Nick Diaz hasn’t fought in more than four years, and it looks like his return to the Octagon isn’t going to happen anytime soon.
Away from the eight-sided cage since a five-round no contest versus former middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 183, the former Strikeforce welterweight champion released a statement on social media explaining why he’s not competing anymore — and advising young fighters to get paid better.
”I’m no role model, I’m 35 years old,” Diaz wrote, “but I definitely wouldn’t advise anybody to take a fight for less than their worth or fight for free.