Nick Diaz Won’t Fight His Brothers; Says Jones & Evans Not True Teammates

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If you want to discuss the subject of teammates fighting each other, it’s not something the guys working out of Team Cesar Gracie take kindly to.

With all the recent hype around former Team Jackson training partners Jon “Bones” Jones and Rashad Evans choosing to fight each other, the question has come up among several other camps.

Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz has never been one to hold his tongue when asked a question. Simply put, he doesn’t think Jones and Evans were really teammates to begin with.

“They’re not real training partners though,” Diaz said about Jones and Evans. “You don’t understand, they’re like 10 years apart for one and they didn’t grow up training together. That guy’s just brand new into the sport. He’s just doing whatever, they’ve got him busy making photo shoots and press conferences, and conference calls and all this.

“I’m missing practice being on this. I’m missing a very serious practice. I’ve got a lot of people in front of me on the mat right now training and I need my practice.”

Diaz makes references to his own teammates like current UFC welterweight contender Jake Shields and his brother Nate Diaz who fight at 170 pounds in the UFC. Diaz wants no part of that discussion, and he will never ever fight one of them with anything on the line.

“That’s what they’ve got them doing and they’re not focused on what’s important to them in life. I’ve got what works, and I’ve got what’s got me there and that’s my team. That’s a disgusting thought to have to fight my brother. I don’t even appreciate being asked about that,” Diaz said.

Diaz’s teammate, Jake Shields, will of course be fighting Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 129 in late April, but the current Strikeforce champion says they only battle in training; that’s just going to have to be enough.

“I fought with him today, yesterday in training,” Diaz said about Shields.

Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, who also trains with Diaz and Shields, feels exactly the same way and puts his training partners in a whole different category.

They’re family.

“It’s more than training partners. We’re a family,” Melendez stated. “Someone like Nick, Nate, and Jake, they’ve all helped me become the fighter I am. How am I going to use these skills they taught me against them? We help each other get better, it’s just not right.”

Even with titles or money on the line, Melendez believes there will always be another fight available and he’ll choose that option before he’d ever fight one of his closest friends.

“If you’re turning around offering me $10 million dollars to fight my boy, then I’m sure someone’s going to offer me $8 million to fight somebody else,” Melendez said. “I’ll definitely take a pay cut or whatnot.

“It runs deeper than money and team. It’s family and loyalty.”

It's true. You can't compare the two. Jones said he has been training with Evans for like 10 months? It's really not the same.

Diaz speaks the truth God I hope he chokes daley out in the first minute of their fight. Better yet peppers him up against the cage and makes him buckle with a body shot leading to another nasty diaz tko. Either way im happy.

I hope it's like the Robbie fight. The powerful puncher gets his lights turned out.

Jones and Evans were teammates but this fight has to happen. Especially after Jones said he would be willing to fight Rashad.

the diaz brothers are still around?

If Diaz would drop the wannabe gangster persona, he would be one of my favorite fighters.

Obviously the relationships are different but the fact is, Jones and Evans were teammates and it forced one on them OFF the team. Which turned out being the one who has been true teammates to most of the guys at the camp. So, Diaz arguement suuuuuckkks

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Obviously the relationships are different but the fact is, Jones and Evans were teammates and it forced one on them OFF the team. Which turned out being the one who has been true teammates to most of the guys at the camp. So, Diaz arguement suuuuuckkks

I agree Rashad was by far the better teammate in this instance and it sucks he was the 1 forced out basically.

jewzilla wrote:

If Diaz would drop the wannabe gangster persona, he would be one of my favorite fighters.

he grew up in the hood fighting his whole life I doubt he will ever become like gsp or franklin.

sokolkevin wrote:

jewzilla wrote:

If Diaz would drop the wannabe gangster persona, he would be one of my favorite fighters.

he grew up in the hood fighting his whole life I doubt he will ever become like gsp or franklin.

I just lol'd. But I know he wouldnt be like GSP. He can still keep his hardass attitude, it works for him. Just drop the stupid gangster persona. Its fake.

jewzilla wrote:

sokolkevin wrote:

jewzilla wrote:

If Diaz would drop the wannabe gangster persona, he would be one of my favorite fighters.

he grew up in the hood fighting his whole life I doubt he will ever become like gsp or franklin.

I just lol'd. But I know he wouldnt be like GSP. He can still keep his hardass attitude, it works for him. Just drop the stupid gangster persona. Its fake.

I dont know if its fake but its definitely time to grow up alittle with the gangsta shit.

timthebim wrote:

jewzilla wrote:

sokolkevin wrote:

jewzilla wrote:

If Diaz would drop the wannabe gangster persona, he would be one of my favorite fighters.

he grew up in the hood fighting his whole life I doubt he will ever become like gsp or franklin.

I just lol'd. But I know he wouldnt be like GSP. He can still keep his hardass attitude, it works for him. Just drop the stupid gangster persona. Its fake.

I dont know if its fake but its definitely time to grow up alittle with the gangsta shit.

Nick is mental. Seriously, that dude ain't right. But he fights like a mother fucker.

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Esta es la tercera vez consecutiva pesimo post hecho por usted

i'm not even mad though.

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

Esta es la tercera vez consecutiva pesimo post hecho por usted

i'm not even mad though.

Third consecutive pesimo post ?

Bien sugeriría que usted se rasura una cabra y utiliza el pelo para crecer una barba de Raja de Kimbo

captain organic wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

I can see Nick standing with Daley for a while until things get hectic.

captain organic wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

and he'll still whoop dat ass.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

0-3

Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

and he'll still whoop dat ass.

Semtex has Nichola in his cross hairs.

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

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Que ?

Esta es la tercera vez consecutiva pesimo post hecho por usted

i'm not even mad though.

Third consecutive pesimo post ?

it means shitty or more specifically awful..but i can see that it might of thrown a wrench in your translator as i didnt add the accent because i don't really know how to.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

0-3

Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

and he'll still whoop dat ass.

truth.

OU wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Ali wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Please god let Daley land a hail Mary next week.

0-3

Que ?

BTW I said that cause I really hate The Diaz brothers with a passion, but I know that Nick will submit Daley with ease

Nick will stand with Daley.

and he'll still whoop dat ass.

truth.

I hope you've got your mourning suit ready for the 9th OU