After going public with his grievances against the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it appears that Nate Diaz will finally get chance to return to action in the Octagon.
UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell informed promotion broadcast partner ESPN on Tuesday that Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 279 on Sept. 10. The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and Diaz vs. Chimaev is expected to serve as the card’s five-round main event. Meanwhile, a bantamweight championship clash between Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw tat was initially targeted for UFC 279 is no longer in the works for the event, according to multiple reports.