Report: Nick Diaz Paid $300,000 to Attend UFC 143 Press Conferences
Imagine getting paid an extra $300,000 for doing something that you’re already supposed to do. As Chris Rock famously asked, “What do you want, a cookie?”
According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN, welterweight Nick Diaz (Pictured) was compensated $300k for showing up to UFC 143 pre-fight press conferences to promote February’s interim title bout with Carlos Condit...
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1 day ago
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1 day ago
Diaz fined, out 1 year for pot test
Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Nick Diaz is being fined $79,500 and banned from fighting until next February for testing positive for marijuana use following a fight in Las Vegas.
Nevada Athletic Commission executive Keith Kizer said the fine imposed following a Monday hearing amounts to 30 percent of Diaz's $265,000 purse and bonus following his Feb. 4 UFC welterweight...
Via Fox Sports
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9 days ago
Nick Diaz Suspended One Year for Failed Drug Test
Ninety-five days after marijuana metabolites were discovered in Nick Diaz’s (Pictured) system and 82 days after the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued him a temporary suspension, the controversial UFC welterweight finally got the opportunity to plead his case before the board.
Unfortunately for Diaz, the verdict wasn’t exactly what he wanted to hear but what most were...
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10 days ago
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10 days ago
Nick Diaz sues the NSAC, wants to fight Carlos Condit immediately
Nick Diaz is not going down easy. The former Strikeforce welterweight champion has been idle since February and under suspension by the NSAC. The layoff has been long enough for Diaz and he is willing to sue his way back into the UFC octagon. Related posts:
Update – Announced Nick Diaz Vs. Carlos Condit Rematch Off
Nick Diaz Out, Carlos Condit In Vs. Georges St-Pierre At...
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April 27, 2012
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April 27, 2012
Carlos Condit Determined To Wait All Year To Fight GSP If Needed
“The UFC I think is looking at it from a business standpoint. They want to see the bigger fight, and basically the biggest fight is me versus Georges St-Pierre. That’s basically the sentiment I’ve gotten from Dana and some of the other UFC brass. I would love to fight some of these guys. There are [...]
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March 14, 2012
Nick Diaz Finally Addresses Failed Drug Test, Retirement and Loss to Carlos Condit … Sort of
For the first time since dropping a controversial unanimous decision loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143, and testing positive for marijuana shortly after, Nick Diaz (Pictured) appeared on Spike TV’s “MMA Uncensored” and addressed several topics without revealing much at all.
“I’m under instruction not to talk about that, or any of this,” Diaz responded...
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February 24, 2012
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February 24, 2012
Gracie Says Condit vs Diaz II Not Going To Happen
Last night UFC president Dana White posted on his official twitter account that Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit would happen and an official announcement was scheduled for this Friday, in Las Vegas, NV. Well, less than 24hrs later, it appears as if the match has been scrapped. Cesar Gracie, the long time coach and manager [...]
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
Carlos Condit accepts a rematch with Nick Diaz
Carlos Condit accepts a rematch with recent foe, Nick Diaz, says UFC president, Dana White
Via FiveKnuckles.com
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
Nick Diaz Vs. Carlos Condit: What Really Happened at UFC 143?
Featured | Written by: CouchFighter | Published in: Podcasts
Feb. 4th at UFC 143, Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit squared off in the Octagon for the interim Welterweight Title, with the winner getting a shot at Georges St-Pierre.
While the fight that was supposed to be an all out war, it turned out to be a tactical, game planned fight.
weeks in a row fighters have learned...
Via CouchFighter
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February 05, 2012
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