Nate Diaz returns to face Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17

Nate Diaz will resume fighting inside the cage before the end of the year.
The popular Diaz meets Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17 on Dec. 19, it was announced Monday night on FOX Sports Live.
Diaz (17-10) has not been in the Octagon since a unanimous decision loss to now-champion Rafael dos Anjos last December. However, he was involved in an altercation along with his brother Nick against fellow UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov and others at a World Series of Fighting event earlier this mont