With top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Khabib Nurmagomedov no longer a possibility (because of this), Nate Diaz will have to settle for punching Michael Johnson in the face instead.
Diaz and Johnson will collide at UFC on FOX 17, which is scheduled for Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 19, 2015, according to a FOX Sports 1 report.
It's been quite the odyssey for Diaz, who has captured more headlines outside the Octagon than inside it, most recently getting into a wild brawl (watch it) with the aforementioned Nurmagomedov at a World Series of Fighting (WSOF) event earlier this month that ultimately led to a future "ban.