Dave Feldman has revealed why Nate Diaz turned down an opportunity to fight in bare-knuckle boxing.Diaz has been out of action in the UFC since 2022, when he beat Tony Ferguson.Diaz hasn’t fought in over a year but is eyeing up a return but in the UFCGettyDuring his hiatus from the Octagon, Diaz opted not to fight bare knuckle and laced up his gloves in the boxing ring instead.When he made his ring debut in 2023, he lost via unanimous decision to Jake Paul, as the YouTuber-turned-boxer sent Diaz down in the fifth round of their bout.Although in his second outing, Diaz claimed revenge over his former UFC rival Jorge Masvidal in the squared circle.Over a year on from his last outing, the 40-year-old is being heavily linked to making a comeback to the UFC including in a potential trilogy fight with Conor McGregor.McGregor is also on hiatus from the octagon, and during that time the Irishman has become part-owner of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)The pair have remained bitter rivals after leaving the score at 1-1 after their two fights, and it’s not just fans that are holding out for a trilogy clash.During an interview with Ariel Helwani, the BKFC founder, Feldman, listed some of his dream opponents for McGregor to fight bare-knuckle.One of the three names he gave, was Diaz.He revealed: “We talked to Nate a few times.“He literally said, ‘Look, I have too much scar tissue for this right now.’Diaz and McGregor first went to war in March 2016Then Diaz fought McGregor in their rematch at UFC 202 in an all-out brawlGetty - Contributor“But I think if it was Conor McGregor that was on the other side of that ring, he would take it.“Yeah, I would love that.”What is the current plan for Nate Diaz?Despite the fact that in March he confirmed that he wants to make his return to the UFC.It seems that the 40-year-old is more likely to pursue another bout in the squared circle.In a surprising turn of events Diaz revealed that he wants to meet the recently crowned super middleweight champion, Terence Crawford, in the boxing ring.While Diaz has his sights set on one of boxing’s biggest names, Dustin Poirier has revealed he is eyeing up a retirement U-turn to fight him as part of UFC CEO, Dana White‘s, Zuffa Boxing Promotion.While it doesn’t seem likely we’ll see him in a bare knuckle fight anytime soon, a third match-up with McGregor could end up on the cards in the future, but time is ticking.