Nick Diaz News

Adam Martin - September 8, 2020

The sportsbooks have released the betting odds for who UFC welterweight superstar Nick Diaz could fight in his return to the Octagon. Diaz’s manager Kevin Mubenga announced this week that his star client is set to make his return to the Octagon in 2021. As soon as the news broke that Diaz was considering a comeback to the sport he helped make his popular, fans and media took to social media to start listing potential opponents for “The Stockon Bad Boy”‘s come back.

Tom Taylor - September 8, 2020

Leon Edwards believes he should be given the task of welcoming former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz back to the Octagon. Edwards is on an impressive eight-fight win-streak and currently holds the No. 3 spot in the UFC welterweight rankings. Unfortunately, he’s currently without a dance partner, as everyone else in the division’s top-5 is occupied with other challenges.

Andrew Whitelaw - September 7, 2020

The news of an improbable Octagon return for Nick Diaz has sparked a wave of interest from fans and fighters alike with Dan Hardy the latest to express an interest in welcoming the 37-year-old back to the UFC. With social media abuzz with potential match-ups for the Stockton native, Hardy threw his hat into the ring by tweeting, ‘sounds like a good scrap.’

Cole Shelton - September 7, 2020

Darren Till is looking to welcome Nick Diaz back to the Octagon. On Sunday, Diaz’s manager said his client is ‘100 percent’ going to fight again and even did a test cut to see how it would go. Immediately, it caught the fan’s attention and people started to matchmake fights like Nick Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal or Robbie Lawler.

Tom Taylor - September 7, 2020

Former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight titleholder Ben Askren has chimed in on the news that Nick Diaz is plotting a comeback. Diaz, the former Strikeforce welterweight champ and a former UFC welterweight title challenger, has reportedly undergone a test weight cut and is plotting a comeback in 2021. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani shared this exciting news on Sunday evening.

Adam Martin - September 6, 2020

UFC welterweight superstar Nick Diaz is targeting a return to the UFC in 2021 and on Sunday successfully completed a test weight cut. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani spoke to Diaz’s manager Kevin Mubenga, who confirmed that Diaz is “100 percent” planning on fighting again and is targeting a return to the Octagon in 2021. Additionally, Diaz successfully completed a test weight cut, his first weight cut in over four years. Helwani also shared a video of Diaz following his test cut, adding that “The Stockton Bad Boy” weighs in the 175lbs – 165lbs range.

Tom Taylor - August 27, 2020

Nick Diaz has responded to a recent accusation from Diego Sanchez, who claimed the former Strikeforce welterweight champ used to send him angry emails. Earlier this week, during an appearance on Mike Swick’s Real Quick podcast, Sanchez accused Diaz of bombarding him with hateful emails, some of which even targeted his mother and father.

Tom Taylor - March 25, 2020

For many years, Mike Dolce served as the nutritionist for UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks. Speaking on a video posted on his YouTube channel on Wednesday morning, Dolce recounted one of the wilder moments of his work with Hendricks: nearly getting jumped by Nick Diaz and his entourage in a parking lot outside a UFC event. Dolce explained that this incident occurred around the weigh-ins for Hendricks’ first fight with Robbie Lawler. Hendricks initially missed weight for the fight by less than a pound, and was infamously taunted by Diaz while he was on the scale—but that’s apparently not where the trouble ended.

Harry Kettle - January 30, 2020

Jorge Masvidal has spoken out regarding an interesting chat that he had with Nick Diaz’s manager as he looks ahead to a huge year in 2020. Masvidal, who had a phenomenal 3-0 year in 2019, is the current and inaugural holder of the BMF Championship. Regardless of whether or not he winds up defending that belt this year, he’s almost certainly going to play a huge role in the UFC Welterweight Championship picture.

Adam Martin - December 30, 2019

UFC president Dana White confirmed that the promotion’s matchmakers are speaking to Nick Diaz about a possible comeback to the Octagon. Diaz has not fought since January 2015 when he fought Anderson Silva to a No Contest (originally a decision loss). He hasn’t fought since then but every so often his name comes back up for a possible comeback fight. Diaz recently remarked that he wants to return to the Octagon after five years away from it.

Tom Taylor - December 19, 2019

Nick Diaz recently took to Instagram to advertise an opportunity for fans to win VIP tickets to his UFC return. The problem, of course, is that he doesn’t currently have a UFC return scheduled.

Tom Taylor - November 29, 2019

Nick Diaz hasn’t fought since early 2015, but he’s still the kind of opponent that Jorge Masvidal finds very appealing. Masvidal, who is currently the top contender in the stacked UFC welterweight division, explained the allure of a fight with Nick Diaz during a recent chat with Brendan Schaub.

Cole Shelton - November 19, 2019

Jorge Masvidal is now the owner of the UFC’s BMF title, and he could very well be fighting for the welterweight title in his next fight. Yet Dan Lambert, the owner of American Top Team, is hoping for something else for “Gamebred” next. Lambert and the team at ATT know Masvidal wants the biggest payday so they are hoping a Conor McGregor fight can come to fruition. If that fight doesn’t materialize, Lambert believes Nick Diaz makes the most sense for Masvidal.

Harry Kettle - November 19, 2019

Nick Diaz’s former coach Cesar Gracie believes that the former Strikeforce star would “crush” guys like Jorge Masvidal when he’s at his best. Diaz hasn’t fought inside the Octagon since back in January 2015, almost five years ago, in his main event showdown with Anderson Silva which was overturned to a no contest. Ever since then he’s largely stayed away from the MMA bubble, with his younger brother Nate taking advantage of that by becoming one of the biggest stars in the sport.

Adam D Martin - November 17, 2019

UFC legend Nick Diaz and current top welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal took to social media recently to exchange pleasantries and seemingly agree to a fight. Diaz recently had a controversial interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that was met with mixed responses from fans and media who watched it. Nevertheless, the interview put the elder Diaz brother back in the spotlight after his younger brother Nate has become the family’s star in the last few years due to Nick’s absence from the Octagon.

Fernando Quiles - November 14, 2019

Chael Sonnen thinks Nick Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal will be an even bigger fight than “Gamebred” vs. Nate Diaz. Nick Diaz has made it clear that he doesn’t appreciate Masvidal’s use of the word “baptize” when describing what he wanted to do to his brother Nate. Diaz hinted at wanting a showdown with Masvidal inside AT&T Stadium after “Gamebred” defeated Nate via TKO at UFC 244. The Stockton native’s team later told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that they want the fight for spring 2020.

Cole Shelton - November 12, 2019

Nick Diaz believes he is MMA’s true ‘Baddest Motherf****r’ and should thus hold the title. Although Jorge Masvidal beat Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 244 to win the BMF title, Nick doesn’t consider “Gamebred” the real BMF. He says that belt should have been his from the get-go but he didn’t want to get in the way of his younger brother, Nate, pursuing it.

Thomas Taylor - November 11, 2019

During a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Nick Diaz seemingly opened the door to a future fight with Jorge Masvidal. While he also claimed he has no interest in fighting again, he added that he took issue with some of Masvidal’s recent comments to his brother Nate, and hinted that he’d be willing to fight Masvidal inside AT&T Stadium for the right price. “All I see is f*cking dollar signs right now,” Diaz said of Masvidal (via MMA News). “It’s not on me. You wanna talk about baptizing my younger brother, that’s on you. I never had nothing disrespectful to say, but you don’t talk about baptizing my younger brother. So you’re already in a f*cked up position if you fight with me. You don’t f*cking talk about baptizing someone’s younger brother. That’s my baby brother, you don’t talk like that to nobody. So who rides on who’s side?