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Cesar Gracie claims Nick Diaz fought Robbie Lawler in UFC return with two ruptured disks in neck

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:24:12 +0000

According to Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz was compromised when he made his long-awaited return to the octagon. Diaz (26-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC) came back from an almost seven-year long layoff this past September, when he rematched Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. The bout was contested at middleweight, and Lawler was able to exact his revenge and TKO Diaz at the 0:44 mark of Round 3. In what was an unusual fight-ending sequence, Lawler dropped Diaz in the opening minute of Round 3 and called for him to stand up.

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Video: Did Venum just make the greatest MMA movie of all time?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:47:31 +0000

Clocking in at just under four minutes, Venum’s new feature “We Are Artists” might still qualify as the best fictional feature ever created to highlight MMA. For the record, MMA Junkie’s resident cinephile Matt Erickson awards that honor to the 2011 film “Warrior,” but I’d like to nominate the above clip for consideration on the list.

Georges St-Pierre: Nick Diaz was ‘rusty’ in return, but can come back better if he wants to

BAD MMA News — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:41:58 +0000

Georges St-Pierre doesn’t think Nick Diaz showed his true form at UFC 266. Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) returned from layoff of nearly seven years to rematch Robbie Lawler, but was stopped in the third round after he refused to get back up when he was dropped with a check right hook.

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‘Are you good in life?’: Robbie Lawler shows sincere concern for Nick Diaz at UFC 266

BAD MMA News — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:13:04 +0000

What’s not to like about Robbie Lawler ? The former UFC welterweight champion rarely, if ever, has anything bad to say about his opponents in the lead-up to fights and his fan-friendly fighting style makes for must-see-television every time he competes. At UFC 266, Lawler faced Nick Diaz in a rematch that was 17 years in the making.

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Joe Rogan: Nick Diaz ‘didn’t do that bad’ at UFC 266 but needed more time to prepare

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:46:13 +0000

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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Henry Cejudo urges Dana White to give him ‘a shot at legacy’ against Alexander Volkanovski

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:11:04 +0000

Henry Cejudo is confident he has what it takes to dethrone UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski . Unbeaten in the UFC, Volkanovski (23-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) continued his reign over the 145-pound division this past Saturday when he battered Brian Ortega in a “Fight of the Night” effort to retain his title in the main event of UFC 266. Immediately after the fight, Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) took the opportunity to call Volkanovski out yet again , but the champion didn’t appear to take him too seriously. However, the former UFC dual champion and Olympic gold medalist in wrestling appears more keen than ever to come out of retirement and is pleading with UFC president Dana White to make the fight happen. “Alexander ‘The Average,’ this overgrown midget,” Cejudo told TMZ Sports .

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‘He looked unbelievable’: Dana White reflects on Nick Diaz’s performance at UFC 266

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:51:31 +0000

UFC president Dana White had high praise for one of the biggest names in the promotion. On the main card of UFC 266, Nick Diaz made his return from a five-year hiatus to face Robbie Lawler in a feature bout scheduled for five rounds. Despite not knowing what to really expect from the 38-year-old scrapper from Stockton, Calif., White was impressed with the performance of the elder Diaz brother. “I thought Nick Diaz looked incredible considering he hasn’t fought in five years,” White told MMA Junkie and other media at the DWCS 41 post-fight news conference. “You never know what to get with the (Diaz) brothers, but let me tell you what, with a five-year layoff, I thought he looked unbelievable.” The first few moments of the fight was a rocky start for Diaz, who opened the fight with a sloppy spinning kick attempt that prompted Lawler to unleash a series of punches. Diaz covered up during the first few seconds of the fight, but then began returning fire with accurate punches of his own.

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Dana White rips Oscar De La Hoya: You don’t like the way we pay our fighters, too f*cking bad

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:25:15 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White has a stern directive for boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya: Stay out of our business and worry about your own. Following this past weekend’s UFC 266 , De La Hoya took to Twitter to suggest featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski was grossly underpaid for his gutsy win over Brian Ortega and that White should “have some f*cking respect for yourself and these fighters and pay these warriors what they deserve.” Hey @alexvolkanovski you just won a brutal battle for @ufc and made 1/20 of what you’re worth. @danawhite have some fucking respect for yourself and these fighters and pay these warriors what they deserve — Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) September 26, 2021 On Monday, White responded to De La Hoya on Instagram , and following Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 41 event at the UFC Apex, the UFC boss went on a fiery rant. “I said it to (De La Hoya) yesterday, and I’ll say it to him again: He accomplished a lot of great things in boxing. Outside of the ring, the guy’s an absolute f*cking loser,” White said. “He’s a liar and many other things, and I can’t tell you – maybe you can tell – how much I despise this human being, but that’s the only reason that I’m even f*cking doing this.

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Video: The good, bad and ugly from Nick Diaz’s return at UFC 266

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:45:01 +0000

UFC 266 had two title fights atop the bill, but the pay-per-view event was very much about the return of Nick Diaz , who stepped back in the cage for the first time in six-and-a-half years for a rematch with Robbie Lawler. The fight didn’t go Diaz’s way as he lost by third-round TKO when he chose not to continue after being dropped to one knee and onto his back by a couple of punches from Lawler. The unexpected conclusion to the fight was the culmination of a bizarre fight week that featured a last-minute division change , a media day no-show , and some head-scratching interviews . Related Nick Diaz has earned the right to make tough choices on his own after UFC 266 | Opinion And so, given the good, bad and ugly from the entire week, what was the biggest takeaway from the whole Nick Diaz experience

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Video: The reasons why Henry Cejudo does and doesn’t make sense for Alexander Volkanovski

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:44:58 +0000

This past weekend’s UFC 266 saw Alexander Volkanovski earn a hard-fought win over a very game Brian Ortega, and it seems like Volkanovski is finally getting a little respect as UFC champion . Afterward, Volkanovski pointed to the upcoming Max Holloway-Yair Rodriguez fight as a potential No. 1 contender matchup , but then there were also social media challenges from Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor

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