Nick Diaz: The fight with BJ Penn could be my last
Posted on October 26, 2011, 11:11 PM by Trent ReinsmithNick Diaz is set to face BJ Penn in the main event of UFC 137 this Saturday. The promotion held open workouts on Wednesday after which the fighters were made available for interviews. Diaz took 20 minutes out of his day to answer questions from the press.
The interesting video covers a lot of ground, including MMA as a job, BJ Penn, his team, his brother, his reluctance to face a fighter he knows and perhaps most tellingly, he ends the interview saying, “This isn’t like a normal fight for me, it’s more of a sporting competition this time around. I hope nobody's too disappointed if it doesn’t go the same as it always does.”
Diaz also spoke about his future as an MMA fighter, claiming that the UFC 137 main event bout with BJ Penn could be his last.
Further reading: BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz: Countdown to UFC 137
Comments
Nick needs a 2 min interview clause in his next contract
Diaz by submission
I agree. Let him go on and he says stuff like this:
"I can't stop fighting right now....if I wanted to. Ya know, I gotta make some money."
.........and then 2 min later...
"I don't need this......I don't care about the money."
.........and then 1 min later...
"I'm just grateful to have a job...and to be getting paid."
Why everybody just keep asking him the same questions.....!?
thats a really good point actually. you know what hes gonna say, but keep asking him. Obviously a fighter like Diaz doesn't want to hear that shit over and over again. He's the wrong personality for that shit.
Hey looks soooo uncomfortable... i mean i've seen him look uncomfortable doing interviews before but shit.. it looks like he's ready to break down and cry any second.. !
Love to watch his fights..but I didn't realize how beat up his face is.
yeah he seems very unconfortable doin all the promo. and he contradicts himself too. but I kinda understand him. everyone likes money. having an opportunity to earn your money with what you can do best is a thing you can be grateful for. but on the other hand: as soon as money is envolved everything is less about fighting itself but more about buissness and entertaining the people. the guy loves to train with his team and to evolve as a mixed martial artist and he likes competition. but he hates everything that goes along with the buissness-side of it...exept, of course, the money he earns. he once said, if he'd make as much money doing triathlons he would quit pro-fighting right away.
You can tell Diaz is a few fries short of a happy meal.....Great fighter, but would not be surprised AT ALL if his name comes up on the evening news sometime in the future. Must be bi-polar or something.
i hate it when guys start talking about retiring then perform like shit. I hope this isnt the case with diaz he should have another great couple of years as a fighter
I hope he's pullling our leg like before when he said he was done with mma . I think he has the potential to beat penn and the either gsp or condit. He could be the new ww champ for sure
almost 20 min on this stupid monkey that doesn't even know how to give interviews,no THANKS!!! and I hope this is your last fight you hoodrat!!!!!!!!
Diaz is peaking hard right now. I think he can potentially beat all these guys no matter who has the belt.
Wait a minute! With Diaz's comments, we could turn this into a Chael Sonnen-style challenge.
Odds are BJ will "leave the weight class if he loses" to go back to 155. And Diaz says this could be his last fight with the UFC!
Is Chael Sonnen developing superpowers?