UFC legend Nick Diaz will return to the octagon in August, facing Vicente Luque in the co-main event of Fight Night.
Diaz did not compete between 2015 and 2021and the 40-year-old now returns from a three-year absence as he prepares to fight in Abu Dhabi.
The American will face Brazilian Luque in the welterweight division, before Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov face each other in the main fight.
Diaz, who challenged Georges St-Pierre for the 170-pound title in 2013 and fought middleweight icon Anderson Silva in 2015, last fought in September 2021; he retired in the third round against former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
Elsewhere on the card, veteran and fan favorite Tony Ferguson intends to break a streak of seven consecutive defeats when facing Michael Chiesa.
American Ferguson, former interim lightweight champion, is moving up to welterweight for the fight. Most recently, the 40-year-old lost to Paddy Pimblett in December.
Chiesa is also looking to snap a losing skid, having lost his last three fights.
