{"id":26649,"date":"2020-09-14T07:05:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T07:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=26649"},"modified":"2020-09-14T07:05:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T07:05:17","slug":"photos-nick-and-nate-diaz-train-it-up-for-2021-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=26649","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Nick And Nate Diaz Train It Up For 2021 Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo by David Dermer\/Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n

Will 2021 be the year we witness both Nick and Nate Diaz competing in the UFC?<\/p>\n

It’s certainly a possibility, albeit with a few major money-related roadblocks in the way. Reports have the UFC in negotiations with Nate Diaz for a BMF rematch bout with Jorge Masvidal for January 2021. As for the elder Diaz, his manager recently reported that Nick just completed a 14 week training camp<\/a> and test weight cut in preparation for his own 2021 return. <\/p>\n

Now we’ve got even more pictures of Nick training, and this time he’s got his brother Nate alongside him. Take a look at the photos shared through ESPN from photographer Scott Hirano:<\/p>\n

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There’s no doubt that Nick is serious about getting himself another fight. But the big question right now is if he can come to terms with the UFC on a return. Which is a bit crazy when you think about it. Nick sells pay-per-views. His fights against Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva were some of the biggest fights of their respective years. His little brother Nate has been in three of the top selling pay-per-views in the history of the company, with more undoubtedly possible if the UFC would actually treat him like the star he is. <\/p>\n

But when asked about Nick’s desire to return in 2021, UFC president Dana White didn’t sound particularly enthusiastic about it at all.<\/p>\n

“I don’t have any expectations, whatsoever,” he said after a recent Contender Series event.<\/a> “We’ll see what happens. Yeah, there’s been talking. But there’s been talking for years.”<\/p>\n