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By Joshua Molina

Nick Diaz gets most of the attention, but his little brother Nate has emerged as one of the best lightweight fighters in the world.

Nate isn’t as outspoken or unpredictable as his brother, but he’s probably just … Read More

By FCF Staff

Nick Diaz will reportedly fight a top welterweight contender, and not the winner of the upcoming championship fight between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit, when he returns from suspension early next year.

Although a bout between … Read More

By FCF Staff

As his manager Cesar Gracie relayed earlier this summer, Nick Diaz will reportedly challenge the suspension he has been handed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in court, with the hopes of returning to action before the … Read More

By FCF Staff

Not long after reports surfaced stating that “Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 coach Roy Nelson had several of his choices for assistant coaches turned down by the UFC, Cesar Gracie is reporting that several members of his squad … Read More

By FCF Staff

Nick Diaz’s hopes  to fight UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva have been quickly dashed by Dana White, as the UFC President has reportedly called the proposed bout “ridiculous.”

Diaz’s manager Cesar Gracie recently announced that the fighter … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Nick Diaz threw himself into the center of the mixed martial arts universe again this week when he announced that he would return to the sport and that he wants to fight UFC middleweight great Anderson Silva.… Read More

By FCF Staff

After months of speculation as to whether Nick Diaz would fight again, the renowned fighter’s trainer and manager Cesar Gracie, says the former Strikeforce champ is ready to come back.

Gracie made the announcement in a statement … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Since UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva disposed of chatty Chael Sonnen, questions have swirled over who Silva should fight next.

Chris Weidman, Michael Bisping, Tim Boetsch and Brian Stann are among the names being talked about.

Weidman, … Read More

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Trainer Cesar Gracie talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Aaron Tru about the recent retirement of his protege, former UFC championship challenger Nick Diaz, as well as Diaz’s distaste for working with the media. … Read More

By FCF Staff

Retired or not, Nick Diaz won’t be fighting until early 2013, as the Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended him for one year due to a positive test for marijuana metabolites following UFC 143.

According to multiple … Read More

By FCF Staff

The Cesar Gracie camp has released a statement explaining why Nick Diaz failed to show for his scheduled grappling bout with Braulio Estima this past weekend, however, it contains no comments from the accomplished fighter himself.

Instead, … Read More

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Before Nick Diaz’s now-infamous no-show for his scheduled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match with Braulio Estima at the World Jiu-Jitsu in Long Beach, Calif., on Sat., May 12, fighters and trainers offered surprising predictions for the bout to Full Contact Fighter.… Read More

By FCF Staff

After Nick Diaz failed to show for his scheduled grappling match with Braulio Estima, at yesterday’s World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, California, the fighter’s manager Cesar Gracie has announced on Twitter that the camp will release … Read More

By FCF Staff

Despite retiring from the fighting following his unanimous decision loss to Carlos Condit in February, Nick Diaz and his representatives have taken steps which would indicate that the welterweight’s days of competing aren’t over after all.

According … Read More

By FCF Staff

Although it remains to be seen if and when Nick Diaz will compete again in MMA, the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo has announced that the Cesar Gracie black belt will participate in one of the event’s “superfights” on … Read More

By Stephen Florival

Days away from his first encounter with former Strikeforce Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Josh Thomson, K.J. Noons is focused on the task at hand.

Prior to his last fight, the 29-year-old San Diego, Calif. resident dropped back … Read More

By FCF Staff

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has voted to issue an officialy, temporary suspension to UFC welterweight (170 pounds) contender Nick Diaz, who tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his UFC 143 interim title fight defeat to … Read More

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During an interview on Sirius-XM satellite radio’s “Fight Club” show, Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer went into detail about the next procedural steps in the Nick Diaz-failed drug test fiasco.

Kizer stated the following during … Read More

By FCF Staff

Welterweight superstar Nick Diaz has failed his UFC 143 post-fight drug exam after testing positive for marijuana metabolites, according to a statement issued by Keith Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

“I am … Read More

Official UFC 143 fight results:

Main Event: Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – Condit wins interim welterweight (170 pounds) title

Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Josh Koscheck def. … Read More