By Jesse Holland
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Nick Diaz is a major player in the sport of mixed martial arts. Fiercely competitive and outspoken almost to a fault, the Californian and loyal student of Cesar Gracie has fought some of the world’s best.
Only 24, the wily Diaz continues to fight his way across the industry, recently signing a contract extension with EliteXC that locks him up for the next two years.
I had a chance to catch up with Nick last Friday, as he vented on a variety of topics including Mike Aina, the credibility of the UFC welterweight division and brawling with Joe Riggs in a Las Vegas hospital.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Nick, thank you for taking the time to check in with us at UFCmania. You were recently hospitalized with staph infection. How is your health at this point?
Nick Diaz: I feel good now, I started getting my strength back those last few days in the hospital. I had to be ready you know because of the Xterra Nevada. I ended up taking second place. I lost first by seven minutes due to a poor swim, I couldn’t get much swim practice because I was in the hospital.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): The Xterra Nevada? Isn’t that a triathlon?
Nick Diaz: Yeah, it’s something I did last year and I took third and wanted to better my time. I had a bad day in transitions. I couldn’t find my helmet, my number was missing, guys were recording me, I was all fucked up. It just wasn’t going my way.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): I’m sure being in the hospital hurt your time as well.
Nick Diaz: Staying in the hospital sucked. I lost my wallet right before I was admitted. I was staying at Kit Cope’s house before that.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): You and Kit are pretty tight? What’s he up to?
Nick Diaz: Yeah, he hurt his knee so he’s been trying to get that taken care of. He’s going to start training jiu-jitsu with us and get a little more rounded and hopefully get back into MMA. He’s a good guy and he’s helping me with my leg kicks. I don’t throw the best kicks.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Going word is you didn’t throw anything in your last fight against Mike Aina. Why so much heat over that fight?
Nick Diaz: 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. I’ll tap his ass out. What the fuck is he trying to say? That I didn’t win every round? I felt like I was cruising but people were acting like I got my ass whooped. What the fuck? Who is watching this fight? I blocked everything he threw. Dude I could have jumped into guard and finished his ass in the first round but what the hell is the point of that? It’s a fight so I fought.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Is that a strategy of yours? If you can finish it, even if it’s an easy way out, why not take the sure thing?
Nick Diaz: I’m not gonna go out there and pull guard. You don’t do that in a cage. Maybe in PRIDE but not in a cage where they’re scoring takedowns. I don’t want to look desperate either trying for the takedown right off the bat. I don’t know if the judges were boxing judges or what they were looking for but after the fight he was pretty fucked up. He had an ice pack on his ribs and when we got to the hospital he had blood coming out of his mouth and he was getting pumped full of pain medicine. I was fine, walking around ready to get the hell out of there. I won that fight I don’t know why people are saying I didn’t.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Well the EliteXC commentators weren’t exactly helping your cause.
Nick Diaz: Man, fuck them. They were acting like they’re all buddies with me and the next day they stick it to me. They should be able to know and recognize what’s going on in there. You got (Bill) Goldberg in there and they’re acting like he’s this experienced fighter but who is he? Why isn’t there a fighter in the booth helping these guys? If you never fought an MMA match in your life how are you going to be able to know what you’re looking at? Not everything that goes on in the cage should be taken at face value but if you’re not a fighter you don’t recognize that stuff. That was ridiculous man these guys need to shut up and call it right.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): You got staph as a result of that fight?
Nick Diaz: Yeah. I had a small cut over my eye and it got in there. Plus my immune system was already weakened from dropping to 160. And what the fuck is with the food in Hawaii? They got nothing to eat there man I was dying for some real food. Plus I didn’t sleep after the fight and once I got on that fucking airplane the pressure pushed all that shit together and the next thing you know I had chills and a fever. I know when something’s wrong with me too I was thinking “Damn this ain’t right“. I felt like I was dying.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): I’m assuming you went to the hospital right away.
Nick Diaz: Yeah and they wanted to send my ass home! My eye was completely swollen. They were like “Well you had a fight” and I was like “Dude I’m fuckin’ dyin’ over here“. They finally took a blood test and were like “Whoa - you are dying“.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): So have you run into Frank Shamrock since joining EliteXC?
Nick Diaz: No, I haven’t seen him. I only met him once. I don’t have any personal issues with him but I’d love to fight him. Why not? That fight would make me a lot of money. He’s a little over the hill and I dunno, I feel pretty unstoppable right now.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): There are no hard feelings from the (Cesar) Gracie fight?
Nick Diaz: No, not especially. It’s all fair game out there. Anything that happens inside the cage or inside the ring is just business.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Speaking of business, why aren’t you fighting in the UFC?
Nick Diaz: Well, I’m making more money fighting for these other organizations.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Do you hope to eventually return?
Nick Diaz: Sure, I’ll fight for the UFC if we can negotiate a good contract or a good opponent.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): You feel like you left on good terms?
Nick Diaz: Sure, I don’t see why not. I think they were a little disappointed in me that I didn’t do certain things as a fighter like go on Blind Date or some other reality show. Plus I would never do anything against the Gracie team because I’m very loyal - not like the rest of these fakes who paint their hair and wear makeup and shit. They think they are the theme of a good fighter and they fake their way onto these magazine covers. Fucking fakes painting their hair and toes just to get recognized as a fighter. Meanwhile I’m sitting here and all I want to do is fight. You don’t see them giving me no magazine cover.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Who paints their hair and toes?
Nick Diaz: Dude everybody. C’mon man. Even Hermes Franca. One day he comes in with that goofy haircut. You got Jens Pulver, fucking Mayhem Miller. 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.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): So I guess no Christmas card for Mayhem.
Nick Diaz: They were interviewing him and he tries to get me involved and those guys cut out my intro. I think it was Sherdog or something. All they did was include the part where I was rambling on so I look like a fuck up. They need to include the whole thing or don’t interview me. This guy is afraid to take an ass whooping. Whatever.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Tell me about The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. Weren’t you offered a spot on that show?
Nick Diaz: Yeah. They wanted me to go on there and fight guys like Matt Serra and Chris Lytle. Dude, I already beat Chris Lytle. Who do you think would have won that whole show? Who do you think would have been in the finale? It was obvious. I don’t even want to get into Matt Serra. That was his time, I mean he’s a great guy and I’m happy for him. He fucked up ol’ Georges pretty good because he knew he had nothing to lose. I’d love to fight one of these guys.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Like who?
Nick Diaz: Georges or Matt Hughes, who the hell is there? Fitch? My boy Jake choked him out already. I’m ready to start talking shit on these guys. 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.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): You don’t think Fitch is the real deal?
Nick Diaz: No, I don’t. I think I’m gonna slap him and after I slap him I’m gonna beat him. Give me a fight with Fitch, go ahead. The UFC doesn’t want me fighting them but I’ll be there even when they start falling off because I’m a long distance fighter not like these fragile guys who always get hurt in training. How the hell do you get hurt so much in training? Stop flipping tires and jacking up all these weights.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): I assume you mean Georges St. Pierre?
Nick Diaz: Sure, this guy is an explosive guy, a strong guy, but how long do you think his body is gonna let him keep that shit up? Five years? I doubt it. He gets hurt every time and then admits it. Diego is over there tearing his quad. 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.
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 Vicotin and drinking and before you know it they’re crashing.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): A lot of critics say that pot gave you an unfair advantage in the Gomi fight because it may have dulled your sense of pain and allowed you to continue after getting knocked down.
Nick Diaz: That’s bullshit. If I wanted to numb myself I would have done two shots of Patron because I don’t drink and I wouldn’t have felt a thing. And it doesn’t even matter because I didn’t get high anywhere near that fight. I live in California and I smoke weed but damn I don’t do it before a fight.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): How disappointed were you that they overturned the decision?
Nick Diaz: I wasn’t. I was glad to know they were the ignorant ones. It makes me laugh. All these smart people punking me and oppressing me at the table and they didn’t want me to say anything during the hearing but fuck that I’m a fighter. I fight over anything. That’s what I do.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Last season on The Ultimate Fighter, Dana introduced your brother and said that the Diaz brothers were “Angry at the world”. Is that an accurate description?
Nick Diaz: No. I’m angry with a lot of people in the world but not the world itself. A lot of things make me mad because I care about stuff. I want to contribute to the good of mankind. I’m not stuck up or anything I want to see people better themselves. Look at our obesity problem. I had a friend who just lost 90 pounds and we took him to the Xterra. I’m all about the optimum fitness level and healthy eating.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): One of the reasons you may have that label is the incident you had with Joe Riggs in the hospital following your fight at UFC 57. Is it true you ambushed him in the waiting room?
Nick Diaz: He started that shit dude. I was like “Come over here then if you want some, bitch. You can’t see me you fucking pussy”. So he started walking towards me and threw his hands up so he took an ass whooping. I told him he was gonna get smacked if he came over. He kept saying “Get your brother! Get your brother!” My brother was standing right there we could have jumped him but we’re not like that. I ain’t no bitch and I ain’t no punk and I don’t want to be a poor sport but I feel like I won that fight. I’m definitely better than that guy.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Did you get any heat from the UFC brass over that incident?
Nick Diaz: No man, the cops asked me for my autograph. They gave us a little speech and yadda yadda yadda. Dana was cool about it he knows we’re fighters besides he (Riggs) fucking started it.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): You mentioned your brother Nate. How proud are you of his success?
Nick Diaz: Very proud. I was a little worried at first. I don’t want to see him take an ass whooping or have my family see it and feel like I pushed him into this. Our family is pretty close but they weren’t happy about us fighting at first. Now that we’re the talk of the town and on TV they love it. That kind of makes me sick. I don’t like the pressure of them watching me fight.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): How hard was it for you to be denied a corner license for his fight at the TUF finale?
Nick Diaz: It was no big deal. He doesn’t need me. He has a great corner. I didn’t want to be there or even watch the fight. We need each other for training but not really for fights.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Well that about does it on my end. Anything you want to plug or any thanks?
Nick Diaz: I want to thank my coach and my team. They’re the best. My Sambo coach has really been great and Jake Shields is the greatest training partner. He’s the man. So is Gilbert Melendez. I’m gonna hook up with Jake and David Terrell later and do some training.
Jesse Holland (UFCmania): Thanks again Nick and good luck in your next fight.
Nick Diaz: Okay, thanks.
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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.
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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.