Former UFC middleweight fighter Nick Diaz was recently seen involved in a light street fight and was using those leg-kicks to perfection for which he was known for.
Now, it is not completely sure if it was just a fun sparring session with his known one or if it was a legitimate brawl. However, the video shows Nick Diaz being hesitant to hit the person and trying to run away from him. When the other person also follows him, the MMA fighter finally lands a solid leg kick that really hurts Diaz’s opponent.
Nick Diaz takin it easy on em pic.twitter.com/OnVROZSpxY
— Patrick St-Pierre (@patrickallsyms) July 18, 2023
As some fans enjoyed seeing the leg-kicks by Diaz who has been out of the action for a while now. Some of them were amazed by the fact that he was dominating the other person even after not fully being in fight mode.
this is actually insane
two 20-30% power leg kicks from a faded nick Diaz absolutely buckling what I’m assuming is a non/barely trained fighter
ppl who dont train dont understand the levels there is to this game lol…
— asce~ (@asceofspades1) July 18, 2023
One fan twitted that Nick Diaz was their first favorite UFC fighter and this video brought back some special memories for them.
Nick Diaz my first favorite fighter and I watched every ufc because my older cuz got me into it. We used to rent the vhs
— Non¢ents (@vegaschi2121) July 18, 2023
A fan was sure that Nick Diaz probably would have hurt the other person much more with that leg kick if he wanted to.
nick couldve connected hard on that left but he pulled it
— ADAM (@wvbcaa) July 18, 2023
A Twitter user had doubts if this was a real fight as Nick was trying to walk away from it or if it was just some sparring with friends.
What’s happening here exactly? Are they friends having fun? Is this some stranger harrassing Nick to spar?
Seems like Nick’s just trying to walk away from.
— Wick (@gdwick) July 18, 2023
Nick Diaz’s last appearance inside the Octagon was on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266 where he lost to Robbie Lawler by third-round TKO. This was the comeback fight for Diaz after a long hiatus of 6 years as before this he fought UFC legend Anderson Silva in 2015.
Georges St-Pierre picks Nick Diaz as a possible opponent for his comeback fight
Regarded as one of the greatest fighters ever to play the fight game, Georges St-Pierre is set to make his comeback in a grappling match in December at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational.
The former welterweight champion revealed the name of the fighter that he would like to compete against in his return match. “I’ve got some name now that came out. And apparently, most of the fans [and] the UFC, they really want, they would like me to grapple against Nick Diaz. That’s the name that comes back more often… The number one choice for UFC was Nick Diaz,” said Georges on Michael Bisping’s podcast.
So, a grappling match between two former UFC fighters GSP and Nick Diaz was on the cards. The duo faced each other in a welterweight title fight in 2013 where St-Pierre won by a unanimous decision.
During his time, GSP dominated the welterweight division of the UFC and after his last fight in the division, he decided to step back from the game. The legend made a comeback 4 years later only to get hold of the middleweight title this time against Michael Bisping.