Nick Diaz On Return Fight: We’re Going To Do Something Big
After taking on Anderson Silva in the main event of January 2015’s UFC 183, outspoken UFC welterweight Nick Diaz was handed a ludicrous five year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to a positive drug test for Marijuana metabolites.
The Stockton native recently reached an agreement with the commission, however, lessening his suspension to 18 months, and making him eligible to return to action August 1, 2016.
Despite not winning a fight since 2011, Diaz remains a huge draw and a huge fan favorite which usually lands him in massive fights. As for his return, “The Stockton Bad Boy” expects no different:
“I think my brother is probably going to get a fight before me, so I am just working on the rest of the people I am training with on their camps. Then we will establish who I will be fighting next. I am only trying to go big, though, I am not trying to do no small fights. So, if we’re going to do any fights, we are going to do something big. But, for now I am focusing on my younger brother and the rest of the academy in northern California, the team I train with, Team Black.” Diaz recently told MMA Mayhem TV.
Younger brother Nate recently returned from a year long layoff, taking out Michael Johnson in impressive fashion at last month’s UFC on FOX 17 from Orlando, Florida. The younger Diaz brother was actually recently rumored to be in talks regarding a potential fight with former 155-pound kingpin Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, although no confirmation has come just yet.
While helping Nate prepare for what lies ahead, Nick could also be gearing up for something huge, at least according to the former Strikeforce champion himself.
Who would you like to see Diaz take on upon his return sometime later this year?
