Thomas Denny: Nick Diaz isn’t ‘gonna have a fight to fight’ if he doesnt make 160
By: James Iannotti
Props: MMARated.com
“Oh man, I thought [Nick Diaz missing weight] was ridiculous. If I was Muhsin Corbbrey, I wouldn’t even have taken the fight. When you’re at that level, and obviously he didn’t dedicate himself and didn’t train like he was supposed to, how the hell do you come nine pounds over weight? I could understand one pound, a pound-and-a-half, cause scales are off; but nine pounds? That’s not even trying. Let’s see if he makes weight for my fight. If he comes into my fight nine pounds over weight, he’s not gonna have a fight to fight.”
Thomas “Wildman” Denny discusses Nick Diaz failing to make weight for his June 14 fight in Hawaii against Muhsin Corbbrey in a recent interview. Denny faces Diaz in Stockton, Calif., on the July 26 Elite XC “Saturday Night Fights” card on CBS at the same weight he failed to make (160 pounds). Some argue that Diaz was bulking up for his welterweight title fight with Hayato “Mach” Sakurai under the Japanese promotion — DREAM — and was given somewhat of a pass. But, the fact remains that Diaz did come in nine pounds over for a fight for which he had plenty of notice. And that is inexcusable, regardless of how many people are so willing to just sweep it under the rug. Denny has a valid point. Lets hope Diaz doesn’t run into those same issues for this fight. Fans are already upset about having the “Mach” fight put on hold, and are perhaps even less thrilled about having to wait for the rematch between him and Elite XC division champion, KJ Noons. Missing a fight in his own backyard for failing to make weight again would give critics who feel Diaz lacks professionalism even more ammo.
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For someone who talks so much shit, Nick Diaz sure does bury himself deep in it. Maybe he should start taking career advice from his little bro.
Nick must’ve gotten stoned the night before weigh-ins and had the “Massive Munchy Attacks”!
HAHA, I think Denny is hoping Nick comes in over so he wont have to fight and get beat on national television. No way will Nick miss weight, I am a cesar gracie student and Nick is rikght on pace for weight. Denny is in for a long night!
Treg: THats what it sounds like to me as well! Sounds like Denny is praying for a way out of this fight!
The wildman will be Tamed!
nick isn’t going to throw illegal elbows and let him get out with a DQ win either.
Denny has nothing on Diaz. There is no aspect of mma that he is better than Nick at. He is basically a submission fighter, but Nick is on another level that Denny.
QUICK QUESTION: Thomas Denny has fought against a current UFC champion early on in his career. Who am I referrin to?
Is this the same Wildman who thinks he could beat the entire UFC roster?
VM: I am stumped! u got me!
He fought GSP.
GSP…..about 5-6 years ago.
It was on a UCC repeat that i watched about 2 weeks ago.
damnnnn Phil u beat me by a whole 30 secs.
diaz does talk a lot but he backs it up. The guy only been stop once in his career and that was when he was 18.
Are you talking about Nick? He was stopped by Noon’s, the cut remember?
I was talking about nick. Your right technically noons did stop him but I don’t really count that. He was stop because of cuts. Jeremy Jackson knocked him out. Diaz would avenge that loss though beating Jackson twice.
I guess the correct word to use would be FINISHED. Nick hasn’t been finished in a fight since he was 18.
Chris Lytle has lost many fights by cut, but he has never been finished.
Yeah, I’d say I’m a Diaz fan, more of Nate than Nick. They do talk a lot, but they’re good fighters. Nate has really impressed me in UFC.
I love Nate, but Nick is the better fighter right now! Nate Jits is off the charts but he doesnt have the crisp boxing that Nick has just yet! It will get there though and thats when Nate’s career will really take off!
Why not match up Nate Diaz vs Cole Miller?? Awesome Jits..similiar in striking..the same body type.. I wonder who would win? Nate would be the fav..but you can’t sleep on Cole.
Cole is a GAME fighter, but I would say Nate via experience!
I’d have money on Nate. He has faced tougher competition in the UFC.
The one advantage I’d give to Cole would be in the kicking department.
LOL! Nate used to punk Cole on TUF5! remember?
im so pissed nick has to fight this loser and not mach this month and the way things have been going for nick and his contract for elite that fight is not set in stone
I know. Plus this is like the first big mma event in Stockton. He should be fighting KJ Noons in that case.
They should have never cancelled his DREAM Championship fight against Sakurai unless the Elite fight was going to be for a championship (Noons).
However, Noons does not want to fight Diaz, especially in his backyard. I see KJ avoiding Nick for as long as possible, and then he will only be willing to accept a fight against him if it takes place in Hawaii or San Diego. KJ is such a tool. Like Nick is going to care where he whoops his a$$
Nick could care less. He owuld whoop his ass in a telephone booth if he had to….Thats why Nick is suchj a fan favorite…. Nancy boy will duck n dodge Nick as long as possible because he knows thats the only way he wil hold on to the belt!
I bet this Denny punk is praying that nick misses weight ahahahaha
only chance he’s got
I conquer.
He is going to get smoked. Nick still has a lot in the tank and is a legitimate fighter. I would like to see him back n the UFC eventually with some more good wins. it sucked they gave the Gomi win away.
I second that, he is 170’s clay guida, how can you turn that down.
HUH?
Diaz fights NOTHING like Guida. That makes no sense.
No, you don’t!
Huh?
it was a joke. he doesn’t conquer anything. he concurs.
LMFAO!!!!
I hate Diaz,both of them for that matter, But I want him to Beat this guys As, for making a comment like this. He knows diaz is going to own him, so he doesn’t want to fight him. Diaz is going to hear about this, make weight, and own this guy.
Yes and no Chase. They have weight classes for a reason. 9 pounds over was completely ridiculous and gave him a decent advantage in size, strength and endurance. Why should someone fight if their opponent decides not to play by the same rules? The bad part would be for the fans who want to see Diaz fight. But hopefully he makes the weight and this whole thread will be moot.
Yeah, I know that he needs to make weight, I wouldn’t want to fight someone 9 pounds over either , But I think he will make weight. I hate him, But i want him to win this fight.
That is 9 lbs. over the day before the fight. I wonder how much more he weighed when he actually stepped in the ring?
good point.
Probably about 170. He notified Mushin’s camp several days before the fight leting them know that he will now be able to make weight. So I highly doubt that he cut any weight.
Maybe he should lay off all the weed
could you imagine how much crazier diaz would be without weed though? weed calms people down and he’s still a widl trash talking badass
Great comment Murders haha.
I wish he would lay off the weed so that I could understand what the fuck he is saying during his interviews.
Good one also Natural haha.
Weed has nothing to do with the way he talks.
However, not graduating high school probably does.
LOL Good one.
I agree with you on that. I think the weed for ADD is garbage. He justs wants to be high, don’t we all lol. Nick needs to become a better wrestler and he could be a force. He is non stop like Clay Guida and others but good wrestlers with OK BJJ take him down at will and he can’t get by that. If he does the right camps, hasn’t happened in years, he could be a force again.
i love nick and all but i must admit i let him get away with more shit than other fighters but only cause i know what he did at prides second coming.
denny is correct…why let some stoner like diaz come in 9 pounds over..that means by fight time he`s got about a 20 pound advantage.
Denny looks for anyway he can to NOT fight. His fight against Malpaiet he said he couldnt continue cause of an illegal blow, yet seemed fine after they called the fight, now he says he wont even fight if Diaz is overweight. Just f_uckin scrap!
Right. Denny does not seem like a real fighter to me. He seems like more of a whining pussy hole.
He’s not coming in heavy. He coming to win and then he’s coming for you KJ.
I couldn’t have said it better.
This guy is just a tune up fight. Nobody is going to giva damn if Denny doesn’t fight Nick. Denny needs Nick more than Nick needs Denny. As long as the Sakurai fight happens, thats all that matters.
This no-talent skeezer talks trash to hype a fight he does not deserve. Nick will TKO or submit his ass and move on to Mach or PJ (pussy james) Noons.