UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall shares his support for Nate Diaz and fellow veterans of the sport.
Nate Diaz’s next move is still up in the air after fighting out his UFC contract and testing free agency. Diaz signed out in style with a submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279. Fans, fighters, and people in the community came to applaud the career of Stockton’s own. Among them was England’s, Tom Aspinall.
Tom Aspinall Reveals Thoughts on Nate Diaz
“I want to see Diaz make as much money as he can because he deserves it,” Aspinall said speaking to Midnite. “As far as I know, his contract with the UFC is up and he’s not resigned.
“These veterans who have had as many fights as they’ve had – I want to see them make as much money as they can because they deserve it. They deserve not to have to work again.”
In his post-fight interview at UFC 279, Diaz voiced that he wanted to focus on taking over another sport, such as boxing, but in Aspinall’s dreamworld, he would love to see him run the trilogy with Conor McGregor.
“I’d like to see Conor versus Nate Diaz for the third time, I’d love to see that. I’m a big Diaz fan and he looked great in his last fight. I think that would definitely be a fight that everybody would like to see.
“I think Diaz would win the third one. He’s looked very consistent recently, even though he’s taken a couple of losses, he’s looked good in the losses and Conor’s not looked himself, to be honest, but you never know.
“The layoff might do him good. The injury might do him good. He might come back refocused, and it would be a very interesting fight – but I think Diaz wins.”
Do you agree with Aspinall? Should Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor entertain the trilogy?
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