Bellator has already been in contact with possibly the biggest name in MMA free agency. According to Bellator president Scott Coker , the promotion has reached out and has engaged in talks with Nate Diaz , following his final UFC bout at UFC 279 in Las Vegas. After Diaz submitted Tony Ferguson in the fourth round of the pay-per-view main event , his contractual obligations with the UFC were completed and is free to pursue other opportunities. According to Coker, who is in Dublin, Ireland for Bellator 285 , the promotion was quick to reach out in hope of potentially securing his services. “Well, we are definitely talking to him,” Coker told BBC Sport . “We’ve reached out and I know he’s probably talking to everybody
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Scott Coker says Bellator is ‘in dialogue’ with Nate Diaz to join promotion – MMA Junkie