Nick Diaz’s Planned Luque Return Became a Gorimbo Matchup
Nick Diaz’s planned appearance against Vicente Luque at UFC 310 did not happen. UFC announced on November 27, 2024, that Themba Gorimbo would replace Diaz in the welterweight contest scheduled for December 7 in Las Vegas.
An October announcement had named Diaz
Dana White’s October announcement of key UFC 310 fights included Diaz against Luque. The proposed meeting was part of a card taking shape for T-Mobile Arena at the end of the year.
The later replacement notice changed that booking without producing a completed Diaz comeback. Gorimbo became the opponent who would actually enter the Octagon against Luque.
Luque finished the replacement quickly
Luque submitted Gorimbo with an anaconda choke fifty-two seconds into the first round. The finish supplied the official result for the December welterweight contest.
That outcome belonged to Luque and Gorimbo. Diaz remained part of the event’s earlier booking history rather than its completed fight results.
The Lawler fight remained the relevant prior appearance
Diaz’s preceding UFC contest was his September 25, 2021, meeting with Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. Lawler won by technical knockout forty-four seconds into the third round.
Before that return, Diaz had faced Anderson Silva in January 2015, with the result later changed to a no contest. His UFC history also included championship bouts against Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit. Those earlier appearances formed the background to the anticipated Luque return, which ultimately gave way to a replacement opponent.
Sources
- UFC: October announcement including Diaz–Luque
- UFC: November 27 replacement notice
- UFC: Luque’s anaconda submission of Gorimbo
- UFC: Lawler result and earlier promotional history
