Joe Rogan agrees with Nick Diaz that he didn’t have enough time to get ready for his return. Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) came back from a six-and-a-half-year layoff to rematch Robbie Lawler at UFC 266, and he didn’t appear to be in his best physical form after requesting the fight be contested at 185 pounds instead of welterweight as originally scheduled. Lawler exacted his revenge 17 years later from their first meeting at UFC 47, scoring a third-round TKO of Diaz after Diaz elected not to continue when he was dropped by a pair of punches. Following the fight, Diaz claimed that the way the fight was set up was a “bum rap” and that he had a lot of stress coming into it.
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Joe Rogan: Nick Diaz ‘didn’t do that bad’ at UFC 266 but needed more time to prepare – MMA Junkie