UFC 262 poster highlights vacant light-weight title fight, Nate Diaz return

For the first time since 2019, Nate Diaz is again on a fight poster.

The fan well-liked returns to motion May perchance per chance well 15 to face Leon Edwards within the UFC’s first five-spherical, non-title co-major tournament at UFC 262. The welterweight bout will precede the principle tournament to crown a brand contemporary light-weight champion between Charles Oliveira and damaged-down Bellator titleholder Michael Chandler.

Oliveira and Chandler will fight it out to changed into the first contemporary 155-pound champion in over three years now not named Khabib Nurmagomedov, who announced his retirement following his 29th consecutive victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October.

Diaz will explore to procure again within the rob column after a physician’s stoppage TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal within the principle tournament of UFC 244 in November 2019. He faces Edwards, who hasn’t tasted defeat since a decision loss to most unique champion Kamaru Usman in December 2015. “Rocky” returned after an nearly two 12 months layoff to face Belal Muhammad within the principle tournament of UFC Vegas 21 in March the place an accidental eye toddle from Edwards resulted in the fight being dominated a no contest.

UFC 262 will moreover encompass one other major light-weight matchup between damaged-down interim champion Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush, at the side of an engaging featherweight tilt between Shane Burgos and Edson Barboza.