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Sep 8, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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Diaz is an idiot. I mean, I keep wanting to like the guy but damn. Now he doesn't have to fight GSP and he can blab on for the rest of his life about "them not wanting me to win". What shit. No call, no show without a good reason is a firing offense for any regular job. He's lucky Dana didn't cut him.
Sep 8, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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Diaz is an idiot. I mean, I keep wanting to like the guy but damn. Now he doesn't have to fight GSP and he can blab on for the rest of his life about "them not wanting me to win". What shit. No call, no show without a good reason is a firing offense for any regular job. He's lucky Dana didn't cut him.
Word on the street is DIAZ is gonna fight PENN on the same card...I hope PENN destroys him...SHAZAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
Sep 8, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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Hey guys...this aint MMA but big none the less...HBO 24/7 Mayweather vs Ortiz
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Sep 8, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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Sep 8, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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anddddddddddddddddddd its OFFICIAL...BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz...co main event at UFC 137...so crazy...so freakin crazy...
Shocker: Nick Diaz rebooked to meet B.J. Penn in UFC 137 co-main event
Shortly after he booted Nick Diaz from a title fight with UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that reporters would "flip out" if they knew whom he was putting opposite B.J. Penn, whose original opponent Carlos Condit was promoted to meet St-Pierre.
And considering the past 48 hours, White is not too far off the mark.
The UFC president today tweeted that Diaz (25-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has been re-booked to meet Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 137, which takes place on Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Diaz lost the opportunity to fight St-Pierre when he no-showed two press conferences in support of the fall event including one Wednesday in Las Vegas, where White announced his decision to give Condit the fight.
"I'm still blown away by this thing," White told MMAjunkie.com. "I've got to take a couple of days and figure this thing out."
On Wednesday, White said he hadn't decided whether to cut Diaz in light of his misbehavior but said this week's episode had been costly to the UFC.
As the announcement of the replacement main event took place, Diaz's manager Cesar Gracie told MMAjunkie.com that the fighter "got what he deserved" but was unsure on whether the UFC had cut him.
The answer is now clear as day.
Diaz this past June signed a new contract with the UFC that gave him the fight with St-Pierre and relieved him of his duties as Strikeforce welterweight champion. It also put the kibosh on a professional boxing career, which he had been within an inch of pursuing before Zuffa came calling.
In a video released after his ouster, Diaz showed little remorse for missing the Las Vegas press conference other than to say he was sorry for missing the "beauty pageant."
Diaz brings a 10-fight win streak into the fight that included three defenses of his Strikeforce belt. This past April, he dispatched Paul Daley at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" in an action-packed slugfest that piqued White's interest in signing him.
Penn, meanwhile, returns to action for the first time since a disappointing draw with Jon Fitch at UFC 127.
Shocker: Nick Diaz rebooked to meet B.J. Penn in UFC 137 co-main event
Shortly after he booted Nick Diaz from a title fight with UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that reporters would "flip out" if they knew whom he was putting opposite B.J. Penn, whose original opponent Carlos Condit was promoted to meet St-Pierre.
And considering the past 48 hours, White is not too far off the mark.
The UFC president today tweeted that Diaz (25-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has been re-booked to meet Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 137, which takes place on Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Diaz lost the opportunity to fight St-Pierre when he no-showed two press conferences in support of the fall event including one Wednesday in Las Vegas, where White announced his decision to give Condit the fight.
"I'm still blown away by this thing," White told MMAjunkie.com. "I've got to take a couple of days and figure this thing out."
On Wednesday, White said he hadn't decided whether to cut Diaz in light of his misbehavior but said this week's episode had been costly to the UFC.
As the announcement of the replacement main event took place, Diaz's manager Cesar Gracie told MMAjunkie.com that the fighter "got what he deserved" but was unsure on whether the UFC had cut him.
The answer is now clear as day.
Diaz this past June signed a new contract with the UFC that gave him the fight with St-Pierre and relieved him of his duties as Strikeforce welterweight champion. It also put the kibosh on a professional boxing career, which he had been within an inch of pursuing before Zuffa came calling.
In a video released after his ouster, Diaz showed little remorse for missing the Las Vegas press conference other than to say he was sorry for missing the "beauty pageant."
Diaz brings a 10-fight win streak into the fight that included three defenses of his Strikeforce belt. This past April, he dispatched Paul Daley at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" in an action-packed slugfest that piqued White's interest in signing him.
Penn, meanwhile, returns to action for the first time since a disappointing draw with Jon Fitch at UFC 127.
Sep 9, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Man, this is going to be a weird match-up for Penn. I sure hope the motivated, hungry, effing dominant Penn shows up. If the question mark Penn shows, this is going to be his last major fight. I give the edge realistically to Diaz, even though I'm a Penn fan. I just don't know if he has the drive anymore to train the way he needs to in order to dispatch Diaz. And at 170, he's too slow and soft, IMO. I like him at 155. Maybe HE should train w/Jackson since Greg's stepping back from Condit and GSP for the time being. I don't think Penn's camp pushes him hard enough. I'm so not looking forward to Penn retiring on a low note. He needs to train like a f*cking animal, like GSP does, and take out Diaz. Please, I pray this is what happens. But doubtful it will.