TORONTO — It wasn’t long after Nick Diaz knocked out Paul Daley to retain his Strikeforce welterweight title when he was voicing a displeasure with the path of his MMA career. Diaz said he wants bigger fights, he wants more money, he wants it all.
His words haven’t fallen on deaf ears. UFC president Dana White said that after this weekend’s UFC 129 mega-event, one of his first priorities is meet with Diaz, discuss his concerns and find out what he can do to satisfy him. Even though White said that things would be “business as usual” after Zuffa bought Strikeforce, and that the UFC and Strikeforce brands would operate independently, it’s already clear he’s making exceptions where he sees fit.