HE will be making his first Octagon appearance in six years, but Nick Diaz claims he “doesn’t like anything” about the UFC.
Diaz rejoins Robbie Lawler on Saturday night at UFC 266.
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Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler face each other for the second time in Las VegasPhoto credit: Getty
The two were thrilled 17 years ago when Diaz scored a knockout in the second round.
But since he last kicked Anderson Silva in the cage in 2015, Diaz has claimed to feel trapped in the UFC money machine.
He told ESPN, “I’ve never enjoyed fighting, it’s just something I do.
“All the people around me and all the money and the sponsors, they won’t let go of the fighting.
“There are things I could do but it won’t work. I might as well go take my punches.
“I don’t want to look back and say, ‘Why didn’t I just do it?’ I feel great fighting, I don’t feel great about everything.
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“But if I don’t, I don’t know how I’ll feel two years later when I sit here and think, ‘Why didn’t I just go and have these fights and would have won?'”
When asked if he liked anything about the UFC, Diaz added, “Nothing, nothing at all. That’s not fun. This whole thing is for everyone else. “
Diaz and Lawler will meet in the middleweight division at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The pair weighed in on Friday, with 38-year-old Diaz weighing 185.5 pounds and his opponent 1.5 pounds lighter.
Diaz at least hinted that he would put on a show for the fans who will crowd into the 20,000-seat venue.
He said, “I’m glad the fans are happy and that they love it and that’s what gets them going. That got me going as a child. “
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