Originally Posted by MMAJunkie

Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz in works for UFC Fight Night 14


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Josh Neer (24-6-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and "The Ultimate Fighter 6" winner Nate Diaz (9-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will likely meet at UFC Fight Night 14 in September.

A source close to one of the fighters told MMAjunkie.com (
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) about the lightweight fight and said bout agreements are expected to be signed shortly. The fight has been rumored for the better part of a month.

UFC Fight Night 14, which airs on Spike TV, takes place Sept. 17 and serves as a lead-in for the eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

Neer, who most recently scored a unanimous-decision victory over veteran Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night 13, had left the organization for nearly two years before the victory. After consecutive losses to Josh Burkman and Nick Diaz, Neer fought outside the UFC and went 6-1 with five stoppages in organizations including the IFL and Greensparks Full Contact Fighting.

We first reported his involvement with the event earlier this month, but an opponent was still being finalized.

Diaz, who won the sixth season of "TUF" after fellow finalist Manny Gamburyan suffered a shoulder injury during the live finale, has now posted four victories in the UFC. The four consecutive submissions wins have come over Gamburyan, Junior Assuncao, Alvin Robinson and Kurt Pellegrino.

Diaz had been campaigning for a fight with the highly touted Tyson Griffin, but instead, he will apparently get veteran Neer.

Back in August 2006, Neer dropped a third-round submission to Nate's brother, Nick Diaz.