âRonda Rousey came to my house and she was like, âmotherf-cker, you need to loosen up,ââ Diaz previously told Sports Joe. âShe put a bottle of tequila in front of me, boom, slid it over on the table and was like, âhey, time for you to have a shot.â I was like, âuhhh, alright. Iâll get drunk with you.ââ
Our current generation of mixed martial arts (MMA) fans may be unfamiliar with the rise and fall of combat sports icon Nick Diaz, who was one of the biggest (and most exciting) names in the industry â both inside and outside of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The original Stockton slugger racked up high-profile wins for promotions like EliteXC, PRIDE FC, and Strikeforce, among others, which includes his technical knockout victory over UFC legend Frank Shamrock, a fight that avenged the loss of his longtime coach, Cesar Gracie.
Thatâs probably why itâs so painful for Gracie to watch Diaz struggle at age 41.
âHe was the best Iâve ever seen,â Gracie told Legacy TV. âBut like I said, once he started to hang out with ⌠I think Ronda Rousey got him drinking. You know what I mean? She would come up before she was famous, sheâd hang out and everything. But she could drink, it wasnât her fault, but he couldnât. He couldnât drink. He canât do things like that. And that set him on a different path. All of a sudden his friends were Hollywood friends. His friends were Las Vegas friends, they were kinda weird. He went on a path ⌠but I canât go on that path. Thatâs not my path, I wonât follow him onto that path. All I can do is stay on the outside and wait for him to come to my path â but I wonât follow his path.â
Like his older brother, Nate Diaz carved out a memorable career in UFC and scored multiple mega-money paydays, despite getting âconnedâ by UFC CEO Dana White. That said, Nate has emerged as the more grounded and stable Diaz brother, built on a solid foundation of friends and family.
âI got love for the guy â I love him,â Gracie continued. âAt 16 I trained him, I was like a father to him, if you wanna say that, an older brother, father, whatever. But I have to wait for him to want to be on this other path. Heâs gotta do what makes him happy. If he wants to do another fight, go ahead. If he doesnât, donât. I donât think he really does. He understands what he has to give, to do, to represent himself. I think heâs an amazing teacher, I would like him to maybe share and get a love for teaching, and maybe have his own academy and teach. Another thing too, I think itâs important ⌠what Nate did is he got married to someone who kinda keeps him grounded, has a good mentality, and Nick never had that.â
Maybe thatâs a good thing, considering what happened in late 2017.
Diaz (26-10, 2 NC) was supposed to make his return on the UFC 310 pay-per-view (PPV) card this weekend in Las Vegas, but dropped out prior to the event for reasons not explained. Taking his place is streaking welterweight sensation Themba Gorimbo.
She Kimurad Diaz into a Bottle of Cuervo against his will
Diaz vs MVP would have been something.
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Diaz had never heard of alcohol before or had any opportunity to get hammered because drinking doesnât exist in Stockton.
But a younger up and coming female fighter training in the same gym that drinks socially?
lol Cesar. Sponsored and worked with both Diaz bros. Cesar was an âinterestingâ part of a lot of stuff that went on.
Oh u did?
Arguably one of the toughest fighters on the planet at times. Always gave you the sense he loved fighting and fucking people up more than money or fame. Disrespect him and you got a war. Prize fight, fuck it.
Last Of The Mohicans
Haha yes. We did. You had to deal with him and them. Thatâs why I left it at interesting. Your the one that had to investigate why they had zero clothing after we sent pallets of boxes to them.
I thought this in the beginning when he didnât course correct. He never got right.
If this is accurate than itâs just another reason for me to dislike Ronda.
I reckon he started heavy drinking to get over her BO
Fuck Cesar
Ditto
Pussy liberal thinking, the modern way of thinking. Did she threaten to execute him if he didnât drink?