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Won the IFC Americas Welterweight Championship. Prior to his debut professional mixed martial arts fight, Diaz's girlfriend, Stephanie died by suicide by walking in front of traffic.

He accompanied Nate during the ceremonial weigh-ins and walked him to the cage on fight night.Masvidal and Nate Diaz pushed for a rematch with their postfight remarks in the Octagon. The sanction is retroactive to April 9, 2017, and Diaz would be eligible to compete again on April 9, 2018.Diaz currently teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu with his brother Nathan in On June 22, 2013 Diaz launched the MMA promotion WAR MMA.Following the events of the Nashville Brawl, Miller expressed an interest in fighting Nick Diaz. Diaz's next fight was against Riggs prevailed in a hard-fought battle, winning by unanimous decision and giving Diaz his second straight loss.After Alessio pulled out, Diaz took advantage of the opportunity, submitting veteran Diaz made his debut for EliteXC in Hawaii on September 15, 2007 on Showtime. Diaz came into his next fight at EliteXC's "Return of the KING" event in Honolulu, Hawaii against Muhsin Corbbrey 9 pounds over the weight limit.Following his successful return, Diaz was expected to face After the event UFC President Dana White said that he believed Diaz would fight again.It was announced at the hearing in May 2012 that Diaz was suspended for one year, retroactive to February 4, 2012, and fined 30 percent of his fight purse earned from the Condit bout.

"This guy [Masvidal] can do anything he wants to do right now to make the most money possible. As Nick said in the past, he hates fighting to begin with, and he only does it for the money. "It's on you, UFC. Nick said. Mubenga said a Masvidal fight at the "You know, it's on you Dana," Diaz said, referring to UFC president Dana White. "Diaz hasn't fought since Jan. 31, 2015, when he lost a decision to Diaz has kept a relatively low profile in the mixed martial arts community since his suspension, but he made an appearance for his brother's bout earlier this month. CompuStrike, which tabulates statistics from MMA fights, has shown him attempting 181 strikes in one round, making it the most total strikes thrown in any round that CompuStrike has recorded.Diaz is known for talking trash to his opponents during fights, competes in triathlons for recreationMiddleweight bout.

Diaz counter-offered a catchweight of 181 lb. UFC president Dana White confirmed Nick Diaz will return to the octagon after four years out of action. Diaz and his manager told ESPN he is finally open to returning to the UFC Octagon. He won his first two fightsDiaz returned to defend his IFC Welterweight Championship against the man who defeated him one year earlier, Diaz was confident coming into the bout but was unable to achieve success in the match, ultimately losing to Sanchez by unanimous decision. The 170 lb Diaz refused stating he was the Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and needed to continue to fight at that weight. Scott Coker, CEO of Strikeforce was interested in setting up the fight, but failed to do so as Zuffa took over Strikeforce.On May 25, 2018, it was reported that Diaz had been arrested on May 24 and charged with two counts of Diaz is also a professional boxer and fights in the Diaz displays an unusual boxing style for MMA, relying upon volume punching without full power and occasionally adding in hard punches. During the televised post-fight interview in the octagon, Diaz continued the controversy by declaring that he respected Sanchez fighting ability but did not think he deserved to be there, despite Sanchez's win. Nick has teased a return for a long time, but it’s never happened. He requested Miller move down to 170 lb to fight him. That's my baby brother. Miller continued to attempt to set up a fight, offering 183 lb as a catchweight. Originally a unanimous decision win for Silva; overturned after Silva tested positive for Lightweight debut. Originally a submission win for Diaz by gogoplata; overturned after Diaz tested positive for Defended the IFC U.S. Welterweight Championship. "You want to talk about baptizing my younger brother?" They can do their part and then the show could go on. One option for Masvidal would seem to be a title shot against the winner of the Dec. 14 bout between welterweight champion Coincidentally, the UFC actually tried to book Masvidal vs. Nick Diaz earlier this year but talks with Diaz never seriously materialized.In addition to not liking how the fight panned out for his brother, Diaz took umbrage with Masvidal saying he wanted to "baptize" Nate, which is a term Masvidal uses for knocking people out. Nick Diaz ready to return to the Octagon (3:19) Nick Diaz sits down with Ariel Helwani to discuss his brother Nate's loss to Jorge Masvidal and his potential return to the UFC. After her death, Diaz would run to his girlfriend's grave everyday to tell her he would become the fighter she always wanted him to be.Diaz became a professional mixed martial arts fighter in 2001 just after his 18th birthday and won his first fight, submitting Mike Wick with a Diaz was then invited to participate in Ultimate Athlete's King of the Mountain, a single-night tournament that took place two months later.

He won a hard-fought split decision over his opponent Mike Aina.After losing the Noons fight via-doctor stoppage due to a cut, Diaz had surgery and had the bone filed down on his eyebrows to prevent any bad cuts in future bouts.