Nate Diaz to Meet The Dentist at UFN14

Lightweight TUF 5 winner Nathan Diaz (9-2) and ”The Dentist” Josh Neer (24-6-1) will fight at Ultimate Fight Night 14 on 17 September, announced Cesar Gracie, Diaz’s manager and trainer, Wednesday.

Diaz, who won his season of The Ultimate Fighter when the other finalist, “Pitbull” Manvel Gamburyan (8-2), injured his shoulder in the second round of the finale, has submitted every opponent he as faced since then: Junior Assuncao (6-4), “Kid” Alvin Robinson (9-3), and, most recently, Kurt Pellegrino (11-4).

Neer is a UFC veteran who left the organization after two consecutive losses (one of them to Nick Diaz (16-7), Nate’s older brother).

Neer went 6-1 fighting in other organizations before returning to win a unanimous decision over “Dinyero” Din Thomas (22-8) at Ultimate Fight Night 13.