With no Conor McGregor fight in sight, Nate Diaz aims for Eddie Alvarez

Nate Diaz stole the show at UFC on FOX 17 on Dec. 19 in Orlando with a profane callout of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.
While that made for tons of great copy for websites everywhere, it didn't land the mercurial lightweight contender his big-money fight, as McGregor will instead fight lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197.
So, not wanting to wait around for a fight which might never come, the pride of Stockton has set his sights on a consequential opponent near the top o