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<\/p>\nNate Diaz chose to accept a lower payday than the UFC\u2019s offer for his upcoming return to fighting, Nakisa Bidarian has confirmed.<\/p>\n
Diaz walked away from the UFC back in September 2022 after a long, tense stretch with the company and made his first move into boxing against Jake Paul. Now, three years later, he\u2019s signed on again with Most Valuable Promotions to fight Mike Perry in Netflix\u2019s highly anticipated MMA debut.<\/p>\n
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Speaking to Bloody Elbow at MVPW1 in London over the weekend, Bidarian backed up Diaz\u2019s earlier claim on Theo Von\u2019s podcast that he accepted a smaller offer than what the UFC had on the table. He also hinted that a rematch with Paul could be coming once Paul is back from jaw surgery.<\/p>\n
Diaz passed on the UFC\u2019s offer to take Netflix fight<\/p>\n
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While there\u2019s no doubt that MVP and Netflix are putting serious money behind their Los Angeles debut on 16 May, it may not be as big as some expect. Headliners Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano won\u2019t come cheap, nor will Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n
But for Diaz, the decision wasn\u2019t about a massive payday. Instead, he turned down a trilogy with Conor McGregor to face Perry and set up a rematch with Paul. He told Theo Von that the offer from MVP was actually less than what the UFC had put on the table.<\/p>\n
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Bidarian explained: \u201cThe UFC really tried to sign Nate Diaz. When they said \u2018Nate got an offer he couldn\u2019t refuse,\u2019 Nate was honest that we offered him less money than the UFC offered him.\u201d<\/p>\n
He went on: \u201cBut we gave him a fighter first mentality and a promise to work with him closely to be the best platform for his career\u2026 Nate\u2019s not the co-promoter of this event but he is definitely fighting on behalf of Real Fight Inc who are providing his services.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, he\u2019s a legend in the game, right? Him and Mike Perry is certified action, certified entertainment and you can\u2019t get no better than that. What did the UFC start their Paramount relationship with? Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWere those the two best fighters in the world? No, but they\u2019re two of the most exciting, action-packed fighters that the UFC has. So it was a great product for that first event and I think Nate and Mike are going to give us the very same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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