The Bottom Line: Time Stops for No One, Not Even Nick Diaz

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From very early in his Ultimate Fighting Championship career, Nick Diaz has been one of the sport’s most exciting fighters. Diaz’s bout at UFC 47 was thought to be a paradigmatic striker-versus-grappler showdown, with the heavy-handed Robbie Lawler taking on the Cesar Gracie disciple in Diaz. That Diaz was perfectly content to stand with Lawler was…