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Nick Diaz Is Back and He’s Still Not a Fan of Georges St-Pierre

I’m not an overly complicated man. I am thankful for the little things in life. One of the things that I am thankful for right at this moment is the fact that currently-suspended UFC welterweight contender Nick Diaz has reemerged on YouTube. The …

I’m not an overly complicated man. I am thankful for the little things in life. One of the things that I am thankful for right at this moment is the fact that currently-suspended UFC welterweight contender Nick Diaz has reemerged on YouTube.

The focus of Diaz’s vitriol is one Georges St-Pierre, the now undisputed UFC welterweight champion.  The video was filmed before St-Pierre defeated interim UFC champion Carlos Condit at UFC 154, and it’s clear that Diaz still believes he has the tools to beat the man that holds the title in the UFC’s 170-pound division.

The timing of these videos, which surprisingly do feature some NSFW language, seems fairly opportunistic and the tone fairly inflammatory. Diaz’s words aren’t as strong as the speech he made following his victory over B.J. Penn at UFC 137, but they are attention grabbing.

The question is, will they have the same effect on St-Pierre as Diaz’s speech back on that night in October 2011?

St-Pierre was so incensed by Diaz that evening that he asked the UFC to give him Diaz as his next opponent, leapfrogging over Carlos Condit. The UFC obliged, but the fight was never to be, as a knee injury shelved St-Pierre.

Diaz would go on to lose to Carlos Condit at UFC 143. He would also test positive for marijuana metabolites and be handed a one-year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, a suspension that runs out in early February.

UFC president Dana White seems hell bent on lining up a fight between St-Pierre and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, but let’s not forget the level of interest that was generated by the potential St-Pierre versus Diaz fight.

 

If the UFC would book Diaz against St-Pierre in his return fight, it would be money in the bank and it would actually mean something, not like the fictitious “pound-for-pound” crown that many fans love to discuss.

Yes, the St-Pierre versus Diaz fight would put top contender Johny Hendricks on ice, but is that any worse than putting two entire weight divisions on ice just to pack a football stadium full of fans?

Are these videos an effort by Diaz to get back under the skin of St-Pierre? Maybe they are, maybe they aren’t, but they do remind me how badly we all wanted to see St-Pierre versus Diaz in the first place.

Something tells me that this will not be the last we hear from Diaz concerning St-Pierre as Diaz serves out the rest of his suspension. For that, I offer my thanks.

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Score Fighting Series: 5 Reasons to Watch SFS 7

The Score Fighting Series presents its seventh show in Ontario this Friday night and will feature up-and-coming Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein making his return to SFS against Forrest Petz.The event is the Score’s fourth fight card fr…

The Score Fighting Series presents its seventh show in Ontario this Friday night and will feature up-and-coming Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein making his return to SFS against Forrest Petz.

The event is the Score’s fourth fight card from the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, and it’s stacked with elite-level, local talent from top to bottom. The Score has quickly become the “go to” show in Ontario and has delivered high-quality mixed martial arts every single time out.

This one will be no different. Here are five reasons to tune in to the show this Friday night.

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Score Fighting Series: 5 Reasons to Watch SFS 7

The Score Fighting Series presents its seventh show in Ontario this Friday night and will feature up-and-coming Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein making his return to SFS against Forrest Petz.The event is the Score’s fourth fight card fr…

The Score Fighting Series presents its seventh show in Ontario this Friday night and will feature up-and-coming Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein making his return to SFS against Forrest Petz.

The event is the Score’s fourth fight card from the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, and it’s stacked with elite-level, local talent from top to bottom. The Score has quickly become the “go to” show in Ontario and has delivered high-quality mixed martial arts every single time out.

This one will be no different. Here are five reasons to tune in to the show this Friday night.

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Bellator Season 8: Creating 8-Man Tournaments in Every Division

Bellator is making the biggest move in the company’s history when it jumps to Spike TV in 2013. With that, the up-and-coming MMA promotion is going to need to bring out all of the stars.It is not known which weight classes other than welterweight will …

Bellator is making the biggest move in the company’s history when it jumps to Spike TV in 2013. With that, the up-and-coming MMA promotion is going to need to bring out all of the stars.

It is not known which weight classes other than welterweight will have a tournament. Therefore, speculation for who will make tournaments in the other weight classes can still be made.

Here are eight-man tournaments that could and should be made for their first season on Spike TV.

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An MMA Thanksgiving: The UFC Lightweights and Other Things We Are Thankful For

While you enjoy your turkey and pretend to enjoy fellowship with your extended family, we here at Bleacher Report have been slaving away in our own proverbial kitchen, bringing you yet another list.But this? This isn’t just any list. This is a list of …

While you enjoy your turkey and pretend to enjoy fellowship with your extended family, we here at Bleacher Report have been slaving away in our own proverbial kitchen, bringing you yet another list.

But this? This isn’t just any list. This is a list of things in the world of mixed martial arts that we, your humble Bleacher Report staff, are thankful for.

Agree with our lists? Thankful for something else, like Ronda Rousey’s short pants or Dana White‘s tight T-shirts? Let us know in the comments.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Bleacher Report MMA. And to our readers hailing from Canada or other countries, happy Thursday.

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Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen and the Sweetest Revenge Moments in UFC History

Revenge is a dish best served cold.When it’s served in the UFC, I recommend cold, with a side of face punching.Since the very first show in 1993, revenge has consistently been one of the UFC’s top storylines. But Ken Shamrock’s pursuit of vengeance aga…

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

When it’s served in the UFC, I recommend cold, with a side of face punching.

Since the very first show in 1993, revenge has consistently been one of the UFC’s top storylines. But Ken Shamrock’s pursuit of vengeance against Royce Gracie was just the first of many revenge subplots to come.

This year has been a revenge lover’s dream—and considering The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book of all time, I feel qualified to say it doesn’t get much sweeter than Anderson Silva silencing Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones vanquishing his mentor Rashad Evans.

Sonnen, as you may recall, absolutely savaged Silva in the press for two years. He talked about his country, his manhood, his friends and even his wife. It was brutal. Silva, of course, had the last word, not only finishing Chael in the cage, but clowning him afterwards, even inviting him to a barbecue. It was the definition of “owned.”

Amazingly, things were even more personal between Evans and Jones. The two had been training partners at Greg Jackson’s gym in New Mexico, where Evans had taken Jones under his wing.

Things escalated quickly, however, when Jones suggested in the press that he’d be willing to fight Evans, breaking gym protocol and the friendship. When the two met at UFC 145, it was not just for the belt. It was to settle a legitimate score.

Have a sweet revenge moment you prefer? A story of your own? Let us hear it in the comments.

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