The rivalry between Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and MTV’s “Bully Beatdown” host Jason “Mayhem” Miller continued at last nights “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II” event.
MMAjunkie.com has the story
“According to a source who witnessed the scene, Diaz and Miller locked eyes while passing each other in the hallway between the dressing rooms and the pressroom as the post-event press conference took place. Words were exchanged, and Diaz allegedly threw a water bottle at Miller. The two were immediately broken up by members of their respective camps and Showtime officials….
“(CEO Scott) Coker reacted with surprise when told of the near-scuffle following the press conference. While he pointed to a different path for Diaz during the meeting – Diaz could meet either the winner of a Dec. 4 bout between Scott Smith and Paul Daley or perhaps Brazilian brawler Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos – he isn’t opposed to having the rivals settle their score inside the Strikeforce cage.”
There is apparently video footage from Saturday’s incident between Nick Diaz and “Mayhem” Miller that Twitter.com/MiddleEasy would publish “tomorrow.” That video should go viral and we’ll have it up once it’s out.
Their dislike for one another stemmed from an incident at last April’s Strikeforce: Nashville event, when Miller stepped into the cage to challenge Jake Shields after the fighter’s middleweight title win over Dan Henderson. Diaz is a teammate of Shields, and along with other members of Team Caesar Gracie, brother Nate and Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, scuffled with Miller live on CBS.