As the trainer, manager, and godfather of the “Scrap Pack”, Cesar Gracie is never one to hold back his opinion. In this interview, Cesar delves deeper into the controversial decision Nick Diaz suffered against Carlos Condit. Gracie also gives his thoughts on how judging can destroy the sport of MMA, as well as, offering his opinion on how it can be fixed and whether or not we will ever see Nick Diaz on reality TV.
Last month’s rankings saw little movement within the ranks but that was more than made up for this by all the movement this month. The March MMA fighter rankings saw two new fighters crowned #1, two fighters move up into the #2 spot and a total of 16 changes overall.
It’s fight week! This Saturday live from Japan is UFC 144 and the nights PPV main card will feature seven fight televised bouts. The stacked card is anchored by the lightweight championship bout between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson.
Top welterweight Josh Koscheck will look to erase his unimpressive split decision performance at UFC 143 by getting back into the Octagon right away. Koscheck will get back into action on May 5th against Johny Hendricks, as part of the televised portion of the UFC on FOX 3 card from East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Coming off wins at UFC 143 just a week ago, welterweights Matt Brown and Stephen Thompson already know their next opponent, each other. The UFC has confirmed that the two will square off against each other on April 21st at UFC 145 from Atlanta’s Philips Arena.
As we are still yet to see what disciplinary action that the Nevada State Athletic Commission will hand down to Nick Diaz following his failed drug test, UFC president Dana White issued a short public statement today in reference to the matter. Diaz’s drug test for UFC 143 yielded positive results for marijuana, and Dana seems none-too-pleased with the news, issuing the following statement to the media today.
Guess Nick Diaz isn’t stepping away from MMA after all. Less than a week after Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz went five round to crown an interim welterweight champion at UFC 143, they have agreed to do it again. What started as a rumor was quickly confirmed by UFC President Dana White tonight, “The rumor is true, Carlos did accept the fight today and Carlos is coming on Friday,” tweeted White.
Nearly 70% (15 of 22) of the fighters on the UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit card was issued medical suspensions today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Of the 15 fighters to be suspended, seven of those could be out of action for up to six months. One of the seven fighters that avoided suspension was Nick Diaz who lost in the main event to Carlos Condit by Unanimous Decision.
