Nick Diaz denies he's accepted UFC 235 fight

Nick Diaz has denied that he's set to end his four-year absence from the Octagon at UFC 235, saying he hasn't agreed to fight Jorge Masvidal on March 2, or participate in any other bout.

"I think it's rude of the UFC to try and lowball me and expect me to negotiate a deal while I'm training for a fight," Diaz said via text message to ESPN's Ariel Helwani. "It's not gonna go down like that. If anybody wants to fight me they know where to find me. I'm not a hard guy to find. Come get some.

"I have a lot going on trying to manage a few different businesses. Once things make sense for everybody in that they actually have some fighters that they respect and I respect, we can try and come to a deal and do a show. That's how I feel."

UFC president Dana White said in November that Diaz had agreed to come back to the promotion for his first bout since losing to Anderson Silva in January 2015, a loss that was overturned to a no-contest.

While Diaz refused to close the door on once again fighting in the UFC, he seemingly dismissed the idea of a title fight with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who's often expressed interest in fighting Diaz.

"I'll walk through Woodley," he said. "He knows it. I didn't need to say (in response to him). That man has a life. I fight for one, like I always have."