Dana White: Nate Diaz versus Jake Paul 'makes sense'

Dana White says a fight between Nate Diaz and social media star Jake Paul “makes sense”, although the UFC president said the promotion will secure the agitated Californian another bout.

On Monday, Diaz once more called upon the UFC to either book him a fight – he is believed to have one bout left on his current deal – or release him from his contract. Posting to his Twitter account, Diaz included a video of Paul knocking out former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in their crossover clash in December.

When asked late on Tuesday about a potential match-up between Diaz and Paul, White told prominent MMA website TheMacLife: “I like Nate. Let’s be honest, Nate’s won one fight in the last five or six years. When these guys get into these positions... you’ve got guys that have been with us for a long time, that we respect, that we care about.

“You’ve got [Donald] Cerrone and Anthony Pettis before he left, and you’ve got Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz is still under contract with us. So you want to be fair to everybody, you want to do the right things or whatever. Nate Diaz isn’t going to come in and fight [welterweight champion and current No 1 pound-for-pound athlete] Kamaru Usman.

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