In the lead-up to this weekend's 'UFC On FOX 5' lightweight title fight between Ben Henderson and Nate Diaz the UFC is offering up eight free fights showcasing the two men's rise to the top.

Ben Henderson and Nate Diaz now know that their lightweight title fight will headline 'UFC On FOX 5' in December, and they've been giving their thoughts on the upcoming bout in separate interview on the Inside MMA show.

The UFC are going all out to make their final FOX event of the year on December 8th a big one with three major fights on the main card which will be headlined by a lightweight title fight.

Long-time UFC fighter Nate Diaz has signed a new multi-fight deal with the company.

Nate Diaz proved himself worthy of a lightweight title shot this evening by becoming the first man ever to tap out Jim Miller in the main event of UFC on FOX 3.

In the build-up to this weekend's 'UFC On FOX 3' headliner between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller it's been assumed that the winner would then be established as the next No.1 contender in the lightweight division, but according to Dana White that's not quite the case.

Watch a video charting UFC On FOX 3 headliner Nate Diaz's story in mixed martial arts, from an aimless teenager to becoming an Ultimate Fighter winner and top contender in the lightweight division.

Earlier this week the UFC held a media conference call featuring some of the stars of next Saturday night's 'UFC On FOX 3' event and you can listen to the full audio from it inside.

UFC lightweight star Nate Diaz is known to be deadly on the mat and now he's got the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt to prove it after being awarded it by his long time coach Cesar Gracie yesterday.