It probably didn’t come as much of a surprise, but it was interesting to at least hear it from a close friend: Nick Diaz is retired from MMA. That, according to Diaz’s good friend, former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez, who said Diaz is retired “last time I checked.” But Melendez didn’t rule out the possibility of a future comeback, either. “If anyone could come back and do it, and stay on track and everything, it’s him,” Melendez said. Melendez’s words come just a few weeks after we learned that a fight between Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, which reportedly had been set for UFC 235 on March 2, was called off. UFC President Dana White acknowledged both that it had been planned and was scrapped.
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Daily Debate results: Is Nick Diaz retired for good from MMA? – MMA Junkie