Nickolas Robert “Nick” Diaz is an American mixed martial arts fighter born on August 2, 1983. He competes in the middleweight category at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Diaz is one of the most experienced fighters in the UFC, he has been a professional since 2001, that is, he has a 20-years career.
Nick Diaz has been the owner of the champion belt in the welterweight category at Strikeforce, WEC, and International Fighting Championships. Nick is the older brother of a fellow mixed martial arts fighter who also fights in the UFC, Nate Diaz. His professional record in this long 20-year career is 26 wins and 9 losses.
After an absence of 8 years in the octagons of the UFC, Nick Diaz will return this September 25, 2021, against Robbie Lawler, at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Profile – Nick Diaz – Top 4 fights
- Nickolas Diaz vs. B.J. Penn
Nick Diaz’s last win in the UFC Octagons was at UFC 137 – Penn vs. Diaz on October 29, 2011. Then he faced B.J. Penn. This fight was very exciting from start to finish and, after 3 intense rounds, the judges ruled in favor of Nick Diaz. They awarded him the victory by unanimous decision.
- Nickolas Diaz vs. Paul Daley
Another fight where we saw a very good Nick Diaz in the Octagon was in the main fight Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Daley that was held on April 9, 2011, opposite Paul Daley. In this fight, Diaz managed, from the beginning of the fight, to land many times very strong blows to Daley’s face, who, at minute 4:57 of the first round, fell to the canvas, giving Diaz the victory by technical knockout.
- Nickolas Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis
On January 30, 2010, Nick Diaz faced Marius Zaromskis at the Strikeforce – Miami event. In this fight, like the one he played against Paul Daley, Diaz started the fight with an impressive pace and managed to defeat Marius through a TKO at minute 4:38 of the first round.
- Nickolas Diaz vs. Thomas Denny
Finally, the fight that gave Nick Diaz the 18th victory of his career on July 26, 2008, against Thomas Denny in the EliteXC – Unfinished Business, ended like many in his long career, through an excellent technical knockout, after an impressive combination of blows, by Diaz, at 0:30 of the second round.
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