Nate Diaz offered to fight Anthony Pettis in UFC 196 main event

Stockton almost saved UFC 196.
Nate Diaz offered to fight Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC 196 when the heavyweight title headliner was lost this week, sources told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.
The UFC considered the matchup, and it was a viable option as of Tuesday morning, but the promotion decided for undisclosed reasons to ultimately go in another direction.
On Tuesday afternoon, UFC president Dana White announced to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thomps