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Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz got a tougher challenge than expected from Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos Saturday night in San Jose, but after brawling for nearly 10 minutes, Diaz submitted Cyborg with a textbook arm bar with just seconds remaining in the second round.
Diaz improved his record to 24-7, and he’s now on a nine-fight winning streak. Diaz isn’t the best welterweight in the world (that honor belongs to Georges St. Pierre), but he’s unquestionably the best welterweight outside the UFC.
“I respect the way he fights,” Diaz said of Cyborg. “He don’t play around. He came out here and fought me.”