{"id":464261,"date":"2026-02-07T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464261\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:05:11","slug":"i-could-beat-both-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464261\/","title":{"rendered":"I Could Beat Both Of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MMA veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/tag\/nick-diaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nick Diaz<\/a> has called for a world title shot in the UFC against either Islam Makhachev or Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n<p>As we know, Nick Diaz is a pretty popular figure in mixed martial arts alongside his brother Nate. He\u2019s done some great things throughout the course of his career, ranging from his pre-UFC days to what he did in the promotion. Alas, he hasn\u2019t really been around for quite some time, and when he was, he wasn\u2019t really at the same level many remember from him.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Diaz will always be regarded fondly as a legend of the game but at this point in his life, and career, any UFC fight will come with a lot of red flags and questions from fans and critics alike. While <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/tag\/dana-white\/\" title=\"Dana White\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27955\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dana White<\/a> may be partially interested in making it happen due to his star power, it also wouldn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense in the grand scheme of matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedCorner_MMA\/status\/2019270404557431128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">recent interview<\/a>, Nick Diaz had the following to say about what he wants next if he does return.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Diaz says he\u2019d love to fight Islam or Khamzat for the title \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish they would just give me a title shot. I\u2019d fight Islam or Chimaev. I think I could beat both of them. I could lose too, but I could see myself winning those fights. It\u2019s just matchups and fighters. It\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcsvxKHhHK\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QcsvxKHhHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedCorner_MMA\/status\/2019270404557431128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nick Diaz wants a title shot<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish they would just give me a title shot. I\u2019d fight Islam or Chimaev. I think I could beat both of them. I could lose too, but I could see myself winning those fights. It\u2019s just matchups and fighters. It\u2019s coming in with the right formula and fighting the right fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given his inactivity and what\u2019s happened in his personal life over the course of the last few years, it seems highly unlikely that we\u2019ll be seeing Nick in a title shot again \u2013 at least in the UFC. With that being said, there are certainly some fun fights out there to be made if he does decide to come back, but of course, the priority for most mixed martial arts fans is that he\u2019s fit and healthy.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MMA veteran Nick Diaz has called for a world title shot in the UFC against either Islam Makhachev&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-464261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}