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Nick Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer [3] and mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion and a UFC title challenger. [4] He also notably competed in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM ...
Joe Riggs pulled out of his bout with Nick Diaz on July 23, 2009, due to suffering an adverse reaction to a drug. [6] Diaz was then slated to face Jay Hieron for the Welterweight Championship belt. [7] However, Diaz missed a pre-fight drug test mandated by the California State Athletic Commission and was denied a license to compete.
Dana White stated that Penn will fight Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 137 after GSP pulled out due to knee injury. Penn lost via unanimous decision after winning the first round by crisp boxing as well as mixing in a takedown against the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion , but was unable to mount any significant offense or defense ...
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. [ 3 ] Background
This event featured the rematch of Nick Diaz and K. J. Noons after the first bout was stopped because of a cut on the head of Diaz for the Elite XC 160 lbs championship.. As part of the undercard, Strikeforce hosted the Bay Area Regional Finals of the California Amateur MMA Organization.
Diaz's hearing was delayed until September. [17] On September 14, Diaz was suspended for five years and also fined 33% of his show purse totaling $165,000. [18] Following his appeal four months later in January 2016, the suspension and fine were reduced to 18 months and $100,000 respectively. [19]
[85] [86] In a strange turn of events, Nick Diaz fought and defeated B.J. Penn at UFC 137 and UFC officials decided to have St-Pierre return and fight Diaz at UFC 143. [87] According to White, St-Pierre said "He's [Nick Diaz] the most disrespectful human being I've ever met and I'm going to put the worst beating you've ever seen on him in the UFC."
Lawler faced returning veteran Nick Diaz in a rematch on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266. The bout was contested at middleweight and was a special non-title, non-main event five round fight. [93] [94] In the third round, Lawler knocked down Diaz, who did not respond to the referee's instruction to return to his feet. As a result Lawler was ...