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Rivalries: Nick Diaz

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While whispers of a possible return have become a constant source of speculation, more than 2,000 days have passed since Nick Diaz last set foot inside the Octagon. Nevertheless, he remains one of the sport’s true cult heroes.

A former Strikeforce and World Extreme Cagefighting champion, Diaz brought his unique skill set and penchant for unfiltered trash talk to mixed martial arts in 2001 and later graduated to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.