Nick Diaz, is one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world.  He’s a fighter with audacity, passion and determination inside the cage.  However outside of it, he’s truculent, suspicious and seemingly depressed.  Never at a loss for words inside the cage, outside of it he has appeared introverted, taking the “Me against the world” mantra to a whole new level.  Nick Diaz is a reluctant champion.

Jimmy Lennon bellows “Your winner, and still Welterweight Champion of the World, Nick Diaz!”  The words haven’t been in the air long enough to finish echoing throughout San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center and Nick Diaz’ temperament is changing.  He’s dispatched another would be challenger to his crown and now comes the part of the job he appears to like least.  Nick Diaz has to talk to people, field questions, interact.  He scowls as he chooses a few short words for his dropped adversary.  He flashes a menacing glance at Paul Daley, now sitting on a stool he was helped onto, finding himself on the business end of a Diaz insult.