NICK DIAZ: "I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SO RUDE"

"I didn't mean to be so rude out there...I just; I know that guy. I don't like fighting people I know. I don't don't appreciate people I know signing to fight me," stated Nick Diaz as he shared his thoughts on his performance against Scott Smith. Check what else he and Robbie Lawler had to say during the post-fight press conference.

[@IdentiFyEndTimes]

The hood loves diaz

[@markvianen2282]

+IdentiFyEndTimes Suburbia same

[@lMarxthoN]

Some people don't like to hit somebody and inflict pain on them unless they have anger towards them and that's completely normal, the other way around is psychotic.

[@StrawberryCoughed]

Diaz brothers are raw talent from the street... they are just themselves... they are REAL about how they feel and still kick a lot of ass.. So what? fair play to them i say!

[@GaeasBlessing]

Nick part starts at 3:03

[@ericbannister1030]

Hey thank you!!

[@ZzZ-qo5wc]

Thanks nigga

[@toErehWon]

​@@ZzZ-qo5wc unnecessary

[@dangeles95]

Hero

[@DickWolfInc]

The Diaz brothers own MMA

[@tillman40]

RIP Strikeforce

[@mariebarns2444]

diaz alllllDAY

[@1991Nodoubt]

Diaz needs to go after the title in the 170 lb division. I still believe Diaz would wreck Lawler still because Lawler's strikes are a bit too wide and reckless as always and his cardio isn't too good either while Diaz's style capitalizes on people with those holes. I also see Diaz beating Hendricks. I do believe, however, that he would get manhandled and murdered in the octagon against someone like Rory MacDonald. Rory is extremely strong, great cardio, quick sharp and powerful strikes, but inexperienced currently. Rory needs to deal with his lack of killer instincts and he'd be a real force in the Octagon then.

[@mirandaalyza]

Am glad to finally find someone whom apppreciates his talent everybody always has something negative to say about coldbloodedmoves diaz

[@007mugabi]

@jnieves77 I consider Daley dangerous,and dangerous early in the fight. I know that Woodley is good(undefeated?),but how good do you think he is? He has very strong wrestling,in my state's conference - which means he had to be good. This match may have to happen,but I don't think I know what to make of it. I haven't seen Woodley fight yet. I'll check him out.

[@mikekoz68]

I wanna see Diaz Hendricks with Diaz winning by KO!!

[@nevarify]

Tom Dwan fuck you 4 months ago

[@thetruthishere4560]

AIC SKS fuck you 5 months ago.

[@zoumascat9647]

the truth is here fuck you 4 years ago

[@fabriziogarreta7160]

McDiaz fuck everybody 5 years ago

[@sandwitchi7]

@@fabriziogarreta7160 fuck you 8 months ago

[@TFitz1]

I like Nick and Nate both. They are entertaining fighters. I dont think they are even that bad i think the shit talking and antics are funny. It would be one thing if they talked all that shit and got their asses whooped all the time but thats not the case. They go out there and bring it everytime.

[@will902]

@RGDA4LIFE i totally agree actually. As Diaz has said he doesnt enjoy fighting, its hell. if they paid him more to do the iron man events he said hed more than happily do that. but the money is in fighting.. hes fucking good at it

[@BIGG209]

when are they going to fight? Thacrow7

[@mntofdk66]

@DickWolfInc what belts do they have?

[@curtmastor]

diaz is the rocky marciano of mma

[@romant142]

curtmastor cept he loss

[@ColCrackABitch]

Lawler vs Riggs!!! Needs to happen!

[@Nosfeast]

@RGDA4LIFE The Diaz Brothers are very humble people just take them the wrong way. For one thing they like to get under the person they are fightings skin to toss them off their game. Also they do it because it is their intention but at the same time they really aint as bad as they seem. Watch Diaz vs Shamrock and that will shed a lil more light then my ranting. But yea RG you are 100% right I think they need more fighters like that Diaz in the sport.

[@Tekhaze]

I like Nick as a fighter, nothing wrong with a little animosity before a fight to mentally prepare one for war. It helps having that motivation to really be vicious to someone, unless you're psychotic. He isn't afraid to voice his opinion, unlike most typical fighters too concerned with public perception, Nicks is more spontaneous with his comments. All you haters out there need to stop confusing confidence with cockiness' and show some respect to someone who bleeds for your entertainment.

[@WayWeary]

If it was a real fight with animosity, you wouldn't be getting paid for it. You are classy about it because even though they are trying to hit you, you are trying to hit them, too. If you are pissed at them for that fact, that's silly. Wishing someone luck isn't wishing they are going to win, obviously, and you can mean it if you are saying you hope that they don't get hurt and put on an entertaining performance, even if they lose, so that their career doesn't take a hit in defeat.

[@mattgonzalez4457]

3:03 (you're welcome)

[@jnieves77]

@007mugabi Well said but i really think it would be a waste of time to watch him fight Jason Miller and if u ask me i want to see him fight either Paul Daley or tyron woodley next just my opinion.

[@jnieves77]

Daley is dangerous but the style of boxing Nick Diaz has wouldn't allow Daly to knock him out like he did scott Smith and speaking of Scott Smith, Nick Diaz also beat him and sent him to the Hospital in St Louis of 2009. So Nick and Daley would be a war not a push over but a war and there is no tellin who would win and Woodley is just showing more and more of his potential to compete with the top fighters thats why i think it would be for a great fight between him and Nick Diaz.

[@avakrug4349]

They say nick doesnt like interveiws and he doesnt speak well I dont agree ,I love the way he has no bull shit ,the real deal. NICK DIAZ IS A TRUTH TELLER. I would rather Hear nick then a bunch of crap and lies this is a fight nothing else,

[@aznricebowl03]

fact is, it IS a real fucking fight. What makes it not "real"? How many pro fights do you have? Do you have any clue what kind of drive it takes to be an elite athlete? The way the Diaz' act has nothing to do with their opponent.. For them to perform the way they know they can, they need to be in a certain state of mind. Something you clearly do not understand.

[@colt8826SOLDIER11B]

Yep gasn themselves up

[@iulia1690]

Nick Diaz for president!

[@Itsmoraka]

3:00 if you just wanna listen to diaz ;p

[@mstabspeople]

@patnais102 diaz vs gomi was a good fight, but i was sooooo disappointed with Gomi, i just expected way more from him. He was barely conscious at the end of that fight but i gotta say, Gomi sure can take a beating!

[@avakrug4349]

Nick is so cool! I love a TRUTH TELLER

[@Metromuch87]

Lol at machida winning the shogun fight, remember matt hamel vs bisping. I swear to god after they raised bispings hand you heard all of the judges go wait, that was bisping?

[@luderudecrude]

@RGDA4LIFE lol very well put. i used to be a professional fighter too and although i always managed to put on a smiley face , sometimes i just wanted to tell people to fuck off when it came to certain things. alot of these fighter get huge respect from me for staying composed but its easy to understand when they arent so nice about everything. it seem sometimes like you can never do enough to please people so its understandable to just stop trying especially when you get hit for a living.

[@spacemonkeyzass]

Kudos to mad dank.

[@Gogoplata205]

@OregonGaming Nick's just not interested in the cameras or the press. I argree he would be better off if he cleaned himself up a bit, but i don't think he's an idiot. He's just not trying to impress anyone and i respect that about him. He's a fighter. Like him or not, why should he sugar coat it?

[@fumpsee]

@pounder2day well yeah i dont mean black vs mexican relations. just blacks vs whites or mexicans vs whites. blacks and mexicans fighting is just god damn entertaining because theyre so stubborn.

[@gregorio0123]

@GotJits420 that is so true..... fight sport. you 100% right. hurt sport.

[@mstabspeople]

@tastings4life i just saw the video where he was asking one of his guys if he could "take this shit off yet, it looks like shit", he was talking about his hoodie(maybe shirt) that had his sponsors name all over it lol Diaz is the man though

[@claymayplay]

@mntofdk66 nick has the welterwieght belt

[@forbesfoofighters]

if nick got silva to play his game on the ground silva's jiu jitsu would be exposed but we all know how anderson silva handles guys with a sound jiu jitsu game from the thailes laites fight.

[@dapappacn]

nick diaz.is the salt of the earth..he ain't kissing ass 4 no1...he knows his career cud be over anytime..and then he'd be back in the hood..perhaps removed...but it wud find him..i'm sure his brother and entourage, including himself, have a few beefs on the streets...he's gotta keep it real

[@tmark618]

no nick has always kinda spoken in a rambling type manner, his brain wanders.... plus he smokes mad dank

[@2submit]

why danna cant bring nick back..... search this cause dana admits that nick punches a guy in the hospital after they fought in ufc........

[@WayWeary]

As I stated, you don't wish them luck in hurting you, of course. Obviously, they both want to win, but if you are both lucky, you will have a good, competitive fight with no injuries that will increase your notability and get you both more work and higher paychecks. Some people feel animosity or need to, but many don't. It isn't a street fight where you're enraged at your opponent. It is a contest with rules. I think you are the one that doesn't understand a good competitive mindset.

[@alexpppalace]

Your obviously not a grappling fan.. did you see it won fight of the night? Dana white thought it was on par with the guida fight.

[@007mugabi]

@jnieves77 I'm a fan too,mon ami. I want the Diaz/Miller fight,but only for selfish reasons - I want it demonstrated,at this point,that Miller hasn't reached Nick's skill level. The fight doesn't help Diaz,in his career,much at all. I don't care how he speaks,or acts in front of cameras - I am a fight fan,as you are. I am interested in what this man does in the ring - that is my only business with Nick Diaz. He is,I think,a 'real' person and one amazing fighter. Among the best in the world.

[@omghahaxd]

no man i love grappling im a brown belt in jiu jitsu i just didn't appreciate what joe stevenson did the first round was good grappling but after taht joe stevenson just sat on him and did nothing..if you want to see a good grappling fight was caol uno vs spencer fisher..and i don't even know how it won fight of the night

[@foresthoe8072]

*Robbie "uhhhhhh" Lawler*

[@WayWeary]

So you're saying they have to trick themselves into feeling animosity towards someone that has done them no wrong? If so, that's their problem. It doesn't mean that someone else can't have sportsmanship and be respectful of their opponent and "Deeznutz" can't criticize the people that do. Am I a professional fighter? No, are you? It doesn't matter. There are plenty of people in the UFC that don't have the mentality of the Diaz brothers, including people with better records and better finishes.

[@maxpower789z]

HEY NICK, DON'T BE SCARED HOMIE

[@Gogoplata205]

@Azatis One more thing, if you were trying, in some indirect way, to insult me with the GSP comment. I happen to think he's an awesome fighter and wouldn't be surpised if he beat Nick. I do think that he has cheated in the past but god knows why. He has plenty of skill to get the job done. Though i wouldn't put it past Nick to win either. I like them both. As for Shields, it's about time he lost, maybe he'll work on his stand up a bit now...

[@BuddenOne]

after seeing nick diaz whooping zaromskis i think he should really step a weight a class and get comfortable with the weight. He would do good

[@danpats1]

he has his own gym with his brother

[@Gogoplata205]

@Azatis Way out of context. I never said anything about his profession. I said he's a fighter, as in by personality. I wasn't talking about his job. And the difference is, if a marine shoots somebody he is likely to kill them. But if somebody threatened to shoot him i doubt you'd mind if he used his miliitary training to defend himself. Nick gets out of line like most people, but generally it's when somebody is taunting or threatening him. Alot of us would do the same. Continued...

[@Uncultured_Swine69]

@deeznutz532 You clearly never heard about "respect" and "sportmanship" then; and has nothing to do with dishonesty.

[@IdentiFyEndTimes]

Blaze it

[@joepro8]

yes they do man nick picked apart frank he got clean shots and got the w.. nate too he softin them up and submits them bro you dont kno what your talkin about

[@jessebrito11]

my left testicle tickling

[@tracybuddha]

I can't fucking stand Diaz but fact is he's a fucking beast

[@BootyBot]

@deeznutz532 being disrespectful doesen't make you a good fighter. being a good fighter does.

[@paolotagliano]

@GuardianAngel5150 lol fair..

[@frailhammer]

I thought Dana paid $40 million just to f*#k Ronda but one way or another he screwed just about the whole Strikeforce roster.

[@007mugabi]

@ledas0 Nick Diaz fans are intelligent enough to know a great fighter when they see one - you,obviously,are not. Let me guess - you are a Mayhem Miller fan,right? Part of his MTV fan base,and without a clue when it comes to individual combat. War Diaz!

[@forbesfoofighters]

if you think nick sucks your obviously not a knowledgeable mma fan because NOBODY is more well versed than nick diaz nobody

[@Breakneckhydra1]

@ldnhammer I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV.

[@jeffdundon9895]

that's why nick disrespected him from the git go..thee end of Scott's whatever career.

[@tmark618]

its fighting, partner, not tennis

[@ashleyb015]

@bs5pt0 but he backs it up.....jus sayin

[@cpilfold420]

Big fan of both. But it's a bad matchup for Diaz.

[@MistaRodgaz420]

you cant just stop fighting outside the cage ... espically when theres stupid fools out there who think they can actually hurt an mma fighter . trust me they are out there . allastair overeem got in a bar fight bas rutten also was in a bar fight . shit happens , and sometimes you step in it .

[@Lokotecuban2020]

@drakurockero yeap he s u tell him that lol i wont

[@Headbangingcaveman]

@OregonGaming ufc is shit dana doenst like to pay unless chuk or rampage is fighting

[@phenomenalclassic93]

absolutely, and if u saw after he got the submission win, he practically kicked/pushed scott wit his feet wen trying to get up. nick i wish could magically go into heavyweight div. and get KO'ed/murdered/annihilated/destroyed by brett rogers.

[@pyrojds]

@GotJits420 cause we wanna legalize this shit everywhere before we admit that

[@OregonGaming]

@RGDA4LIFE Lots of people have been fighting their whole life. Somehow they have no problem conducting themselves in a professional manner outside the cage. Nick Diaz is just an idiot, he could be paid a lot more if he would get his sh!t together and get back to UFC. All he has to do is stop fighting outside the cage.

[@PDArep09]

@Yme666isagod wahhhhh??? i dont even know lol

[@IPZEEN]

@RGDA4LIFE Lol, word! haha :D

[@omghahaxd]

i wouldn't call that domination by stevenson he basically sat on him the whole fight and you know it that was one of the most boring fights ive ever seen

[@chomama77]

Guys like Diaz ruin the sport of mma. 4 the ppl that say he is a fighter not a tv personality, u r missing the sport aspect. If they wanna b tough guys go & hang at the bar.This is a sport with professional athletes.U should not have 2 hate a person in order 2 punch an opponent in the face and get $.Diaz is a douche & thats all there is 2 it. Is he good at what he does? Yes.Would I rather watch a better fighter & person? Yes.I get that sometimes its 2 sell the fight but this guy is just simple.

[@PDArep09]

@Yme666isagod

[@MikeKollin]

Hahahaha... yeah... lots of people on her spell it looser... hahahaha... at first, I didn't know what the hell they were trying to say... hahaha...

[@JiujitsuGuru216]

Spelled bitches wrong, just sayin'.

[@papajdizzzle]

he is scared to fight mayhem, period.

[@danpats1]

i hope he fights you then

[@danpats1]

Nick Diaz would beat the hell out of BJ Penn.

[@theresurrectionmen8707]

danpats1 yup he did

[@robfaget3187]

danpats1 good call

[@blizzy00]

Man , if had somebody mounted...and i was clenched close to there face. I would just chant this over and over " Your weak, i can feel you giving in , you are a naturally weak person, your in my world now. " I would break there mind and moral while breaking them physically. Why not? The Reff' in the fight said " No Talking ! " What is that?, i dont recall that being a set rule. I would be playing mind games the WHOLE fight.

[@theresurrectionmen8707]

Damn thats one though youtoube comment

[@calhills1]

naw, I think your horse lost the race n u gotta accept it.

[@DylanLopez-INNO]

@deeznutz532 I get what you're saying, but then again - fighters can be friends. Remember, MMA is a sport. In fact, I've punched and been punched by some of my best friends! :D

[@romant142]

Dylan Lopez nick doesn't view it that way never has he wants to hate his opponent.

[@olecleophus1976]

Right on. Everyone is different. Some people can do this and stay civil, others need it to be as real as possible which includes very real aggression that borders on hate. If the Diaz brothers need that, then all power to them, it clearly works.

[@Tripp718]

wutchu meeeeeen??? nick ko'd shamrock...remember?

[@Sup3rShann0n]

@OregonGaming I have been making the same exact point about Nick for the last 2 years, yet every1 calls me a hater. Diaz is talented, i don't question that for 1 second, but the dude is bad for mma, His antics (Coming to fights high, knowing there's a drug test following, taunting people he's just fought AFTER the fights over, and fighting inside hospitals etc...) have no place in a sport trying to gain respect, & recognition. That's why he is not now, nor will he ever be again in the UFC.

[@eyetolduso]

Punk. Waste.

[@MormonMustang_]

Is it me or is Nick getting a little "punch drunk". He's too young for that to start happening but he has had a ton of wars. It may be time for him to quit competing and just coach and his enduro stuff. Hate to see him look like Muhammad Ali at 50 years old.

[@Ronin2051]

At Welterweight, GSP, Fitch, and Alves, would definitely beat him. At lightweight, BJ, Diego (he already beat Diaz), and probably Florian, would beat him as well. Not even counting guys like Aoki, and Alvarez. Diaz has great skills but he's not the end all be all that some of you guys make him out to be. He beat a washed up Frank Shamrock, and a punch drunk Scott Smith. That ain't exactly high tier competition.