MMASucka · Sep 23, 2021
Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler – UFC 266 Preview
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 29: Robbie Lawler prepares to fight Neil Magny in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 29, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Nick Diaz will be making his long-awaited return to the UFC this weekend at UFC 266. He will be taking on Robbie Lawler in what was supposed to be a welterweight bout but was recently changed to a middleweight bout. The fight has also been bumped up to a five-round non-title fight. Nick Baldwin tweeted earlier this week that this fight will be taking place 209 months after Diaz and Lawler first fought in 2004.
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