Big Matt’s Fight Chat: Assessing Nick Diaz
I’ve walked a long, strange road with Nick Diaz. In my MMA infancy he was a prospect with a bad attitude who lost as often as he won. I didn’t particularly like him, but more than that, I didn’t really think he mattered. Three fight losing streaks will do that. When Diaz eventually left the UFC, I assumed I’d never see him again. Good riddance to bad rubbish, thought I. Better to root for the salt-of-the-earth Christians at the Miletich camp*. *I actually never, ever liked those guys, and I still don’t (although the old man version of Hughes has grown on [...]


