Nick Diaz is a bigger punk then i first thought

I believe, and maybe I'm a little goofy, that I have a good rapport with this kid and we can work together.
...
Here's
the thing about Nick Diaz -- he's just a different guy. I'm going to
have to handle him different than I do every other guy in the UFC. But
that's cool. I can do that. I can figure this out where I can work with
Nick and we can make this happen.
...
I told him, listen, you
have to show up. If people ask you questions, don't answer them if you
don't want to. But you have to show up.

OU wrote:

Dana White spoke with the media about handling Diaz (transcription from ESPN.com):

OU wrote:

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

The UFC has been doing essentially the same thing for 5 years and this guy thinks they have to jump through all the hoops for him? They should have let him go to boxing where a lot of prima donnas pull this shit.

He can leave after BJ smashes him.

Wishful thinking.

AV bet on this fight OU? BJ is a horrid matchup for Nick. He will smoke home.

I'll take that all day every day.

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

The UFC has been doing essentially the same thing for 5 years and this guy thinks they have to jump through all the hoops for him? They should have let him go to boxing where a lot of prima donnas pull this shit.

He can leave after BJ smashes him.

Ninja wrote:

captain
organic wrote:

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew
the Raider King wrote:

The UFC has been doing essentially the same thing for 5
years and this guy thinks they have to jump through all the hoops for
him? They should have let him go to boxing where a lot of prima donnas
pull this shit.

He can leave after BJ smashes him.

Wishful thinking.

AV bet on this fight OU? BJ is a horrid matchup for Nick. He will smoke home.

How
is little baby J a horrid matchup?

Better boxer, better
wrestling, better bjj, and an iron chin. The only thing Diaz has over BJ
is cardio and in a three round fight I like my chances with BJ. Cyborg
of all people gave Diaz a fight.....Daley and Marius both dropped
Nick...like I said I like my chances.

freakzilla wrote:

K.J. Noons nearly beat Nick. What do you think BJ Penn is going to do to him?

jimbojones1950 wrote:

I see BJ winning the fight too. I think he has
better hands, better wrestling and better bjj (which as OU said, likely
wont lead to any submission, but rather will be used for positional
dominance). I think BJ will land a lot on his feet and can take Diaz
down whenever he wants without fear of being submitted. In a 5 round
fight, I'd have to think more on this, but in a 3 round fight, I think
BJ takes this.

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

You think this fight hits the
ground? So you are saying BJ uses his wrestling to get Nick down and
then use his superior BJJ to establish dominate positioning? I really
don't see it playing out that way.

i guarantee you that BJ will take it down at least once a round...

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

All I know is if BJ comes motivated, he
is gonna beat the shit out of Nick. and I am sure DW is giving him
plenty of incentive.

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nick is gonna get checked hard by BJ. He deserves it

bobbitt15 wrote:

Actually related to the thread topic just saw the video of after the fight. Lol Nick walks right over to Parillo and gets in his face talking shit. Such a tool

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

The UFC has been doing essentially the same thing for 5 years and this guy thinks they have to jump through all the hoops for him? They should have let him go to boxing where a lot of prima donnas pull this shit.

He can leave after BJ smashes him.

Ninja wrote:

captain
organic wrote:

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew
the Raider King wrote:

The UFC has been doing essentially the same thing for 5
years and this guy thinks they have to jump through all the hoops for
him? They should have let him go to boxing where a lot of prima donnas
pull this shit.

He can leave after BJ smashes him.

Wishful thinking.

AV bet on this fight OU? BJ is a horrid matchup for Nick. He will smoke home.

How
is little baby J a horrid matchup?

Better boxer, better
wrestling, better bjj, and an iron chin. The only thing Diaz has over BJ
is cardio and in a three round fight I like my chances with BJ. Cyborg
of all people gave Diaz a fight.....Daley and Marius both dropped
Nick...like I said I like my chances.

freakzilla wrote:

K.J. Noons nearly beat Nick. What do you think BJ Penn is going to do to him?

jimbojones1950 wrote:

I see BJ winning the fight too. I think he has
better hands, better wrestling and better bjj (which as OU said, likely
wont lead to any submission, but rather will be used for positional
dominance). I think BJ will land a lot on his feet and can take Diaz
down whenever he wants without fear of being submitted. In a 5 round
fight, I'd have to think more on this, but in a 3 round fight, I think
BJ takes this.

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

You think this fight hits the
ground? So you are saying BJ uses his wrestling to get Nick down and
then use his superior BJJ to establish dominate positioning? I really
don't see it playing out that way.

i guarantee you that BJ will take it down at least once a round...

Andrew the Raider King wrote:

All I know is if BJ comes motivated, he
is gonna beat the shit out of Nick. and I am sure DW is giving him
plenty of incentive.

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nick is gonna get checked hard by BJ. He deserves it

GDPofDRC wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Actually related to the thread topic just saw the video of after the fight. Lol Nick walks right over to Parillo and gets in his face talking shit. Such a tool

For reals? What a fag

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

I like Nick more and more every day when we aren't talking about him ducking Mayhem. I'm so glad he gave up having a wife and kid unlike Condit, because I really don't Nick should breed. Great fighter but he is batshit crazy

captain organic wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

I like Nick more and more every day when we aren't talking about him ducking Mayhem. I'm so glad he gave up having a wife and kid unlike Condit, because I really don't Nick should breed. Great fighter but he is batshit crazy

This is nick in a nutshell.

And Ill take it every day. As will the UFC. They learned their lesson.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

I like Nick more and more every day when we aren't talking about him ducking Mayhem. I'm so glad he gave up having a wife and kid unlike Condit, because I really don't Nick should breed. Great fighter but he is batshit crazy

This is nick in a nutshell.

And Ill take it every day. As will the UFC. They learned their lesson.

True, but the fact that I left out the word "think" makes me think I am batshit crazy. I could've had a buzz that night if you beleive that or not?

captain organic wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

I like Nick more and more every day when we aren't talking about him ducking Mayhem. I'm so glad he gave up having a wife and kid unlike Condit, because I really don't Nick should breed. Great fighter but he is batshit crazy

This is nick in a nutshell.

And Ill take it every day. As will the UFC. They learned their lesson.

True, but the fact that I left out the word "think" makes me think I am batshit crazy. I could've had a buzz that night if you beleive that or not?

Im not sure what your getting at.



But Nick is an elite striker. No getting around that.