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Why it's impossible to feel great about the return of Nick Diaz

LAS VEGAS -- The return of Nick Diaz is complicated.

I've been talking to professional fighters since 2009, but I have never had an interview go the way my conversation with Diaz went this week. Diaz, 38, returns from a six-year absence on Saturday, against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. He has done very little media in the buildup to this event -- and one can see why, given the interview he did grant to ESPN.

Just four days away from the fight, Diaz somberly admitted he really doesn't want to do it.