Dana White had some strong opinions on Nick Diaz after his fight at UFC 266 back in September. The fight was a fun one but it had many wondering if the elder Diaz brother should still be fighting in MMA.

Dana White surprisingly doesn't think Nick Diaz should fight again. His opinion comes from the way he acted going into UFC 266.

“Regardless of how good he looked or what he did after such a huge layoff, I don’t think Nick should fight,” White recently told ESPN. “It’s not that I was in favor of it. He’s a grown man and can do whatever he wants to do. I just don’t think that Nick does it because he loves it. I think Nick does it because he has to do it. I don’t know, man. People always ask me, ‘What’s the key to success?’ It’s all about being happy and doing what you love.”

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Nick Diaz made some worrying comments in the lead-up to UFC 266 when he questioned why he was even fighting. It appears those comments bothered Dana White as well.

“When I always talk about the people who sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic and go to a job they hate, that’s what I feel like with Nick Diaz when he’s getting ready for a fight,” White said. “He’s in bumper-to-bumper traffic going to a job that he doesn’t love at all. It’s actually fascinating. But for a guy that’s been off as long as he has, nothing but respect for Nick.”

Dana White will have a choice to make in terms of what the UFC chooses to do with Nick Diaz. He is still under contract with the promotion and would only be able to fight for the UFC.