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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Nick Diaz, Willing To Fight At 205

No. 5-ranked middleweight contender and former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to three with a brutal stoppage victory over Vitor Belfort at October 8’s UFC 204 from Manchester, England. It now appears as if Mousasi is looking towards the future, as he recently told MMAJunkie that he’d be willing

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No. 5-ranked middleweight contender and former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to three with a brutal stoppage victory over Vitor Belfort at October 8’s UFC 204 from Manchester, England. It now appears as if Mousasi is looking towards the future, as he recently told MMAJunkie that he’d be willing to fight at either middleweight or light heavyweight.

As far as potential opponents go, Mousasi had shown interest in fighting former longtime champion Anderson Silva after UFC 204, but he now says that Silva is “not going to take the fight.” Aside from Silva, the division’s top four contenders are currently booked, meaning that Mousasi will likely have to be patient.

With that being said, however, “The Dreamcatcher” also spoke on the idea of a potential showdown with former Strikeforce champion and fan favorite Nick Diaz:

“So probably, they’re going to make me wait,” reported Mousasi. “With Vitor Belfort, they didn’t give me the fight because I asked for it,” he said. “They gave that fight to me because Vitor Belfort asked for that fight. So, hopefully, Nick Diaz is going to ask for that fight, and then I can fight him.”

Diaz hasn’t competed since January 2015’s UFC 183 when he suffered a loss that was later changed to a no-contest against Silva. In the aftermath of that bout it was made clear that Diaz had tested positive for Marijuana metabolites, leading the Nevada State Athletic Commission to hand him an 18 month suspension.

Now a free man, Diaz is apparently ready to fight according to UFC President Dana White.

Would you like to see the Stockton native meet Mousasi in his return bout?

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Nick Diaz Blasts Conor McGregor: You Ain’t Ever Going To Be The Best

Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor has put together quite the impressive run throughout his Octagon tenure thus far with his only loss in nine bouts coming via submission to Nate Diaz last March. The “Notorious” one avenged that loss against his bitter rival via majority decision at August 20’s UFC 202. Aside

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Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor has put together quite the impressive run throughout his Octagon tenure thus far with his only loss in nine bouts coming via submission to Nate Diaz last March. The “Notorious” one avenged that loss against his bitter rival via majority decision at August 20’s UFC 202. Aside from that loss, McGregor has only lost two other times in his professional career, both coming on the Irish regional circuit years ago.

Nick Diaz, however, isn’t too impressed with McGregor’s resume, saying that he lost to two ‘guineas’. The elder Diaz brother added that McGregor ‘ain’t ever going to be the best’:

“He’s not [great], though,” Diaz said in a recent video interview. “On paper, he’s not. Who are the 145-pound fighters who he beat up? Nobody good, in my opinion. Just a lot of commercials and advertising. How many blackbelts has he tapped out? When he was talking shit back-and-forth about fighting Floyd Mayweather … like, you have already lost to two guys who are not on a legitimate level.

“That just tells me, look, you ain’t ever going to be the best,” he continued. “You already lost to two fucking guineas. I ain’t ever losing to somebody who lost to some fucking little Irish land guineas. That’s fact, that’s on paper. And on gym, you can see what kind of work he has put in. He ain’t working with nobody — he ain’t working with no black belts. Has no legitimate trainer.”

These claims are similar to the ones Nate made prior to UFC 196, and it seems as if the brothers are on the same page regarding the Irish champion, who’s set to challenge lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez at November 12’s UFC 205 from New York.

Nick, on the other hand, hasn’t competed since January 2015, and recently finished serving out an 18 month suspension handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to a failed drug test. He has hinted at a potential return to action in the future.

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Nick Diaz’s Coach Details Strange Situation With GSP’s Nurse

Former WEC and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is finally free to return to the UFC Octagon after serving out an 18-month suspension handed to him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to a positive test for Marijuana surrounding his January 2015 fight with Anderson Silva. Despite being a free man, Diaz’s return

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Former WEC and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is finally free to return to the UFC Octagon after serving out an 18-month suspension handed to him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to a positive test for Marijuana surrounding his January 2015 fight with Anderson Silva. Despite being a free man, Diaz’s return to action isn’t set in stone as of now given the fact that he’s only interested in big fights with big names.

The Stockton Bad Boy recently spoke on fighting once more, but he also reflected on one of the biggest fights of his life, a welterweight title clash with former longtime champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 158 in 2013. Despite claiming to be in the best shape of his life, Diaz was essentially dominated by St. Pierre, but he actually said that he may have drugged before the fight.
Diaz’s longtime boxing coach Richard Perez recently touched on this matter in an interview with Submission Radio, detailing the strange situation with St. Pierre’s nurse:

“Oh yeah, yeah, I remember that. Yeah I was there and it was Georges St. Pierre’s nurse or something, came down and he wanted to give Nick some kind of stuff. And I told Nick not to do it, but he gave it to him. So that’s what he’s talking about.”
“I don’t know what it was. I’m not saying that it was a drug or anything, but I just know that he looked different (in the fight).” “He said he worked with Georges St-Pierre.”

Although he wasn’t able to confirm what exactly the substance was, Perez said that it undoubtedly effected Diaz’s performance in the fight:

“Of course because he was up all night urinating. I mean he wasn’t feeling good because he was going to the bathroom a lot. I mean, I don’t know what it did, but I know he was going to the bathroom a lot, so it probably dehydrated him and drained him. I don’t know, but I just know I was sitting there and the guy wanted to give him something. I don’t know what it was for. I told him no, but he said it wouldn’t even hurt him. It was strange.”

What do you make of these odd claims?

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Tyron Woodley Explains Why He Doesn’t Want ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson Fight

Newly minted UFC welterweight champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley has received some criticism after winning the title this past weekend (July 30, 2016) at UFC 201, but not for his performance, as his first round knockout over Robbie Lawler was as definitive as it gets. Woodley, however, raised some eyebrows when he announced who […]

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Newly minted UFC welterweight champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley has received some criticism after winning the title this past weekend (July 30, 2016) at UFC 201, but not for his performance, as his first round knockout over Robbie Lawler was as definitive as it gets. Woodley, however, raised some eyebrows when he announced who he’d like to fight next.

Showing no interest in facing off with the clear cut No. 1-contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, Woodley instead said he’d like to fight retired former longtime champion Georges St. Pierre or returning fan favorite and former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz.
Speaking on yesterday’s edition of The MMA Hour, “The Chosen One” explain his reasoning for throwing out names like St. Pierre and Diaz:

“I want to say I’m the best in the world,” Woodley said. “Right now I’m the UFC welterweight champion of the world. People can say I’m the best in the world, but I’ve fought Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz is not a retired fighter. So, why not compete against Nick Diaz, who is definitely a top-five (fighter)? I feel like his brother is finally cashing in on that big payday, but I do believe Nick Diaz has brought enough attention to the sport, raised enough eyebrows, put enough butts in the seats, sold enough pay-per-view buys. Maybe he deserves — since we’re using this world ‘deserves’ so much — maybe he deserves to cash out, and that’s why I made a suggestion for UFC 202. It’s three weeks away, I’m in great shape, and I know he’s training with his brother getting him ready for his fight.

“Secondly, Georges St-Pierre is the best of all-time. I can say I’m better than Georges, but I’ve not competed against him so I can’t really make that bold statement. If Georges St-Pierre decides that he wants to come back and he’s interested in fighting me, which he is, that’s going to be my No. 1 pick.

“But in hindsight I would like to fight both of them. I would like to prepare myself, get through Georges St-Pierre, shock the world once again, they say that I’m the best in the world, and then after that I would like to fight Nick Diaz as well. Because (after) those two fights, nobody can ever say I’m not one of the best welterweights on the planet Earth. If I knock out Robbie Lawler — who was the goliath of the weight division, everybody was thinking he was so invincible and unbeatable — and if I knock out GSP and Nick Diaz, I pretty much cemented myself in the UFC Hall of Fame.”

As far as Thompson goes, Woodley says his words may have come back to bite him. “Wonderboy”, who is has scored back-to-back dominant wins over former champion Johny Hendricks and top contender Rory MacDonald, had previously said that he’d rather fight Lawler. Now, Woodley is willing to grant him that wish:
“Also, Wonderboy’s words just bit him in the butt. I didn’t put these words in his mouth. He said that Robbie Lawler would take this fight. He felt that the fans would want to watch Robbie Lawler fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, that it would be a more exciting fight, that I would fade in the later rounds and he felt like Robbie Lawler was going to take it home.

“When he makes those statements, and you’re not the pay-per-view buy, you’re not the money fight, you’re not the (guy who) people are going to be jumping off the wall buying pay-per-views to watch Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ fight — not to say in his career that won’t happen, he’s an exceptional fighter, he’s beaten two phenomenal athletes back-to-back — but when he said those words out of his mouth, he wrote a check his ass couldn’t cash. So now he’ll get his chance to fight Robbie Lawler and I’ll go out and I’ll prove I’m the very, very best in the world by fighting the Hall of Famers.”

Do you agree with Woodley chasing the ‘money fight’, or should a champion face off with the No. 1 contender?

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Tyron Woodley Responds To Nick Diaz: He Can Fight For ‘Non-Plastic’ Belt

Nick Diaz has suddenly worked his way right back into the forefront of mixed martial arts media after his 18-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) ended yesterday (August 1, 2016). Given his name value, Diaz shouldn’t have trouble finding a fight, and he was even called out by newly-minted 170-pound champion Tyron […]

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Nick Diaz has suddenly worked his way right back into the forefront of mixed martial arts media after his 18-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) ended yesterday (August 1, 2016). Given his name value, Diaz shouldn’t have trouble finding a fight, and he was even called out by newly-minted 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley this past weekend (July 30, 2016).

Recently speaking on that potential scenario, Diaz said he would fight Woodley if given an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Stockton Bad Boy also said that he wasn’t interested in fighting for a ‘piece of plastic’, and that he was already on top. Woodley has since responded to those comments, blasting Diaz’s IQ in the process. “The Chosen One” also said that he may be facing off with former longtime champion Georges St. Pierre next:

“He didn’t make sense. He ‘wanted to fight the best,’ I have the gold. But he don’t want the gold, he ‘made PPV’ without the gold.” Woodley told TMZ.

“I think Nick Diaz is a great fighter. If he realized, that I was actually giving him credit and I was actually wanting to fight him because he was one of the best welterweights in the history of the sport, I think he would’ve answered it quite differently.”

“But as it shows you, his IQ, outside of fighting, is not extremely high.”

“I think I may get an opportunity to fight Georges St-Pierre, which is going to be a bigger payday, so he can go fight for a ‘non-plastic belt’ against somebody else. He might have walked his way out of several seven figures.”

What do you make of these comments, and who should Woodley meet next?

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Nick Diaz On Fighting Tyron Woodley: Make Me An Offer I Can’t Refuse

One of MMA’s most polarizing figures is a free man as of today (August 1, 2016) and ready to make his return to the Octagon. Former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz has been out of action since suffering a defeat that was later changed to a no-contest against all-time great Anderson “The Spider” Silva in January […]

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One of MMA’s most polarizing figures is a free man as of today (August 1, 2016) and ready to make his return to the Octagon. Former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz has been out of action since suffering a defeat that was later changed to a no-contest against all-time great Anderson “The Spider” Silva in January 2015. After the bout it was revealed that “The Stockton Bad Boy” had once again tested positive for Marijuana, leading the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to hand him a ludicrous five year suspension.

It’s safe to say that MMA world went crazy backing Diaz, and his suspension was later changed to an 18-month ban dating back to January 2015. Since Diaz has last competed, the sport and the UFC has changed quite a bit, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Diaz’s star power, and it could even be argued that his popularity has since increased. In fact, he recently told TMZ Sports that he’s ‘on top’ and he’d like to fight the best guy in his highly-anticipated return.

One fight that could be potentially looming on the horizon is a welterweight title fight with newly-minted champ Tyron Woodley, who knocked out Robbie Lawler this past weekend (July 30, 2016) to steal the gold. After his win, Woodley called out Diaz for a battle in just a few weeks at August 20’s UFC 202, an event headlined by Nick’s brother Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. Regarding that scenario, Diaz said that he’ll need an offer ‘he can’t refuse’, adding that he doesn’t owe anything to anyone.

Check out Diaz’s full interview below:

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