Simply days before his greatly anticipated return to the octagon more than six years after his last battle, Nick Diaz gave an emotional interview on Wednesday where he made it clear: he's never delighted in battling and also he definitely does not want this rematch against Robbie Lawler.
The former welterweight champ took a seat with ESPN to talk about his return to battling at UFC 266 on Saturday, when he will certainly take on Lawler for the 2nd time in his profession. However throughout the meeting, Diaz provided his sincere point of views regarding the sporting activity.
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"I never ever delighted in battling," Diaz said plainly. "It's just something that I do. It's simply what I do. I tried to avoid it, yet really it's type of inescapable. It is. All the people around me and all the cash as well as sponsors, they won't let me get away from dealing with. There's points I can do, however it's not mosting likely to work out. I may as well simply go and take my punches."
Diaz said he feels "pretty good" going into the fight yet he revealed his displeasure with his challenger.
Nick Diaz bro of Nate Diaz present throughout UFC 263 at Gila River Sector.(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) "I do think that,"Diaz claimed when asked if he seems like he's the most effective fighter on the planet."I believe I'll beat the s-- out of(Kamaru) Usman. I have actually got a better shot of beating Usman than I do Lawler, simply 'cause I currently beat Lawler. It doesn't make good sense for me to go in there as well as fight Robbie Lawler once more."
"I don't understand why I'm doing this," he claimed, more animated. "This should not happen. Whoever established this up is a moron. I don't understand why I'm doing this. I do not understand why this is happening. I need to be dealing with Kamaru Usman and that's it."
Diaz discussed that he really feels "a great deal of animosity" towards the sport.
"Do I feel confident?" he asked rhetorically. "I never ever do. I never have. I always feel like I'm going to obtain trashed available, every battle I've ever before done. 'Exactly how do you feel versus Robbie Lawler?' I feel like I'm going to obtain the s-- defeat out of me. And also when I win, I obtain batter even worse."
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA-AUGUST 29: Robbie Lawler stands in his edge in between rounds of his welterweight battle versus Neil Magny during the
UFC Fight Evening event at UFC PEAK on August 29, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (( Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)) He reiterated his desire not to combat Lawler.
"I'm mosting likely to go in there and also battle Robbie Lawler once again, and he don't be worthy of to get his a-- whooped, and I recognize I'm mosting likely to beat the s-- out of him as well as I do not wan na. If I lose, I do not wish to shed to Robbie Lawler. I currently defeated him. That just draws."
Diaz claims he possibly has a few fights left in him yet when asked what he locates most enjoyable regarding the sporting activity, he claimed, "Absolutely nothing in any way."
"This is not pleasurable. This whole thing is for everyone else. I rejoice that the fans enjoy, and that they enjoy it and that's just what obtains them going."
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