Dana White: Nick Diaz is next in line for St. Pierre, Carlos Condit will wait

After Diaz win is the most obvious choice!

specially for the fans! in a way in happy the fight is happening and i know Condit will get his title fight soon! i guess his next in line if not im sure he will win his next fight and get the Champ



To be honest as much as i like Diaz , i think Condit will beat him

so This is a good thing because we will get to watch GSP vs Diaz finally and then GSP vs Condit ( i think ) were i see Condit being the biggest threat to GSP belt.



either way both fights would be amazing , GSP vs Condit or Diaz vs Condit and GSP vs Diaz is already a done deal that needed to happen.

Hopefully this cures the UFC's desire to have Nick at press conferences.

Dana didn't want to talk about some of the things Nick brought up lol

Its going to be an interesting year in the WW division.

feel so bad for Carlos, that fight ment alot to him

he'll still have a title fight, he'll just have to wait a bit longer, that means he can train like crazy for the next couple 6-8 months or so and really sharpen his skills.

He better watch Diaz reels.. LOL..

where you at george!? honestly after last night i believe diaz will beat GSP, penn beat nick up in the first round and Diaz did not give a **** second round he came out and punished BJ. Thats the difference between nick and everyone else, he doesnt let it get to his head.

Diaz via hundreds of punches thrown until GSP cant breath

Nick diaz didn't do anything last night to Penn that GSP himself hasn't already done.

like make BJ retire?

Ya now he pissed off and motivated GSP. Not sure if that was a great idea if you kow what im saying.

Not really sure what you're saying. He couldn't finish a hot dog at a baseball game. AMERICA, F YEAH

i think he wont retire and if he does its not cuz of Diaz....

well GSP made bj quit, he beat him to the point where he didn't know what was going on. and nick diaz just ****ed up his face. so pretty much if penn is really done. they both made bj QUIT

At least GSP finished BJ.

He had an extra round, but who knows

yawn

He outboxed Penn. That doesn't really tell us anything about how the fight with GSP will go. GSP is not the type to sit there and bang. We will definitely see Nick having to fight in a different element.

GSP will beat Diaz up and will go home without a scratch. BJ penn was doing great until he got those combos and gased again. Really nice perf from Diaz but he's gonna get schooled by gsp. "Za waz not imprez by your pefowmance"

BJ ****ed Diaz up, but Penns infamous cardio kicked in and he crapped out.

we know BJ has better boxing, but has lousy cardio. Props to nick for getting his ass kicked and hanging in there. But GSP is gonna rearrange Diaz's face

you must of been drunk. BJ has better boxing? Next time you consider commenting, don't.

Nobody agrees with you. All you got were 6 weaks



Maybe you are the one that should not comment?

Gtfo please :)

let me know your address. I'll send you a spoon so you can eat my a s s.

the point is nick wont get discouraged from being taken down and will keep coming at GSP if he even hits him once it will be followed by a zillion other punches and once that happens george will have a hard time doing anything

A smaller BJ could take Diaz down and pound. What do u expect from a hight class wrestler like GSP, much stronger, technical in the GnP department.



Also, Diaz's only worries in the 2nd and 3rd round was to punch a gased BJ who was standing in front of him like a punching bag. GSP will dismantle Diaz's stand up by making him guess between take downs and jabs in his face.

You can have your hopes up if you're a Diaz fan but this fight will go exactly as GSP PENN 2 only Diaz will not throw the towel.

Gsp has mediocre jiujitsu. We all saw how well Diaz defended off his back. This fight will not be easy for Gsp. You can bet Diaz will train hard and have a gameplan for this. He is already getting in george's head. You guys think this will be easy for gsp but I think you are all about to eat your words. Diaz has prob the best mma grappling in the division so he won't care if gsp takes him down. Gsp won't be able to do anything with his takedowns without putting himself in danger. It will be a close fight.

wait a sec? I thought Shields had the best grappling in mma? And I thought Kos was an elite wrestler, and I thought Hardy was going to knock GSP out, I thought Alves was supposed to knock him out too.. Do you see the pattern here "movescamp"?

What I got out of this is, Carlos Condit is a gentlemen and a scholar.

Now a much richer gentleman and scholar.

i think it is outrageous that they took the fight from Condit....extremely disrespectful. That said, I think that GSP's far superior wrestling will be the deciding factor when he defeats Diaz. Nick was taken down handily in the first round by Penn....GSP will do it all night long. GSP's game plan will likely be similar to when he fought Penn the last time....wrestle him on the cage, take him down and work him over.

Diaz did not deserve this fight imo, he did not finish or TKO Penn. He had his chance to get his title fight and blew it, now he's trying to be disrespectful to go and steal the shot from Condit and it worked ! I'm kinda disappointed by GSP who got into his game. GSP has a personal history with being bullied in school so i guess he got emotional and wants to shut him up asap.

don't believe dana about george being pisssed. GSP doesn't care what nick said i mean remeber all the smack koschek was talking. THe only reason condit is getting skipped over is because of money. George vs Nick is going to earn the ufc alot more money and hype than a george vs condit. This is unfortunate because condit really did deserve a shot at the title. basically george is told to act pissed and condit is forced to side, their is no way condit volunteers to give up a title shot i mean thats nuts.

Totally true. GSP VS Condit was next and a done deal but now because of more $$ signs Condit was pushed out of the picture. This is starting to look familiar. Push Fitch aside too and make him fight everyone in the division and give the title shot to Shields who never fought in the UFC. I want to see GSP VS Diaz as bad as the next guy but come on Dana don't screw the guys who have busted their tail in the UFC for the high profile fight every time!

Remember GSP's reaction to Diaz's challenge? Was that the face of a man who flipped out over Diaz's insults? He seemed to be smiling and joking to a beautiful babe sitting next to him.



Dana has masterminded another promotional coup and set up a WW superfight which will make beaucoup PPV dollars.



All GSP did is say: Sure Dana, I will fight whover you want me to fight next.

so you sayin that it'll be another boring GSP fight?

but condit wants to fight that night as well and if he loses by chance he wont get a title shot.

BJ beat himself again! Only after BJ started slowing down, Diaz started to look fast. Diaz has got some great stand up, but GSP is not gonna gas like BJ and not gonna stand and bang with him. He's gonna take him down with ease and beat the shiza out of him for 5 rounds. I'm sure after that Diaz is gonna leave the UFC again because I really don't think Diaz is mature enough to handle being beat or beatin up badly for that matter. A Condit vs Diaz will probably not happen. That would be the most exciting match up IMO. I like GSP, I don't like Diaz, but I honestly hope Condit ends up beating the snot outta both of them for this disrespect.

Keep dreaming. Diaz is the best mma grappler in the division. He will make gsp think twice about striking on the ground. Gsp will most likely hold him down and outpoint Diaz to a decision victory. Gsp will have a far harder time with Diaz than anyone seems to think. Diaz outboxed one of the best boxers in mma. He out boxed one of the best kick boxers in mma. George isn't going to out jab Diaz. This will go 5 rounds and be gsp's toughest fight.

You are kidding right? BJ bossed Diaz first round on the floor and he is not half as good as GSP. GSP may take some punishment against Diaz as Diaz takes pain to give pain but I think GSP will give Diaz a lesson in MMA. I think Serra 2 will be the type of GSP we see against Diaz.

Did you watch the same fight? Bj got reversed from a dominant

when you got a million punches coming at you to the body and head you are gonna get exhausted

well you're right there, if diaz does lose hes not gonna handle it well, he's not gonna stick around fighting his way back up for 1-2 years, maybe he'll FINALLY move to boxing instead of just talking

YES!!! Great going George and thank you Dana!!!



I said in my other post after the fight. I hope that George beats Nick so hard and convincingly that he will not be able to delude himself... and neither will his fans. I used to be one because the guy comes to fight hard but that doesn't excuse that he has been an over the top asshole lately.



A lot of guys are saying more lay and pray. My bet is that it will not be lay and pray but more like slammed to the ground and hard knees to Diaz's lower ribs. Lets see how much cardio Nick Diaz has with broken lower ribs.



I believe that sportsmanlike conduct does matter, even in combat sports, and Fedor was a great past example of it. You don't have to be a complete asshole to be a top elite combat fighter.

Nick isn't a bad sport. He taunts in the cage not using press like sonnen. He is who he is. He is an idiot savant. It takes all kinds.

The world would be a boring place if we were all the same, it does take all sorts to make the world go round. Without trash talk and brash loud mouthed fighters the sport would soon get boring. Do you want them all to bow to each other and have tea and cakes before their fight? All thse different personalities, both good and bad, make the sport what it is. You can't deny that after a lot of trash talk you look forward to the fight a lot more and it makes it all the more exciting. Some of these guys, like GSP, AS and Machida, are martial artists and some of them are just fighters, like Rampage, Koscheck, Cerrone and thousands more. You can't expect them all to start bowing and being polite to each other all the time, it is the fight game after all, i respect proper martial arts conduct etc but i also like brash, confident, trash talking fighters, they make it exciting man......

Good points terra2805. I do enjoy Sonnen, Cerrone and others that spice up their fights but Nick Diaz is something else.



What set me off was Nick Diaz claiming that George was faking injury to duck him after all the nonsense he put George through earlier with getting himself kicked out of their original fight. He ****ed up yet never took responsibility for it.

Watched the whole presser. I think a lot of people, me included, watch Nick and root for him to say the right thing; to stop saying crazy things like the only reason he gets a title shot is he's the "bad guy", that he can't buy a nice house 'cause he didn't go "to school for that kinda thing" and he doesn't have time to house hunt due to training. I feel sorry for Nick, truly, 'cause I think he believes the stuff he's saying. Why do I care? I think he's such a great fighter and athlete, period. He shows up to fight and finish. GSP and others don't, period. I wish he'd develop a sense of self deprecating humor to replace the self loathing.



Good luck NIck- hope you pound the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's out of GSP!

I didn't watch the whole thing but I did watch the video above. I feel kind of bad for him because this whole time most people don't just accept him for how he is. I really think he doesn't want to be the bad guy. I think he just wants to left alone.

And he actually expects an asswhoping from gsp lol but he wants the money. Diaz is depressed, he has mental issues and should get help. He had a tough childhood and did not recover from it.

I couldn't agree more, i often find myself wishing he would say something respectful and act a bit more proffesional but it seems he's just stuck in that "bad boy" role now and he doesn't know any other way to act. With all of his god given talents he doesn't need to act that way any more, i sometimes think he is bi - polar or something because you sometimes see him in some interviews, but not very often, and he's smiling and laughing and joking, then you'll see him in other interviews and he's like, down and out, complaining about money, his life, his training and everything else pretty much. He's more or less made it to the pinnacle of the sport now and if he beats GSP, which i think he can and will, then he'll be on top of the world so to speak, so if he is still complaining then something is definately wrong!!! I think deep down he's fundamentally a good guy, whether or not he shows it.......

Dana said Condit wants to fight on the same card as St.Pierre and Diaz so maybe we'll see condit v fitch if fitch beats hendricks in december, although that would mean fitch would pretty much have to jump into another training camp straight away. Or it would also be Condit v Ellenberger...who knows

Hope Carlos will get a title shot after Diaz.

diaz will wear st,pierre out i know it sounds stupid saying gsp is gonna get worn out but gsp fights always are determined by his pace and when he gets the other guy tired and dominated by rds 3,4 gsp can relax when he wants and push when he wants in the diaz fight he will have to go the whole fight diaz will be in his face the whole time and he will have to stand with diaz because if he tries to lay and pray he's getting submitted i see gsp winning rd 1 and maybe 2 then losing or getting finished in 3,4,5 i hope they make diaz a big under dog in vegas cause i'm bettin the house on him then buyin a mansion lol

You're gonna pick up cigarette butts in front of Nick's house pretty soon bro.

ahah very off topic but did anyone see roy nelson beside him with NO beard

and i hope condit beats whoever they put in front of him would like to see condit vs mcdonald, ellenberger, or anthony johnson

You do relize Condit already beat two of the three you mentioned?

Condit only beat ellenberger by split decision, and seeing how ellenberger is coming off a decisive win over the former number 1 contender it would still be a good fight. Rory Mcdonald has also grown alot since that first fight with Condit and he did take the first two rounds. So i see no reason why those rematches couldn't take place.

Dana needs to stop changing his mind every 45 minutes. People shouldn't get taken out of fights unless there is an injury.

This sucks. Now im forced to pull for GSP (whom i dont like) for a fourth time in a row because he is fighting somebody i cant stand even more. I guess i can hope for double ko.

Why bother if you cant stand either of them? What a stupid motive.

Ive been waching every UFC card live since 60 so i will still watch the fight. Its kinda like the super bowl even though the Eagles arnt playing im still going to root for a team, normal for one to lose. So I supose i will be rooting for Diaz to lose not for GSP to win. Im sure this card will be crazy though. I guess some people dont understand they just like whoever is popular at the minute.

GSP 4th round KO body shots on diaz. Lets see his cardio when he's the one eating those

I can only hope and assume Condit got some sort of pay-off for stepping aside. In my opinion, Dana almost always does the right thing - makes the right fight and plays fair, despite fans that wanna f&ck; everyone over just to get a dream match... not sayin I don't wanna see this fight either, but I don't think it's fair.

How is that not fair??? Carlos volunteered to step out and Diaz was suppoose to fight GSP anyways he just missed the Press conferences and got pulled out

You think he just volunteered to step aside... Just as simple and painless as that? This isn't like standing in line for a burger..."nah it's okay, you were here first." No, Condit was most likely forced outta the picture and promised something to make it worth his while. Yeah, Diaz was supposed to fight GSP, then he messed up his chance and it was given to Condit... Now it's being taken away from Condit unfairly.

Condit beat stun gun, Diaz beat BJ. Diaz beat a number 3 welterweight condit beat a nobody for a title shot

You have a point though

I envision Condit vs Fitch. If Condit wins, he maintains the next title shot. If Fitch wins...'cough'...he will likely continue to be overlooked for a title shot, unless he disposes of Condit handily.

Surprising GSP asked for this fight as I think Condit is the better fight, but obviously he's allowed his emotions to get involved which is not like GSP. I do think however, Diaz will live to rue the day he opened his mouth and disrespected the champ in this fashion. GSP by murder most horrid.



Pity Silva does not have the same attitude to Sonnen, although Sonnen does not warrant a shot as much as Diaz does.

PS: I think DW is wrong to make this fight ahead of Condit. it sets a bad example. I hope fighters dont start thinking the way to title shots is by talking smack not by winning as that is sure how things look at the moment.

To give credit where it is due, Diaz did a great job beating up BJ Penn and proved he is a great fighter who deserves to be at the top in the WW division. I thought BJ gassed, (surprised?) and that had a lot to do with his loss as well as Diaz's phenomenal chin.



Dana White decides who fights and who does not--period. Dana White is called a brilliant promoter, but his secret is very simple. He listens to fans and gives them what they want.



Carlos Condit probably made a couple of hundred thousand for passing on his title fight--and a promise he would get the next title shot--as long as he wins his next fight. Dana knows how big a fight between GSP and Diaz would be--that is why he changed his mind.



While I admire Nick Diaz's fighting ability, I have nothing but contempt for his behavior outside of the octagon. People say it is just Nick being Nick--as if, somehow, that makes his behavior understandable--if not acceptable. Essentially, they are saying he is a bi-polar retard who is not fully responsible for his own words and actions--therefore, we cannot blame him.



All I can say to that is: Horseshit.



While I feel for Condit's plight, as a fan, I am selfishly glad the GSP vs. Diaz fight will be next. After all that has happened, it has become a WW superfight. Fans were bored with the dominance of GSP, telling him he should go up and fight a MW champ who should be a LHW just to see GSP get beaten by someone, and because no one believed in the chances of anyone in his weight division.



Now we have a fight where many fans believe GSP will get beaten--along with trash-talk and accusations directed at the champ.



This fight will be big.

**** diaz, condit shouldve said **** no i have a contract, but whatever.



anyways BJ PENN beat diaz round one he just gassed, same problem hes always had.

I wouldn't mind to see Diaz vs Condit for number one contender. Its difficult to see who really should be fighting for the title. So after missing two pressers and showing up late for another - here have the title shot to represent the UFC and be an ambassador of the sport?

no, you are not getting it. GSP himself ASKED for Diaz and won't wait for that. Carlos did the honorable thing, stepped aside, said, alright work out your beef, i'll still be here when the smoke settles.

I wonder if Dana paid Condit a purse to sit it out for the next shot, not as a bribe or anything, just as a good gesture like. Diaz has obviously got under GSP's skin for him to ask for this fight. I actually think Nick has all the tools to beat GSP, he has the better boxing for sure, combined with a longer reach and he also has the better ground game by quite a wide margin. Also GSP's cardio is what has helped him win a lot of fights but in this fight Diaz will have the advantage there too, Diaz barely slows down, even as deep as the 4th and 5th rounds, the guy is a cardio machine. I can't see how GSP wins unless he cuts Nick or something like that. I've always thought that Nick was under rated and didn't get the credit he deserved but now he's proving it to everyone inside the octagon! I really can see him beating GSP!!..

Both GSP and Diaz have a 76 inch reach, but Diaz is a bit taller.



I hope the bookies agree with your assessment of the upcoming fight.

GSP is going to attempt to stifle him with his wrestling, it's a matter of how long Nick can keep it standing, and how he can work off his back when it does go to the ground.

wow after the beating GSP puts on Diaz who i like as a fighter. ill think he will think twice about being the bad guy anymore

if GSP is that good then that's that.

Saw a few comments about Diaz not finishing... and GSP made penn quit... Believe me if this fight had a 4th round BJ would have thrown the towel in also, or doctor stop or just ko'ed. I was way more impressed with Diaz win over BJ, then i was when GSP beat BJ.

Diaz and GSP are both just better then Penn, thats the simple truth.



I really dont see GSP just stomping out Diaz... Why ? Well GSP does

not finish fights thats a fact... Diaz stops people thats a fact... 5 rounds is a long time... Remember Shields vs GSP ? Jake busted gsp's face up a little, and it was a decently close fight that GSP obviously won...... Well Diaz is better then Jake shields in the stand up, and prob has just as good ground game if not better, not to mention way way better cardio.



Do you see where im going with this ? I think alot of you GSP fans are gonna eat your words. I also thought Condit had the tools to beat GSP but hell thats another story.



anyhoo.... WAR DIAZ !

Anytime someone disrespects GSP he really does lay a good beating on them. If you think Diaz looks bad after fighting B.J. , wait until he fights Georges. Although I don't agree that Nick is that disrespectful compared to Chael Sonnen.

Since carlos stepped out of his championship bout with GSP and he wanted to fight in that same card He should fight Ellenberger since Sanchez cant fight ellenberger

Nick Diaz is a badman!!!!



Love him or hate him everybody wants to watch his fights cuz he brings it and aint scared to fight......what more can a fan ask for

condits getting the biggest payday for sure. you know dana offered him a fat check cus dana knows he can make TONS of money off nick vs gsp. especially superbowl weekend....i dont see why condit would step down from a title shot unless hes seeing$$$$$$$$$$$