Nick Diaz Nick Diaz ’s longtime coach said the onetime UFC title challenger is “going to get back to his roots” as his legal reps attempt to appeal a five-year suspension. “He loves training jiu-jitsu,” Cesar Gracie today told MMAjunkie. “That’s just where he came from, and he likes to train with the gi on. I see him getting back to his roots and having fun.” Gracie said Diaz recently expressed a desire to focus on his grappling while the fighter’s legal reps plan a possible appeal .