Nick Diaz misses UFC 158 open workouts
Nick Diaz is known for his antics in and out of the cage. The welterweight title challenger had his last scheduled fight with St-Pierre cancelled for no-showing a pre fight press conference. It would seem that not much has changed for ‘The Stockton Bad Boy’.
Diaz was scheduled to appear in an open workout session today, promoting Saturday’s UFC 158, but did not make an appearance. Ariel Helwani was present at the open workouts and had this to say via his Twitter feed:
Diaz was supposed to be here 45 mins ago. They are looking to track him down. Still no sign of him at the workouts.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 13, 2013
This is a move that could prove costly for Diaz given his former discrepancies. I just hope that this doesn’t cost him the shot against Georges St-Pierre. Or could this be an early sign of nerves from the former Strikeforce champion?
The Cesar Gracie product could be skating on thin ice, although I certainly hope we make it to Saturday with a full card of fighters. Stay tuned to Lowkick for updates as they come in!
Update
. @cesargraciebjj just told me Nick is not coming to the workouts. “7 hour plane ride while cutting weight is tough. Decided to rest up.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 13, 2013
. @cesargraciebjj tells me now: “Dana previously OK’ed Nick not being at the workout.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 13, 2013
RT @mikebohnmma: Dana White is on Jim Rome right now: “I literally just found out he missed the open workouts.””
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 13, 2013
