Nick Diaz disclosed some resentment for his career in mixed martial arts in the lead up to his return to the UFC. Diaz told ESPN that he “never enjoyed fighting”, that whoever planned his comeback fight against Robbie Lawler is “an idiot”, and he deserves a straight shot at Kamaru Usman’s welterweight title. When asked what he likes about the sport, he was brutally honest.
“Nothing. Nothing at all. This is not enjoyable. This whole thing is for everybody else. I’m glad that the fans are happy, and that they love [what I’m doing] and that’s just what gets them going. It got me going when I was a kid.
Nick Diaz Demands Title Shot: “I’ll Beat the Sh*t Out of Usman”
Five months in, I was like, ‘In five months I’m going to be good,’ and in five months I was good. Then, ‘After I make 5-0, I’m going to be so good,’ and I didn’t even make it to 5-0, and then I had to go back for more. After that, it was just no way out.
I see the kids, I try to tell them, are you sure you want to do this, kid? I like to teach and train and be a part of the sport. I’ve got a few fights left, and if I can survive that and keep the ball rolling a little bit, it’s probably a better option than not fighting.”
He also questioned the logic behind the UFC matching him against Robbie Lawler, who Diaz already defeated once, years ago.
“I do believe that [I’m the best fighter in the world],” Diaz said. “I think I’ll beat the sh*t out of Usman. I’ve got a better shot of beating Usman than I do Lawler, just ‘cause I already beat Lawler. It doesn’t make sense for me to go in there and fight Robbie Lawler again
I don’t know why I’m doing this. This should not happen. Whoever set this up is an idiot. I don’t know why I’m doing this. I don’t know why this is happening. I should be fighting Kamaru Usman and that’s it.” Diaz continued, promising a decisive win over Robbie Lawler despite his reluctance to return to the Octagon.
“I’m going to go in there and fight Robbie Lawler again, and he don’t deserve to get his ass whooped, and I know I’m going to beat the sh*t out of him and I don’t wanna. If I lose, I don’t want to lose to Robbie Lawler. I already beat him. That just sucks.”
Do you think Nick Diaz can fight Kamaru Usman? Usman has already defeated everybody else in welterweight title contention, so perhaps a fresh opponent in Nick Diaz will interest him.
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