Dana White’s Meeting With Nate Diaz Goes South
Its beginning to look more and more like a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz is what UFC brass is targeting.
After meeting with the featherweight champ earlier this week, UFC Presdient Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta flew to Stockton, California to meet up with the No. 5-Ranked lightweight. A fan posted an Instagram photo of the two sides conversing in the Stockton streets:
Earlier 2day in the 209: Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, Nate Diaz & Diaz's mgr Lloyd Pierson @ the now-infamous mural https://t.co/yokHWpTPTr
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 20, 2016
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani then later confirmed the news on Twitter:
I can confirm that Dana/Lorenzo flew to Stockton today to meet with Nate and his manager, however, no deal was completed for the rematch.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 20, 2016
According to sources via TMZ the meeting between Diaz and White did not go well, as the two began lunch all smiles, however it ended with a visibly angry White storming out the restaurant and into his SUV.
White told this TMZ after the meeting:
“Obviously I’m not going to disclose details of the deal, but let’s just say my trip to Stockton didn’t go well.”
It is not yet known what set off White but it is highly likely the disagreement was money related, as Diaz would most likely want to match McGregor’s previously set $10M for their original rematch at UFC 200.
It may not be all that bad however, as the three men took a picture in front of Diaz’s mural following the unsuccessful business dinner:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFpRrdGuPk_/?taken-by=natediaz209
White and Fertitta recently finished up a dinner meeting with McGregor in a Beverly Hills hotel, where the two sides left looking very pleased, including McGregor who got into his $500k Rolls-Royce Phantom with a huge smile on his face.
It has not yet been announced just who McGregor will step into the Octagon against next, however an announcement is expected soon.
