Nick Diaz Post-Fight Press Conference Highlights

Nick Diaz at the post-fight press after his stunning armbar submission victory over Evangelista Cyborg Santos.

The main event was a slugfest, the southpaw Diaz landing solid punches with both hands while the gallant challenger did significant damage with an array of leg kicks and counter punches.

But shortly after Cyborg, the husband of STRIKEFORCE Women's Middleweight (145 pounds) Champion Cris Cyborg, scored an ill-advised takedown late in the second, Diaz finished him with an armbar at 4:50.

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[BigBodyBenz]

Nick is a beast. Miller you don't want to see Diaz anywhere, so quit with all your crap talk. You got brought out by Nick in that Post-fight Press Conference!

[gtrjoe68]

Good night of fights.

[MrSone1975]

@MrSone1975 dude learn how to read . how is anything I said offensive to you and I do rep the 209 know that

[MrSone1975]

I thought that was a great interview for Nick... He has a accomplished alot and I'm sure there is still more to come. He stays humble and tells it the way he percieves it. I wish him a even brighter future.

[TheSouthsidestrangle]

LOL camera shakes when dude laughs!!!!!

[LikeTotallyRich]

Much respect to the champ. Miller is not even in the top 30 so he can stfu and fast!

[teddy4216]

@JohnnyBoyCali i love the Diaz brothers. entertaining, hilarious and good fighters. but you make an excellent point here and many people agree

[chess626]

@revo1974 GLAD ONE DUDE HERE KNOWS WTF IS GOING ON. IF UR THE CHAMP WOULD YOU GIVE A CHUMP WHO AINT WON A FIGHT IN A LONG TIME GET TO FIGHT THE CHAMP. WHO THE FUCK WOULD DO THAT. JAKE SHIELDS DIDNT GIVE HIM REMATCH, SO ON TO THE NEXT CHAMP. DIAZ, MAYHEM MORE VICTORYS' LESS INTERVIEWS BITCH...

[LivingDedMan]

I like Diaz. He says what he thinks, no b.s. It's funny when all the reporters start laughing at what he says and he's just got this look on his face like, "I'm serious m.f.'s."

For all the people new to MMA. If you want to see a good Diaz fight search for the Diaz vs. Gomi fight. That fight rocks.

[JohnnyBoyCali]

@htownallday281 Yes I knew all of that. My point was NOT that Nick isn't a good fighter or that Cyborg isn't a good fighter. My gripe is with people who say Nick is the best WW or that hes in the top 5 WW's. Hes simply not an A Level elite fighter. If you look at the guys hes fought recently none of them are in the top 10 rankings and none of them are elite wrestlers.Nick is a B Level fighter who's entertaining but could never be a top 5 WW.

[UFCBrockLesnar1]

@revo1974 sounds like the definintion of a pussy to me.

[revo1974]

@UFCBrockLesnar1

idiots will be idiots

Only an idiot would expect a champion to fight a non-tittle fight, in a different weight class, against a fighter who isn't even ranked in the top 20 of his own weight class, just because he was called out by that fighter.

[UFCBrockLesnar1]

@revo1974 pussies will be pussies.

[htownallday281]

@JohnnyBoyCali Robbie Lawler? Gomi? Cyborg, although his record doesn't depict, is a very good striker that actually came very close to finishing Shogun(Cyborg used to fight at LHW and even HW, but I bet you didn't know that). And yes, Kos/Fitch would most likely take him down and just lay on him, I didn't dispute that. And if you've watched his last 5 fights, although he doesn't swing as hard as say Paul Daley, his boxing is fucking amazing. He's a technical striker, not Chuck Liddell.

[JohnnyBoyCali]

@htownallday281 Its not about being well rounded at all. its about the fact that the UFC WW's are stronger more powerful wrestlers that will take nick down easily and control him on the ground. All those guys I mentioned have solid sub defense. Nicks been facing average WW's like Noons, Sakurai, Zaromskis and Smith. None of those guys are UFC caliber fighters. Also how did Nick get this reputation of a great striker. What elite striker has he beaten? KJ Noons whos way overrated please. 

[htownallday281]

@JohnnyBoyCali Anthony Johnson? COMEON MAN! He's a good fighter but not nearly as well rounded as Nick. Serra/Penn he'd destroy, his stand-up is better than theirs and his BJJ is above the level of Serra and on par with BJ's. Now Alves vs Diaz would be a fight I'd LOVE to fucking see, especially if Nick gets through Daley. Fitch/Kos would lay on top of him for 3 rounds, and GSP would try to stand with him and realize Nick's boxing is superior and precede to take him down for 5 rounds.

[JohnnyBoyCali]

@htownallday281 Fine Diaz beats Kampmann but no way he gets pass GSP, Koscheck, Fitch, Thiago Alves, BJ penn, Matt Serra or even Anthony Johnson. If Nick came into the UFC I'd first like to see him against Alves, Fitch and then GSP. Let him earn his way to a title shot.

[htownallday281]

@JohnnyBoyCali An out-of-shape Jake Shields beat Kampmann, Nick's grappling is at a very high level like Jake's, and his stand-up is immensely better, I don't know how you think Kampmann would win that fight. I'll admit, GSP/Koscheck/Fitch would all give him trouble due to their lay and pray styles, and Carlos Condit vs Nick would actually be a great fight I'd love to see.

[htownallday281]

@JohnnyBoyCali No, he recently said he re-signed with Strikeforce because he knows so many people in the WW division in the UFC, he wouldn't fight Shields/Nate/Serra/Almeida(Ser­ra/Almeida because of their Gracie affiliation). I think he'd beat BJ, what does BJ have for him? He'd get worked in the stand-up, and on the ground they're both highly skilled, I don't see either one of them getting a sub on the other. Hardy? You're joking right? Daley is WAY better than Hardy, and watch what happens.

[revo1974]

@UFCBrockLesnar1

Diaz is the welterweight champion. Why should he have to meet the demands of a fighter in another weight class who isn't even ranked in the top 20? The notion that a champion has to meet the demands of any run-of-the-mill fighter who calls him out in order not to be recognized as a pussy is completely absurd.

The fact that you think otherwise demonstrates how stupid you are.

[UFCBrockLesnar1]

@AphexxTwin he is a pussy because he keeps dodging mayhem, he knows that he cant win so he makes up all of these stupid excuses. thats whats known as a pussy. and i only speak the truth.

[danpats1]

what Nick also didn't mention was that he fought Smith at 180 lbs, not Smith making the cut to 170 for the first time like Daley did.

[TheIVANOLOGY]

nick diaz is the man>gsp

[Panther704]

LOL! Nick tell scott to put his fist up.

[JohnnyBoyCali]

@cmeshyne50 He's a black belt now and he was a black belt when he lost to Sherk, Sanchez and Parysian in the UFC. I think he would oustriek GSP, Kos and Fitch but all three of those guys would take him down easily and all those guys have solid sub defense. He would NOT outstrike Thiago Alves. Thiago would KO Nick Diaz and so would BJ Penn whos BJJ is just as good as Nicks. Matt Serras BJJ is also as good as Nick Diaz.

[cmeshyne50]

@JohnnyBoyCali get the fuck out here!!!  diaz bjj is on a world class level he is one of the best working off his back and i think he would out strike all the fighters you listed some of which would have a hard time maintaining the pace of diaz