According to a report, the UFC is trying to re-sign Nate Diaz's younger brother, which may put him in a bout limbo.

MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz claims that Nate Diaz is in the last fight of his contract and that the UFC would not allow him walk away as a free agent.

Those expecting to see Nate Diaz fight Vicente Luque or anybody else in the Octagon soon should reassess their goals. Nate's UFC contract is nearly up, according to Ali Addelaziz, Luque's manager, and the organization won't allow him compete without first agreeing to an extension.

I think Nate Diaz has one more fight remaining on his contract, Abdelaziz recently told MMA Fighting. "I'm looking forward to Luque vs. Diaz. It's going to be a fantastic battle, in my opinion. Conor McGregor and Nate [McGregor] will bring in a lot of money for the UFC because it's a business.

"I believe the UFC will only consent to this bout taking place if Nate re-signs with the UFC," McGregor said. However, I'm not sure whether Nate should re-sign with the UFC now.

Unquestionably one of the UFC's greatest stars, Nate Diaz was for years mistreated financially, with UFC officials complaining that he wasn't a "needle mover," but yet scheduling him in major events. Even after the two bout series between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor blew previous PPV figures out of the water, the UFC tried to relegate him to a lesser pay grade.

Abdelaziz is being modest when he says it may not be in Nate's best interest to re-sign with the UFC given the astronomical compensation in the boxing industry for athletes with star power.

When it comes right down to it, I get it," Ali said. We want the fight, Nate wants the fight. But the UFC owns the contract, so we can't just walk away from it. Despite my best efforts, I have no idea what they intend to accomplish. Nate [Diaz] or Nick [Vicente] have my full support.

It's conceivable that we won't see Nate in the cage again in 2021, or even 2022, thanks to the UFC's use of morally dubious tactics to permanently prolong a fighter's contract while keeping them on the sidelines. Neither the UFC nor Nate will be the first to go out of business, and that's the only question. Seeing another great boxer go down in defeat is depressing in and of itself.