Nick Diaz

Carlos Condit, another decision in 2012.

Another decision against Nick Diaz, 2013.

And Johnny Hendricks in 2013.

Another decision.

Sometimes what doesn't work, you do that exact same thing in a different time, different scenario, hit it out of the park.

But there are times when accidentally somebody gets a grand slam, and the greatest example is just simply Nick Diaz not showing up for the press conference with George St-Pierre.

That empty chair and what Dana in the moment believed, "You have ruined my event, my press conference.

You have ruined it," turned out to be one of the most successful press conferences of all time, if not the most successful.

It's not something that he has to go out and work for, and therefore there would be no reason to respond.

Is Ilia thinking like this? I don't know.

I'm not sure he's not Nick Diaz in this situation.

I'm not sure that Ilia isn't accidentally doing this great.

Old Rob.

That's what Nick Diaz called him when they fought Old Rob the second time.

He's 44.

Shamayev's early 30s.

He's now fighting at welterweight.

He's taking on Nick Diaz.

Who's going to win that one, man? God, this is going to sound so rude, but I am so waiting for someone to shut Diego

Sanchez the hell up.

So I hope Nick Diaz wins, and I hope it's brutal, and I hope it's fast.

Brad Imes, who actually I remember you picking at the very beginning of the

year.

You're telling me that Islam has a better resume than Jens Pulver, Carlo Uno, Din Thomas, uh, Matt Serra, Gomi in his prime, Matt Hughes, Duane Ludwig, uh, Lyoto Machida.

Ever heard of him? Uh, Renzo Gracie, George St-Pierre, Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver again, Joe Stevenson in his prime, Sean Sherk in his prime, GSP in his prime, Kenny Florian in his prime, Diego Sanchez in his prime, Frankie Edgar twice, Matt Hughes again, John Fitch, Nick Diaz, Rory MacDonald, Frankie Edgar, Yair Rodriguez.

Come on, dude.

It's not even close.

That was Strikeforce, the Nashville thing.

That was, um, that was Mayhem Miller and Nick Diaz, Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez.

They had, uh, I think Gilbert had fought earlier on the card.

I was injured at the time.

I've recently started r- viewing his social media, and some of his takes on MMA-related topics are surprisingly insightful.

Has any fighter genuinely surprised you with how thoughtful their MMA-related takes are because of their demeanor or personality? I mean, um, you know, I think Nate Diaz was one of those guys that you have to kind of be able to understand, and Nick Diaz too.

Like there was a method to their madness, and they had ins- they...

These guys had insight about the value of boxing and what it can bring you in MMA before anyone did.

So the morning of it was me and Jen's pulver in a swimming pool, and I was absolutely hammered because I didn't know what to say to him.

And then I met the Diaz brothers in the elevator, and I got so amped up to meet them that Nick Diaz goes, brother, chill out.

And I was like... holy shit, these guys are going to kill me right here.

Because I knew I got too fucking antsy when I was hanging out with the Diaz brothers at the park.

I know, I couldn't help it.

And, dude, Chuck Liddell, the amount of people that followed him through the club that night, he was just a megastar.