‘A gentleman never tells’: Nick Diaz is causing quite a stir by being at UFC 261

We figured Nick Diaz would be seen back at a UFC event next month when his younger brother, Nate, returns to fight Leon Edwards on May 15 at UFC 262, but wait just a minute.

Diaz has been in Jacksonville, Fla., all week ahead of tonight’s UFC 261, leading people to wonder why he’d attend this particular event headlined by a rematch between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal.

Diaz, 37, hasn’t competed in ages – Jan. 31, 2015, to be exact, when he fought Anderson Silva at UFC 183. Every now and again, talk of a Diaz return to competition bubbles up, and that happened again this past December after Diaz’s manager, Kevin Mubenga, said there was a “99.99999 (percent)” chance Diaz will fight this year. After that came out, it didn’t take long for UFC president Dana White to say he wasn’t sold on that happening.

And yet, here we are, just hours from UFC 261 as of this writing, and Diaz earlier today stoked speculation with this tweet:

For all we know, Diaz is just in town to enjoy some fights cageside. But folks on Twitter certainly have thoughts, theories or are just fired up to see that he’s there:

Cypress Hill reacts

Hip-hop legends Cypress Hill chimed in. https://twitter.com/cypresshill/status/1385971541712723974

Awaiting a Masvidal callout?

Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz for the BMF title in November 2019, and some people think a Masvidal victory could lead to a callout. https://twitter.com/ActionHold/status/1385971945787858949 https://twitter.com/ChrisPerez0323/status/1385970718475751424 https://twitter.com/supersonicm3/status/1385975149904629762

Diaz vs. Condit 2?

Diaz lost a unanimous decision to Carlos Condit in February 2012 at UFC 143, which snapped an 11-fight winning streak. Could they run things back? https://twitter.com/ryreinero/status/1385997909242437634

Diaz vs. Paul?

https://twitter.com/jc3527/status/1385970330489946116

Fans just excited to see him

https://twitter.com/MohammedAaqib95/status/1385974875446259715 https://twitter.com/SteveKlones/status/1385970361737515008 https://twitter.com/cryptO_Juic3/status/1385969717374906368 The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie's blog space. We don't take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

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