It appears Nate Diaz is taking his return to the UFC very seriously.
Diaz, a former UFC lightweight title challenger, has been out of action for almost three years but the 34-year-old looks to be in great shape ahead of his highly anticipated co-headlining welterweight bout against Anthony Pettis at UFC 241.
Diaz had previously looked ‘soft’ at welterweight but the Stockton local appears to have gained some muscle mass in preparation for UFC 241.
Just take a look at the image below, courtesy of Ross Edmonds.
Diaz last fought back in August 2016, when he dropped a majority decision to former two-division champ Conor McGregor at UFC 202. Prior to that, the Californian submitted McGregor with a rear-naked choke in the second round of the UFC 196 main event at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic II takes place later this year, August 17 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.