Bellator president Scott Coker may have jumped the gun when speaking earlier this week about the promotion’s contact with Nate Diaz . Ahead of Bellator 285 , which took place at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, Coker was asked about the promotion’s interest in signing Nate Diaz, and whether or not conversations have already taken place with the 37-year-old fighter. Diaz recently became a free agent after completing his contractual obligations with the UFC. His main event submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 was the final fight on his contract. “Well, we are definitely talking to him,” Coker said earlier this week . “We’ve reached out and I know he’s probably talking to everybody. He’s, I think, in a pretty good situation.