DANA WHITE said that Nate Diaz would 'get a fight when it comes' during talks with Dustin Poirier.
Diaz has yet to make a comeback since his defeat to Leon Edwards, a British welterweight, at UFC 263 on June.
In 2018, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier were scheduled to fight
According to rumours, the American called Poirier to request a return in the near future.
White, the UFC president, admitted that his fight schedule is filling up and Diaz will have to wait until his return.
White stated on The Jim Rome Show that "Here's reality." All these guys are under contract, 750.
"I am contractually bound to get these guys three fights per year. We are booked now through May, maybe May 2nd or something similar.
"Diaz will fight when it comes."
From the time that UFC 230 was cancelled, Diaz, 36, and Poirier (33) were scheduled to fight.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSBoth have been rivals since then and they recently opened the doors to rekindling their grudge match.
Diaz took aim at the UFC via a tweet, claiming that they were slowing down on setting up the fight.
He wrote: "@ufc, stop playing with me consider this my signature fight this f***er. Stop slowing down real fight it's time.
Poirier replied to the post in cryptic words: "I'm going to fight your ass!"
