‘Platinum’ recently spoke to Damon Martin for MMA Fighting. At one point, Mike Perry talked about Diaz and said he respected the Stockton native but would jump at the possibility of fighting the 37-year-old. Perry also highlighted the similarities between him and Nate Diaz:
He believes that the MMA veteran could possibly develop an interest in bare-knuckle boxing:
Watch the full Mike Perry interview below:
Diaz recently competed in the last fight of his UFC contract at UFC 279 and defeated Tony Ferguson via a fourth-round submission.
After Diaz’s recent win, Perry called out the 37-year-old for a bare-knuckle boxing matchup.
Nate Diaz competing in a bare-knuckle boxing match might not be a distant possibility
In his post-fight interview at UFC 279, Nate Diaz said he would like to leave the UFC, compete in other sports and conquer them. So, it is possible for one of those sports to be bare-knuckle boxing.
Watch Diaz’s octagon interview at UFC 279:
However, former MMA referee John McCarthy does not believe the Stockton native will compete in BKFC, an organization popular for organizing bare-knucle boxing fights. On a recent episode of the Weighing In podcast, McCarthy opined that BKFC might not have the money required to bring a star like Diaz into the organization:
Watch the full episode of the Weighing In podcast below:
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