WOW, I’m now a bigger fan of Nick ‘REAL CHOCOLATE’ DIAZ…

Mania, espn gots a video interview with Couture via telephone, but it tells more and some of Dana’s ‘bs’ sprinkled on top..

who swears more, diaz, serra or white? and fitch did get choked by shields but in a grappling match, shields has no stand up and in that match he pulled guard, if they faught mma shields would not get him to the ground.

I’ve always loved Nick.

“I want to contribute to the good of mankind”.
LOL… Diaz is simple minded lunatic, but I luv his street fighting mentality, brash honesty, loyalty and heart! What a hilarious interview.. I luv it!

LOL… “”Real Chocolate Diaz”"

Nick Diaz is craaaaazy. Awesome interview Mania.

He’s lucky he isn’t in the UFC, talking about my guy Pierre like that would get him broken in 2.

the diaz are a bunch of homo’s

Even if he isnt the smartest or most articulate fighter by any stretch of the imagination hes still one of my favourites because of his heart and no BS .

wicked interview – Diaz is the Man – its good to see a young guy wana take on the world – n he certainly has the tools – dream fight – Diaz V GSP – too hard to predict a winner

That sounds like a new nick-name!!! Nick “Real Chocolate” Diaz

He actually reminds me of Mr. T the way he talks. His direct confrontational attitude.

Jesse, awesome interview!

This dude is the shit! He is a real fighter who doesnt hold anything back. He doesnt duck anyone. Nick has a fighting chance at anyone at lightweight or welterweight.

I like Nick. He’s a straight shooter. Is the UFC listening? This is another example of them losing a fighter because they don’t pay enough.

i’d like to see nick back in the ufc. nick’s a great fighter and athlete. instead of fighting my man gsp,i’d like to see nick start off by kicking the shit out of karo parysion.karo thought he was so tough,greasing out the lightweights,especially nate diaz on tuf5. don’t get me wrong,nate didn’t back down a bit. i figure since nick and karo are in the same weight class maybe nick could kick some respect into karo. i hate karo! he walks around talking shit about how bad he is.”don’t they know who i am and what i could do to them.”i’d love to see nick put a hurtin on him! come back to the ufc nick!

How can anyone not like Diaz? The guy says it like it is and be backs whatever he needs to up in the ring/cage. This guy should’ve had a title shot years ago….kick ass Nick Diaz.

I’ve always liked Nick – He’s just direct and honest, something that’s rare in this world. The UFC needs to get Nick back, and forget about making him do stupid shit like those dumb-ass dating shows.

Nick’s a fighter, not a reality show guy, or a fake ass chocolate eating guy.

Down with the man!
Viva Nick Diaz!

This is way better that that KOS interview you promissed us, but we never got.

Diaz will be WW champ in Elit XC, won’t be long!

[quote comment="176174"]wicked interview – Diaz is the Man – its good to see a young guy wana take on the world – n he certainly has the tools – dream fight – Diaz V GSP – too hard to predict a winner[/quote]

That would be a sweet match. Both are great athletes, well-conditioned. They would slug it out on their feet, then have a chess match on the ground. I still say GSP, by decision. It will be reminiscent of GSP-Penn.

[quote comment="176128"]He’s lucky he isn’t in the UFC, talking about my guy Pierre like that would get him broken in 2.[/quote]

I do not think there is a fighter in any weight class that he could make that could break him in 2. He is way to well rounded. Those short little choppy testing punches, that do not look like they have anyhting on themn but by the end of the fight everyone is usually cut up and swollen. I am not saying he would beat GSP I just do not think anyone would own him. I also think he would do a lot better then most people think in a match like that.

[quote comment="176018"]who swears more, diaz, serra or white? and fitch did get choked by shields but in a grappling match, shields has no stand up and in that match he pulled guard, if they faught mma shields would not get him to the ground.[/quote]

I am wondering have you seen any of Jake Shields last 2 fights on Elite XC. His stand up has improved. Is it good enough stand and bang with Fitch, maybe not, but probaly enough to distract Fitch enough for a take down. I think Fitch or Diaz would be big enough and strong enough for the submission on Fitch, in my opinion anyway. As far as the swearing goes that has got to be pretty close on who swears more between the 3 of them. I am thinking Dana may swear at the worst possible times. He is the type of person I could picture cursing in shurch whilr receiving communion….

Sunday Communion:

Priest: “Excuse Me Sir, this is just Holy Communion.”
Dana: “Well Fucking Amen I am just a business man Father…”

its funny him and GSP are my favorite fighters

I smoke pot and I’m an asshole, lmao. This fuckin guy is gold

[quote comment="176333"]This is way better that that KOS interview you promissed us, but we never got.[/quote]

???

http://mmamania.com/2007/08/20/in-it-to-win-it-exclusive-ufcmania-interview-with-josh-koscheck/

[quote comment="176340"][quote comment="176174"]wicked interview – Diaz is the Man – its good to see a young guy wana take on the world – n he certainly has the tools – dream fight – Diaz V GSP – too hard to predict a winner[/quote]

That would be a sweet match. Both are great athletes, well-conditioned. They would slug it out on their feet, then have a chess match on the ground. I still say GSP, by decision. It will be reminiscent of GSP-Penn.[/quote]

I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.

My bad, Thanks Jesse. whinny posters eh!

A true dream match would be the new Lawler vs GSP. That would be hard to predict. I’d love to see St-Pierre pull it out but Lawler would knock him out imo.

Hey Mania, isnt that the old interview?

[quote comment="176389"]Hey Mania, isnt that the old interview?[/quote]

Mania is out of the office today, but he’ll be available for ball-busting first thing Monday morning.

WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesse Holland (UFCmania): So pot is ok for fighters?

Nick Diaz: Hell yeah! The shit has healing powers. I would recommend pot for any fighter. Especially the ones that drink. You can’t get bombed and expect to be 100% the next day but if you had a joint you would be 110%. Most of those fucking guys are popping Vicadin and drinking and before you know it they’re crashing.[quote post="3575"]Jesse Holland (UFCmania): So pot is ok for fighters?

Nick Diaz: Hell yeah! The shit has healing powers. I would recommend pot for any fighter. Especially the ones that drink. You can’t get bombed and expect to be 100% the next day but if you had a joint you would be 110%. Most of those fucking guys are popping Vicadin and drinking and before you know it they’re crashing.[/quote]

WARRRRRRRRRRRRR F***’N DIAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[quote comment="176057"]“I want to contribute to the good of mankind”.
LOL… Diaz is simple minded lunatic, but I luv his street fighting mentality, brash honesty, loyalty and heart! What a hilarious interview.. I luv it!

LOL… “”Real Chocolate Diaz”"[/quote]
“real chocolate”….for sure his new nickname.

[quote comment="176365"][quote comment="176340"][quote comment="176174"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

your havin a laugh “smashed by st-pierre” my arse. GSP could never own diaz – diaz would tear the division apart – hes easily a top 3 WW – easily

[quote comment="176389"]Hey Mania, isnt that the old interview?[/quote]

Yes, I have a new one with Kos coming out on Sunday. Promise.

“My brother was standing right there we could have jumped him but we’re not like that.” -
Nick Diaz is a gangster with a cause primarily health food.

I love it. Diaz’ shit is the best thing I’ve heard today.

Calling out L&P Fitch, perfect.

I was disappointed he didn’t admit to losing his last fight. I thought he was a tell-it-like-it-is guy. What was with those wimpy punches? We all know he can punch harder than that.

The New EliteXC lightweight champion of the world.

Nick Diaz!

Who’s he fighting for that again?

The Riggs fight was a very close fight, I would have given it to Diaz though. If I remember corectly I gave it a definate round each and then there was one round where even though Riggs was taking Diaz down, Diaz was doing so much work from the bottom and Riggs couldn’t really do anything on top that I gave that to Diaz as well. It just seemed like the Judges were more concerned with the takedowns of Riggs then the workrate of Diaz. It’s funny because when when Trevor Prangley fought Jeremy Horn, Prangley completely dominated and took Horn down at will, and Horn did not work half as hard as Diaz did in his fight, and yet the judges gave the win to Horn. There were major boos from the crowd after that descision. You just can’t win with these judges, you don’t know what they are going to be looking at.

Wow, that was a great interview guys.

[quote comment="176365"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

I like Diaz too, and I really like GSP, but I think Nick has a good style for GSP. He uses his reach well to establish his jab and keep good distance. He also has a solid guard. I think Nick has improved since leaving the UFC, look at how he tooled Gomi (I know, he’s a LW, but still).

That said, GSP would win by unanimous decision, possibly winning all 3 rounds. I didn’t say it would be close neccessarily. I said it would be a war, referring to the other war GSP was in, against BJ. Diaz is just tough to finish, and has a lot of heart. I wouldn’t be totally shocked if GSP KO’d him, but it’s not what I would predict.

[quote comment="176415"]“My brother was standing right there we could have jumped him but we’re not like that.” -
Nick Diaz is a gangster with a cause primarily health food.[/quote]
ROFL

If there was a Nick Diaz channel, I’d definitely subscribe. Or at least steal the shit off the internet to watch. But I would definitely watch.

“What the fuck are these guys into? Give me some real chocolate. Real fighters eat real chocolate.”

“What do I have to do to fight one of these guys or get the promoters to make it happen? Call these guys pussies? Fine. They’re all pussies. Fuck every single one of them.”

“What kind of crazy shit are these guys doing? Kill, kill, kill is their motto but then they go and drink on the weekends. That’s ok but I smoke pot and I’m an asshole.”

OMFG best interview ever. Seriously. This is why I am Diaz fan..that and the fact that he fucking kicks ass.

[quote comment="176491"][quote comment="176365"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

I like Diaz too, and I really like GSP, but I think Nick has a good style for GSP. He uses his reach well to establish his jab and keep good distance. He also has a solid guard. I think Nick has improved since leaving the UFC, look at how he tooled Gomi (I know, he’s a LW, but still).

That said, GSP would win by unanimous decision, possibly winning all 3 rounds. I didn’t say it would be close neccessarily. I said it would be a war, referring to the other war GSP was in, against BJ. Diaz is just tough to finish, and has a lot of heart. I wouldn’t be totally shocked if GSP KO’d him, but it’s not what I would predict.[/quote]

diaz v/s gsp would be a great fight. i would like to see gsp get the belt back then diaz get the chance to go for the title. add another dimension to that weight class…right now its only serra,gsp and hughs…..and hughs wont be in it much longer. id have to say finch IS a contender for the title, just not mature enough for it yet!!

get ‘em Nick. f*ck them all up

In a fight against nick, GSP’s reach is better, so the jab is out, and his ability to wrestle, kick box and box is flat out superior, and I love you Diaz but at this point he has your number on paper.

But to me it is the best match ever, because, I think you can take him, Diaz, you have the heart that isn’t taught, it’s inherited. Unfortunately that is the one of the things my favorite fighter lacks, but if my favorite fighter gets beat by my 2nd favorite fighter, well guess who is my favorite fighter.

In all honesty I want you guy’s to dominate your weight category, so that when you leave, you’re bigger than Couture!

I know GSP is one of those guys you talk about, “over training”, but it is best to over train now than it is to try and make your body catch up to the younger guy’s, you know what I mean.

The guy is a real loon..but he’s a real fighter.

good job on the interview jesse…i love nick diaz

Love this interview

[quote comment="176397"][quote comment="176365"][quote comment="176340"][quote comment="176174"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

your havin a laugh “smashed by st-pierre” my arse. GSP could never own diaz – diaz would tear the division apart – hes easily a top 3 WW – easily[/quote]
So, you think the guy that barely beat Mike Aina would hang with GSP for 3 or 5 rounds. The win over Gomi was cool but Gomi was so exhausted he had his arms down in the last minutes. Can you imagine GSP getting tired like that? I just see NIck eating some leather standing up, getting takin down eating elbows and punches and not getting close to a submission. If he didn’t submit, riggs, sanchez or karo , he’s not submitting gsp.

The one thing I didn’t like about Nick Diaz is when he said they don’t got good food in Hawaii. I’m from Hawaii and we got DAMN good food.

Good interview. I don’t like Nick Diaz but the interviews with him are always entertaining.
I don’t like Diaz’s chances of getting a fight with GSP, Hughes, or even Fitch, and I don’t think he could beat Hughes or GSP.

Nick Diaz is the real deal, no tatoos no piercings Doesnt care what people think about him and he lays it on the line and gives everything he has.

He is a sort of role model in a way too, His training is 100% hard work no steroids no pills and shakes. Hes always talking about how important it is to eat healthy organic unprocessed foods. He Participates in triathelons and is a great athlete.

But he smokes pot so the media gives him a bad rap. Who cares thats his own business

One of the most exciting fighters in the game

Diaz vs Lawler 2………………..

lol some funny shit… he needs to come toke sum bc buds wit me, that would heal em up better then cali buds haha..and yea whoever the fuck thought Aina even won 1 round is dumb as fuck, diaz smashed him…theres just lotsa diaz haters out there. i would love to blaze and train with him haha that’d be dope… GSP is fuckin sick tho

Amazing i love the mentality and the thought.. Pure heart out of this guy puts him on top. Fuck anyone who’s judges that’s what Nick thinks. Oh and Btw fuck Bill Goldberg he’s a fuckin faggot.

That is the best interview I’ve read in ages. Nick Diaz, what a funny guy!…Tragedy that this guy is no longer in the UFC.

What does he mean he placed 2nd in the Xterra Nevada? He placed 2nd in his age group out of 7. Nate got 4th. He made it sound like he placed 2nd overall. Overall he placed 30th. Also, The full-distance XTERRA race is comprised of a 1.5K swim, 30K mountain bike and a 10K trail run. Not actually a modern triathlon. Modern triathlon is (2.4-mile / 3.86-kilometer) swim, 112 mi (180.2 km) bike ride, and a 26.2 mi (42.2 km) run).
Still really cool that he does that. Super athlete. Anyone that gogoplatas Gomi is a stud in my book.

http://www.jtltiming.com/results/x-nev.html

Diaz is just like his brother. An A$$.

Really who can take these guys serious sure they can fight but really They wont/couldnt hold gold in the UFC.

He/they do have a certain charisma but that gets lost in the whole drug issue.

And as far as him saying he didnt want to pull guard but knows he could have choked him… is either a) BS or b)proves hes dumb, finish it (use your assets)

Oh well maybe sometime he will return to the UFC and get his but whooped. I enjoy watching his fights but not listening to him.

I totally agree with Diaz when he said that the EliteXC commentators didn’t know what they were talking about. I was thinking the exact same thing when as I watched the fights (before I read this interview). Terrible, the fight wasn’t close.

great interview man, keep ones like this coming. the best part about it is getting to know more about who the fighters are outside the ring. it gives people more of a reason to support them and get behind them. nick diaz…i used to hate him but now he’s right up there with some of my favorites.

[quote comment="176693"]Diaz vs Lawler 2………………..[/quote]

Both are with EliteXC now, so it’s totally possible. Robbie’s the champ right now after tooling Ninja Rua. Winner gets UFC contract? lol

Lawler is fighting at 185 now, 15-30 pounds heavier than Diaz, although, a rematch between the two would be sweet. Y’never know.

Great interview, Mr. Holland. Any other interesting fighters you looking to talk to? I am fascinated by the fighter mentality.

Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.

Yo MANIA, is there anyway you could score an interview with BJ PENN? He’s the best pound 4 pound fighter in the world and I would love to hear him speak his mind on everything going on up to date. Keep up the good work:)

People keep chopping Nick Diaz down and he comes back strong- just like a weed. Oh wait… bad analogy.

common NIkc, if you smoke our Dutch weed you really really really dont fight at 110 % the next day, may if you lucky 50 %.

But that only shows that this dude is a fucking real fighter..

So smoke some haze from holland with me dude, best ther is wordlwide

“….Dude I won that fight – I don’t know what the fuck anybody else is talking about. This is bullshit. Man I want to fight that guy again….”

Diaz is dead on right with this point.

I don’t get showtime, so I didn’t see the fight live, but I read everyone going crazy after that fight, saying it was a “horrible decision”.

Well, Showtime showed a re-run of the fights as a free preview, so I got to watch and tape the fights on my DVR.

People are very, very ignorant to think that Aina won that fight. I have never seen 1 person (Aina) take so many knees to the body in 1 fight.

I would be willing to put money on the fact that Aina was pissing blood after that fight. That was a one-sided beat down with Aina throwing wild flurries from time to time that hardly landed cleanly.

Aina was Diaz’s punching bag for 15 minutes. We slow mo’ed Diaz kneeing Aina to the body, and you could see his entire rib cage getting moved inside his body, pretty sick.

I’ll give to Aina, he is a tough SOB, but he clearly lost that fight.

[quote comment="176947"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.[/quote]

Which world do you live in? Diaz would get owned by Hughes, Koscheck, and Fitch. They’re all too big and strong for him. Some people seem to forget how Nick got handled by Diego Sanchez. These guys would just put him on the ground, pound him out or submit him. If Royce couldn’t come close to submitting Hughes, I doubt Diaz would. He even hits like a frickin misquito. I just saw a re-run of the EliteXc show yesterday and dang a 10-year old can hit harder.

[quote comment="176677"][quote comment="176397"][quote comment="176365"][quote comment="176340"][quote comment="176174"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

your havin a laugh “smashed by st-pierre” my arse. GSP could never own diaz – diaz would tear the division apart – hes easily a top 3 WW – easily[/quote]
So, you think the guy that barely beat Mike Aina would hang with GSP for 3 or 5 rounds. The win over Gomi was cool but Gomi was so exhausted he had his arms down in the last minutes. Can you imagine GSP getting tired like that? I just see NIck eating some leather standing up, getting takin down eating elbows and punches and not getting close to a submission. If he didn’t submit, riggs, sanchez or karo , he’s not submitting gsp.[/quote]

So by that method of thought; GSP just got owned by Serra in stand up and Diaz has beat much better guys with much better stand up then Serra like Lawler, so GSP won’t stand a chance…This is MMA anything can happen. What things look good or bad on paper are exactly that on paper. GSP had the most trouble with BJ Penn which is the same kind of fighter Diaz. I am not saying whether he is as good or not as good as Penn just saying the same kind of style. Consistent submission attempts and a great rolling game are what make him a great match up for GSP. Maybe the reach is not there with GSP but if GSP allows Diaz to work those choppy, little test jabs(because most fighters think they have nothing on them till about the end of the 2nd or 3rd) Gsp could be in some trouble…I think not submitting Karo should not be compared because nobody has, then saying he only beat Gomi because he was tired, well that is crazy because that is cardio trainging and Diaz has some of the best cardio, and that is half of an MMA fight. How many fights have been won because of cardio, do we normally say they only won because he was tired? Diego Sanchez, nobody has ever submitted or even come close to submitting him(even a much larger and stronger John Fitch), and that fight though unamimously went to Diego, that very easily could have gone diaz’s way.

[quote comment="177271"][quote comment="176677"][quote comment="176397"][quote comment="176365"][quote comment="176340"][quote comment="176174"]
I like Nick Diaz so I’d never want to see him get smashed by St-Pierre. How it is that you think this fight would be a close one is totally beyond me. You do know that Nick lost to Sherk and St-Pierre is basically better than Sherk in every way right? Maybe not better at smothering submission attempts but better in every other way.[/quote]

your havin a laugh “smashed by st-pierre” my arse. GSP could never own diaz – diaz would tear the division apart – hes easily a top 3 WW – easily[/quote]
So, you think the guy that barely beat Mike Aina would hang with GSP for 3 or 5 rounds. The win over Gomi was cool but Gomi was so exhausted he had his arms down in the last minutes. Can you imagine GSP getting tired like that? I just see NIck eating some leather standing up, getting takin down eating elbows and punches and not getting close to a submission. If he didn’t submit, riggs, sanchez or karo , he’s not submitting gsp.[/quote]

So by that method of thought; GSP just got owned by Serra in stand up and Diaz has beat much better guys with much better stand up then Serra like Lawler, so GSP won’t stand a chance…This is MMA anything can happen. What things look good or bad on paper are exactly that on paper. GSP had the most trouble with BJ Penn which is the same kind of fighter Diaz. I am not saying whether he is as good or not as good as Penn just saying the same kind of style. Consistent submission attempts and a great rolling game are what make him a great match up for GSP. Maybe the reach is not there with GSP but if GSP allows Diaz to work those choppy, little test jabs(because most fighters think they have nothing on them till about the end of the 2nd or 3rd) Gsp could be in some trouble…I think not submitting Karo should not be compared because nobody has, then saying he only beat Gomi because he was tired, well that is crazy because that is cardio trainging and Diaz has some of the best cardio, and that is half of an MMA fight. How many fights have been won because of cardio, do we normally say they only won because he was tired? Diego Sanchez, nobody has ever submitted or even come close to submitting him(even a much larger and stronger John Fitch), and that fight though unamimously went to Diego, that very easily could have gone diaz’s way.[/quote]

I have to disagree. For somebody to get owned in a stand-up war imo is when they’re on their feet and a person is being picked apart. If somebody gets hit with one punch, loses their balance, can’t tell up from down and is then finished with strikes then that’s a different story. I’m not implying that Serra’s win was a fluke but I’d hardly call that “getting owned in a stand-up war”. Diaz hits like a girl anyway. His stand-up is effective but he won’t be knocking anybody out anytime soon.

[quote comment="176519"]“What the fuck are these guys into? Give me some real chocolate. Real fighters eat real chocolate.”

“What do I have to do to fight one of these guys or get the promoters to make it happen? Call these guys pussies? Fine. They’re all pussies. Fuck every single one of them.”

“What kind of crazy shit are these guys doing? Kill, kill, kill is their motto but then they go and drink on the weekends. That’s ok but I smoke pot and I’m an asshole.”

OMFG best interview ever. Seriously. This is why I am Diaz fan..that and the fact that he fucking kicks ass.[/quote]

I couldnt have quoted it all better myself Nick Diaz has been one of my absolute favorite fighters for awhile now. Win or lose, I’ll always be rooting for him.

[quote comment="177215"][quote comment="176947"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.[/quote]

Which world do you live in? Diaz would get owned by Hughes, Koscheck, and Fitch. They’re all too big and strong for him. Some people seem to forget how Nick got handled by Diego Sanchez. These guys would just put him on the ground, pound him out or submit him. If Royce couldn’t come close to submitting Hughes, I doubt Diaz would. He even hits like a frickin misquito. I just saw a re-run of the EliteXc show yesterday and dang a 10-year old can hit harder.[/quote]

#1) Diego did NOT “handle” Diaz. That was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way. Some buddies of mine who are partial to Diego argue it whenever it comes up & even they concede that it was a razor thin decision.

#2) Diaz cleanly KO’d Robbie Lawler so it’s pointless for anyone to question his punching power. What’s gotten you & many other’s confused about it is that those are not power shots that he’s throwing. He’s not purposefully looking for a KO, just “peppering” to confuse his opponent, keep them on the defensive & open up a clear opportunity to end the fight. To claim that he “hits like a mosquito” is completely false, did you not see how busted up Aina’s face was? KO power & punching power can be be 2 different things at times.

#3) Royce Gracie, as beloved as he is, is not a well-round MMA fighter. Nor is he an exceptional athlete. He’s a scrappy guy with ubelieveable BJJ. Diaz has a very real chance against ANY opponent & would obviously fare well against Hughes.

#4) Only ONE of Diaz’s losses was via TKO. All others were decision losses. If he was able to hold his own against Gomi who has unbelieveable KO power in both hands then although possible, It’s highly unlikely that Diaz would lose via GnP to anyone.

[quote comment="177183"]“….Dude I won that fight – I don’t know what the fuck anybody else is talking about. This is bullshit. Man I want to fight that guy again….”

Diaz is dead on right with this point.

I don’t get showtime, so I didn’t see the fight live, but I read everyone going crazy after that fight, saying it was a “horrible decision”.

Well, Showtime showed a re-run of the fights as a free preview, so I got to watch and tape the fights on my DVR.

People are very, very ignorant to think that Aina won that fight. I have never seen 1 person (Aina) take so many knees to the body in 1 fight.

I would be willing to put money on the fact that Aina was pissing blood after that fight. That was a one-sided beat down with Aina throwing wild flurries from time to time that hardly landed cleanly.

Aina was Diaz’s punching bag for 15 minutes. We slow mo’ed Diaz kneeing Aina to the body, and you could see his entire rib cage getting moved inside his body, pretty sick.

I’ll give to Aina, he is a tough SOB, but he clearly lost that fight.[/quote]

Took the words right outta my mouth.

i like diaz a ton, but you know, when he starts calling out dudes like st. pierre and whatnot he just sounds like a bitter little asshat. i think perhaps it would do him good to get his ass whooped by a guy like georges, then maybe he would settle down a bit. but he’d probably get finished in the first round, then whine about it after.

Man, I love Nick Diaz. The dude is funny as hell and tougher than nails. I’d love to see him fight any one of the UFC’s top WW’s.

He’s a good fighter but would get worked against BJ PENN.

sick interview. my favorite fighter no question. very true to about him pulling guard and submitting mike aina in about ten seconds. He knows people like to see fighters bang. Would be a joke if Diaz really wanted to submit aina.

UFC bring back diaz. pay him. and let him bang out with Karo.

[quote post="3575"]He’s a good fighter but would get worked against BJ PENN. [/quote]

i dont think diaz is the best ww or lw in the world but that would be an absolutely terrible fight for penn. He is very good, but would get strait worked by diaz. Just as good on the ground. Better stand up. Cardio is in a different world.

I think gsp would destroy him and Hughes would kick his arse pretty bad, I would love to see him fight either Hughes or gsp they would own him.

you guys can be wowed all you want by diaz. he comments on other fighters dying their hair and stuff to get noticed, IMO thats what all his trash talking is about for him. thats why i like RC , no talk, just come in woop ass and go home. let your skills do the talking. don’t get me wrong i know nick is a good fighter, but his jaw smacking is run of the mill where i’m from. its old and boring.
GSP would own diaz-no doubt

[quote comment="177675"][quote post="3575"]He’s a good fighter but would get worked against BJ PENN. [/quote]

i dont think diaz is the best ww or lw in the world but that would be an absolutely terrible fight for penn. He is very good, but would get strait worked by diaz. Just as good on the ground. Better stand up. Cardio is in a different world.[/quote]

I totally disagree with Nick Diaz having a better stand up game than BJ PENN. BJ’s ground game is better, his stand-up is VERY UNDERATED, and his new strength and conditioning coach will NEVER allow BJ’s Cardio to be a problem.

[quote comment="177215"][quote comment="176947"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.[/quote]

Which world do you live in? Diaz would get owned by Hughes, Koscheck, and Fitch. They’re all too big and strong for him. Some people seem to forget how Nick got handled by Diego Sanchez. These guys would just put him on the ground, pound him out or submit him. If Royce couldn’t come close to submitting Hughes, I doubt Diaz would. He even hits like a frickin misquito. I just saw a re-run of the EliteXc show yesterday and dang a 10-year old can hit harder.[/quote]
How quickly we forget what happens if Hughes makes a mistake with a BJJ ace. The Sanchez fight could’ve went either way. Hits hard enough to KO Lawler. Koscheck was just exposed by GSP.After seeing that gogoplata against Gomi do you really think Nick would’nt catch at least 1 of those guys in some kind of submission.Respect your opinion, but don’t agree.

[quote comment="177424"][quote comment="177215"][quote comment="176947"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.[/quote]

Which world do you live in? Diaz would get owned by Hughes, Koscheck, and Fitch. They’re all too big and strong for him. Some people seem to forget how Nick got handled by Diego Sanchez. These guys would just put him on the ground, pound him out or submit him. If Royce couldn’t come close to submitting Hughes, I doubt Diaz would. He even hits like a frickin misquito. I just saw a re-run of the EliteXc show yesterday and dang a 10-year old can hit harder.[/quote]

#1) Diego did NOT “handle” Diaz. That was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way. Some buddies of mine who are partial to Diego argue it whenever it comes up & even they concede that it was a razor thin decision.

#2) Diaz cleanly KO’d Robbie Lawler so it’s pointless for anyone to question his punching power. What’s gotten you & many other’s confused about it is that those are not power shots that he’s throwing. He’s not purposefully looking for a KO, just “peppering” to confuse his opponent, keep them on the defensive & open up a clear opportunity to end the fight. To claim that he “hits like a mosquito” is completely false, did you not see how busted up Aina’s face was? KO power & punching power can be be 2 different things at times.

#3) Royce Gracie, as beloved as he is, is not a well-round MMA fighter. Nor is he an exceptional athlete. He’s a scrappy guy with ubelieveable BJJ. Diaz has a very real chance against ANY opponent & would obviously fare well against Hughes.

#4) Only ONE of Diaz’s losses was via TKO. All others were decision losses. If he was able to hold his own against Gomi who has unbelieveable KO power in both hands then although possible, It’s highly unlikely that Diaz would lose via GnP to anyone.[/quote]

I can’t believe I’m arguing against one of my favourite fighters but holy crap, Diaz isn’t that good! I understand that Diaz doesn’t throw power punches but against a top notch stand-up fighter (with a brain) that’s going to screw him over. That Lawler knockout punch was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen. Lawler clearly wasn’t using his head, was swing wildly and leaving himself open. The knockout punch itself was probably the weakest knockout punch I’ve ever seen. Lawler just got hit on the button. And the Sanchez decision wasn’t razor thin. He simply got beat at his own game. Don’t get me wrong, I think Diaz is a great fighter and I love watching him fight but I’m not delusional. Fighters like Hughes and St-Pierre are in a different league than him imo and the BJ Penn comparisons are absurd. Penn is better than Diaz in every way. Better TD defense, equally good or better BJJ, better takedowns and much more powerful and dynamic striking. It’s like comparing Eastman to Rampage. Maybe, not that extreme but you get the picture.

[quote comment="177765"
How quickly we forget what happens if Hughes makes a mistake with a BJJ ace. The Sanchez fight could've went either way. Hits hard enough to KO Lawler. Koscheck was just exposed by GSP.After seeing that gogoplata against Gomi do you really think Nick would'nt catch at least 1 of those guys in some kind of submission.Respect your opinion, but don't agree.[/quote]

Hughes has been submitted only once in like 6-7 years. Not exactly a glaring weakness… and that was by BJ Penn, who’s easily one the very best BJJ practitioners in MMA, and it was immediately preceded by a huge blow that rocked Hughes.

Diaz is good on the ground, but he’s not that good. He’s submitted 2 guys in his last 12 matches, Gomi and Neer. What makes any of you think he’s going to catch a guy like Hughes, GSP or Fitch in a submission? The way you guys talk, you’d think he wins 80% of all his matches via sub and is a Mundials champion.

Diaz is horribly over-rated. If you take out his Gomi fight, which was a headscratcher to say the least, he wouldn’t get any love at all. The surprisingly close fight with Aina shows what level Diaz is really on.

He’s good, but not great. He fits nicely somewhere in the bottom of the top 10.

^^^

That post screwed up. First paragraph is a quote I was addressing.

[quote comment="177424"][quote comment="177215"][quote comment="176947"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, Love his attitude. Mad mma skillz to back up his mouth too. I think he’d handle Hughes, and Fitch, But GSP that’s a whole different animal. I always cheer for ND. I’d like to to see Nick crush Koscheck,and a few other fake fighters. Anyway, Great interview Nick. Good luck.[/quote]

Which world do you live in? Diaz would get owned by Hughes, Koscheck, and Fitch. They’re all too big and strong for him. Some people seem to forget how Nick got handled by Diego Sanchez. These guys would just put him on the ground, pound him out or submit him. If Royce couldn’t come close to submitting Hughes, I doubt Diaz would. He even hits like a frickin misquito. I just saw a re-run of the EliteXc show yesterday and dang a 10-year old can hit harder.[/quote]

#1) Diego did NOT “handle” Diaz. That was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way. Some buddies of mine who are partial to Diego argue it whenever it comes up & even they concede that it was a razor thin decision.

#2) Diaz cleanly KO’d Robbie Lawler so it’s pointless for anyone to question his punching power. What’s gotten you & many other’s confused about it is that those are not power shots that he’s throwing. He’s not purposefully looking for a KO, just “peppering” to confuse his opponent, keep them on the defensive & open up a clear opportunity to end the fight. To claim that he “hits like a mosquito” is completely false, did you not see how busted up Aina’s face was? KO power & punching power can be be 2 different things at times.

#3) Royce Gracie, as beloved as he is, is not a well-round MMA fighter. Nor is he an exceptional athlete. He’s a scrappy guy with ubelieveable BJJ. Diaz has a very real chance against ANY opponent & would obviously fare well against Hughes.

#4) Only ONE of Diaz’s losses was via TKO. All others were decision losses. If he was able to hold his own against Gomi who has unbelieveable KO power in both hands then although possible, It’s highly unlikely that Diaz would lose via GnP to anyone.[/quote]

I love the Diaz punches. I have stated that over and over. Those little set up, feeling out jabs almost always have everyone bleeding and eyes swelling by the end of the fight.

I keep hearing on what a diferent league Hughes and GSP are on compared to Diaz and that he would be owned. Even though he got hurt he was beating Gomi in the stand up, and took the best of Gomi’s heavy hands. Then after taking is best countinued to get the best of the stand up. Hughes does not have heavier hands then gomi, he has 1 knock out in the UFC against Carlos Newton like 3 years ago. So Highes has the ground and pound over him, that really is it. Do you not see Hughes making a mistake or diaz forcing a mistake? With GSP his stand up is better then diaz but his bjj is not. Maybe he lost a fight to Karo (won a split) and Sherk but he took them all the way to the end. Granted neither Sherk nor Karo are finishers but I think Diaz could more than hold his own with anyone in the ring. I would almost take a bet with the exception of possibly GSP- I do not think Fitch, Kos, or Hughes would be able to finish him and like I said earlier O would not be surprised if he won any of those fights…

[quote comment="177427"]i like diaz a ton, but you know, when he starts calling out dudes like st. pierre and whatnot he just sounds like a bitter little asshat. i think perhaps it would do him good to get his ass whooped by a guy like georges, then maybe he would settle down a bit. but he’d probably get finished in the first round, then whine about it after.[/quote]

You know he is a bitter asshat… but after awhile I just started laughing… the guy is not playing with a full deck. He’s the kind of guy that will say… LETS DO IT AGAIN, RIGHT NOW!.. he doesn’t care if he gets his ASS WHOOPED’… We all luv his crazed street fighting mentality… of course we wouldn’t want all the fighters to act like Nick “REAL CHOCOLATE” Diaz… but a few good ones sprinkled here n’ there breaks the monotony… You can’t take him seriously, but he’s certainly a serious fighter….

C’mon… “Some bitch he was talking to tried to offer me this piece of hydrogenated chocolate. What the fuck are these guys into? Give me some real chocolate. Real fighters eat real chocolate”.

NOW THAT’S FUNNY and Nick was kinda serious!!! LOL

After carefull thought, I’m gonna have to agree with icemuncher.I think ND fits somewhere in the top 10. Middle or bottom, I’m not sure.Heres my pick for top 3 WW. GSP,Hughes,and Penn.Either way I think any true mma fan has to apprieciate ND for his put up or shut up attitude. All us fight fans need to remember. Baseball takes 1 ball, Football takes 1 ball, Golf takes 1 ball. MMA TAKES 2 BALLS.

NICK DIAZ IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!! “No, I don’t think fitch is the real deal. I think I’m gonna slap him and after I slap him I’m gonna beat him. LMAO!! “Riggs came over and i smakced him”…Diaz must have one hellova Bitch Smack!!

Great fighter great interview, hope to see him at the top of the welter weight division.

That shit has healing power.. haha.. cheers to that.

diaz would fold you

[quote comment="176128"]He’s lucky he isn’t in the UFC, talking about my guy Pierre like that would get him broken in 2.[/quote]

That’s exactly what everybody thought Gomi would do to Diaz, and look what happened? Nick can take a tremendous amount of punishment. He has never been knocked out. His first loss came against Jeremy Jackson by TKO, and that is the time Nick has ever been finished. The fight was just after he turned 19 years old. Since then, he defeated Jeremy twice. Do I think that Diaz would beat GSP 9 out of 10 times, no way. If they fought, do I think that Diaz has a chance at winning, of course.

[quote post="3575"]I am thinking Dana may swear at the worst possible times. He is the type of person I could picture cursing in shurch whilr receiving communion….[/quote]

LOL, very funny.

[quote post="3575"]Nick Diaz is the real deal, no tatoos no piercings Doesnt care what people think about him and he lays it on the line and gives everything he has.
He is a sort of role model in a way too, His training is 100% hard work no steroids no pills and shakes. Hes always talking about how important it is to eat healthy organic unprocessed foods. He Participates in triathelons and is a great athlete.
But he smokes pot so the media gives him a bad rap. Who cares thats his own business
One of the most exciting fighters in the game[/quote]

Very well said Mohamet. I agree. Nick also seems to be the type of person that is always there for his friends too. I love hearing all this positive talk about Nick!

[quote post="3575"]lol some funny shit… he needs to come toke sum bc buds wit me, that would heal em up better then cali buds [/quote]

ooooooooooohhh,, I don’t know about that one. Medical is all over Cali, and did you ever hear of this little area in California, Humboldt County?

[quote post="3575"]great interview man, keep ones like this coming. the best part about it is getting to know more about who the fighters are outside the ring. it gives people more of a reason to support them and get behind them. nick diaz…i used to hate him but now he’s right up there with some of my favorites.[/quote]

JP, the UFC, or someone in the UFC has always had a problem with Nick. That is why the UFC ALWAYS protrayed him as the bad guy. If they let the casual UFC viewer see the real Nick Diaz, he would have had a lot more fans. Its the real fans that know more about the fighters than what the UFC ‘wants us to know’.

nick diaz is a beast

[quote post="3575"]#1) Diego did NOT “handle” Diaz. That was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way. Some buddies of mine who are partial to Diego argue it whenever it comes up & even they concede that it was a razor thin decision.
#2) Diaz cleanly KO’d Robbie Lawler so it’s pointless for anyone to question his punching power. What’s gotten you & many other’s confused about it is that those are not power shots that he’s throwing. He’s not purposefully looking for a KO, just “peppering” to confuse his opponent, keep them on the defensive & open up a clear opportunity to end the fight. To claim that he “hits like a mosquito” is completely false, did you not see how busted up Aina’s face was? KO power & punching power can be be 2 different things at times.
#3) Royce Gracie, as beloved as he is, is not a well-round MMA fighter. Nor is he an exceptional athlete. He’s a scrappy guy with ubelieveable BJJ. Diaz has a very real chance against ANY opponent & would obviously fare well against Hughes.
#4) Only ONE of Diaz’s losses was via TKO. All others were decision losses. If he was able to hold his own against Gomi who has unbelieveable KO power in both hands then although possible, It’s highly unlikely that Diaz would lose via GnP to anyone. [/quote]

You tell em Machine!!!

Plus the only reason Nick has all those decision losses in the UFC is because the UFC judges still score fights like boxing fights, and don’t truely take ground work into consideration.

[quote post="3575"]Then after taking is best countinued to get the best of the stand up. Hughes does not have heavier hands then gomi, he has 1 knock out in the UFC against Carlos Newton like 3 years ago.[/quote]

Aww No. And the ‘newbie-ness’ shows thru. Hughes KO’d Newton, but not with his hands. He was in a triangle choke, about to be suffocated, and in a last ditch effort, he powerbombed Carlos Newton knocking him unconsious. Hughes wasn’t looking too good himself at the time either.

[quote comment="178678"][quote post="3575"]#1) Diego did NOT “handle” Diaz. That was an incredibly close fight that could have gone either way. Some buddies of mine who are partial to Diego argue it whenever it comes up & even they concede that it was a razor thin decision.
#2) Diaz cleanly KO’d Robbie Lawler so it’s pointless for anyone to question his punching power. What’s gotten you & many other’s confused about it is that those are not power shots that he’s throwing. He’s not purposefully looking for a KO, just “peppering” to confuse his opponent, keep them on the defensive & open up a clear opportunity to end the fight. To claim that he “hits like a mosquito” is completely false, did you not see how busted up Aina’s face was? KO power & punching power can be be 2 different things at times.
#3) Royce Gracie, as beloved as he is, is not a well-round MMA fighter. Nor is he an exceptional athlete. He’s a scrappy guy with ubelieveable BJJ. Diaz has a very real chance against ANY opponent & would obviously fare well against Hughes.
#4) Only ONE of Diaz’s losses was via TKO. All others were decision losses. If he was able to hold his own against Gomi who has unbelieveable KO power in both hands then although possible, It’s highly unlikely that Diaz would lose via GnP to anyone. [/quote]

You tell em Machine!!!

Plus the only reason Nick has all those decision losses in the UFC is because the UFC judges still score fights like boxing fights, and don’t truely take ground work into consideration.

[quote post="3575"]Then after taking is best countinued to get the best of the stand up. Hughes does not have heavier hands then gomi, he has 1 knock out in the UFC against Carlos Newton like 3 years ago.[/quote]

Aww No. And the ‘newbie-ness’ shows thru. Hughes KO’d Newton, but not with his hands. He was in a triangle choke, about to be suffocated, and in a last ditch effort, he powerbombed Carlos Newton knocking him unconsious. Hughes wasn’t looking too good himself at the time either.[/quote]

Personally, that Newton vs Hughes fight is one of the most controversial ending ever. It should have been ruled a draw IMHO. Both Carlos was Unconcious & so was Hughes. Hughes didnt even know the fight was over & didnt realize he had even won. I even have a hard time believing that Hughes slammed Newton on purpose. I honestly believe Matt just passed out & newton got KO’d merely by default.

Oh & in my explanation about Diaz’s peppering punches, I forgot to add that he’s scoring hella points for accurate striking.

For the record, Diaz is no MMA behemoth but he’s definately a contender & no walk in the park for any fighter.

Violent Mike is right when he says that a couple of Nicks losses came from improper scoring. Despite Sanchez winning by “unanimous decision”, anyone familiar with the scoring system can clearly see how close that fight was. The “rolling” in that match was superb as well. It gave me a true appreciation for the technical, subtle & intricate details of the ground game.

Super late post, but someone just pointed this interview out to me. Nick has been one of my favorite fighters for a long time, but he shouldn’t be calling out guys in the UFC when he just signed a a contract with EliteXC. If he really wants to fight those guys, he had his opportunity. As far as him calling out Fitch…what a joke. He just got handled by 160lb KJ Noons (yeah…Who?) – he doesn’t want any part of Fitch, GSP or Hughes!