Nick Diaz is an American professional mixed martial artist who is signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship under the welterweight division. Besides, he has also competed in PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), DREAM, and Shooto.
Nick, the older brother of the another UFC star Nate Diaz, also held the welterweight championship title in Strikeforce and WEC.
Nick Diaz's Early Life
Nick Diaz was born as Nicholas Robert "Nick" Diaz on 2 August 1983, to an American parent, Melissa Diaz. He was born and raised in Stockholm, California, the United States along with his brother Nate Diaz, a professional mixed martial artist. He is 34 now and holds the nationality of United States and it seems he is a white by his ethnicity.
Nick's father was not around during his childhood. He grew up in a poor family with his sister and brother.
Professional Career of Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz went to Tokay High School in Lodi, California, at his school, he was also a member of the swim team. From his early age, he started training in Karate and aikido and also participated in wrestling competitions during his teenage years. He started training in Sambo at the age of 16 under Bulgarian National Sambo Champion Valeri Ignatov and still trains with Ignatov.
His professional career started in 2001; he performed professionally at the initial stage of his career. Several champion players were defeated by him. Moreover, to the UFC, he has also competed for PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, the WEC, DREAM, and Shooto. He is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a former WEC Welterweight Champion.
In his first stint with UFC, he defeated highly favorite Robbie Lawler. After fighting for several promotions like PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, he returned to UFC for the second time in 2011. He defeated B.J. Penn in his comeback game.
He faced losses in his other two setups with Carlos Condit and Georges St-Pierre.
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