After losing to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 in March of 2013, Nick Diaz entered into a self-imposed exile. He indicated that his pseudo-retirement might become permanent if he was unable to get a rematch against Georges St-Pierre, a superfight with Anderson Silva , or another fight suitable of capturing his attention… a title fight perhaps. Otherwise, Diaz might have been more than happy to just walk away from the fight game. While he’s good at fighting, has been extremely successful, and fans love to watch him fight (and, perhaps, trash talk), Diaz isn’t in love with the fight game. For him, stepping into the Octagon has mostly been the way to pay the bills. But he’s at a point in his career where he wants to fight big fights with big paydays, not just stumble through the remainder of his career
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Nick Diaz Isn’t Fanatical About Fighting, but He Scored a Deal He Couldn’t Refuse – MMA Weekly