as the state’s athletic commission currently 'see no reason’ not to licence the UFC lightweight. "I don't think he's requested a boxing licence, to date," NAC executive director Bennett told Express Sport.
If he applied, I would see no reason why wouldn't licence him Bob Bennett, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director
"But from what I know of Nate and who he spars with, I believe he may have been a sparring partner at some point in time with Andre Ward, he and Nick. "So, if he applied, I would see no reason why we wouldn't license him. "We would be happy to licence him and we hope that he can fight in our state as well, 'The Fight Capital of the World.'"
GETTY Nate Diaz will be granted a boxing license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission
Diaz, 19-11, hasn't fought in mixed martial arts since suffering a majority-decision loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202 in August 2016. According to UFC president Dana White, the Stockton native's long hiatus from the Octagon is of his own doing. "Nate Diaz turned down a fight with everybody on the roster," the UFC chief said.
GETTY Nate Diaz hasn't fought in the UFC since losing to Conor McGregor at UFC 202