According to Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz was compromised when he made his long-awaited return to the octagon. Diaz (26-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC) came back from an almost seven-year long layoff this past September, when he rematched Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. The bout was contested at middleweight, and Lawler was able to exact his revenge and TKO Diaz at the 0:44 mark of Round 3. In what was an unusual fight-ending sequence, Lawler dropped Diaz in the opening minute of Round 3 and called for him to stand up.