Nick Diaz gained’t be making his UFC return as initially scheduled.
Diaz’s combat in opposition to Vicente Luque has been pulled from the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi card on Aug. 3 on account of “journey points,” though it’s unclear which fighter was really affected. The information was introduced in the course of the UFC Vegas 94 broadcast on Saturday.
The hope is to re-book the combat between Luque and Diaz at a later date, however nothing has been decided but.
The combat was presupposed to function Diaz’s first UFC look since 2021, when he fell to Robbie Lawler by third spherical TKO. Diaz hasn’t tasted victory since a 2011 win over former two-division UFC champion B.J. Penn by choice.
With Diaz vs. Luque off, a brand new co-main occasion was introduced for the cardboard as Shara Magomedov takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk in a middleweight bout.
Magomedov comes into the combat with an ideal 13-0 file, together with two UFC wins.
As for Oleksiejczuk, he appears to bounce again from two straight UFC losses after falling to Kevin Holland and Michel Pereira in consecutive fights.
The UFC Abu Dhabi predominant occasion incorporates a prime bantamweight showdown as Cory Sandhagen takes on Umar Nurmagomedov in a five-round combat, with the winner undoubtedly shifting nearer to a possible title shot.
