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Nate Diaz hires new management

By Mike Bohn | MMAMania. According to a report from Ariel Helwani on Tuesday’s (April 9, 2013) edition of “UFC Tonight” on FUEL TV, the Stockton, Calif., native has enlisted the management services of Mike Kogan, who heads Real Talk Entertainment, representing notable names such as UFC heavyweightRoy Nelson and …

Nick Diaz, denied immediate title shot.

by Dann Stupp | source: mmajunkie.com If he returns to the cage following his current suspension, UFC welterweight Nick Diaz won’t get an immediate title shot. Instead, UFC President Dana White said he’ll first need a victory against one of the division’s elite. Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) hasn’t fought since a …

Nick Diaz’s Fines total to $79,500… for WEED?!!?

Source | MMAJunkie.com Initially, after Diaz failed a drug test due to marijuana metabolites, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him one year and fined him 30 percent of his fight purse. But NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) the fine was more than the originally reported $60,000. …

BJ Penn: “…I accept your challenge”

 by Michael Anderson Earlier in the week popular MMA interviewer Ariel Helwani caught up with Rory McDonald.   Rory stated,  “Right now I feel there’s a guy that I want to fight before he leaves the sport and that’s B.J. Penn… He’s a legend and I think it’d be a …

Alert: Possible title shot for Nate Diaz

UFC president Dana White said there’s a potential he may grant two title shots following Saturday’s UFC on FOX™ 3 event, but he might not grant any. While main-card bouts of Nate Diaz (15-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. Jim Miller (21-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and Johny Hendricks (12-1 MMA, 7-1 …

Nick Diaz suing NSAC; Claims rights were violated

Nick Diazhas filed a lawsuit against the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for alleged violations of statutory law and his Constitutional rights to Due Process. Diaz, acting through his lawyer Ross C. Goodman, filed it in Nevada on Tuesday, April 24th. Diaz’s motion for a preliminary injunction was filed Thursday. …