GSP and Nick Diaz shook hands backstage before Diaz's #UFC266 fight ? pic.twitter.com/myfOfOd8dj
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 26, 2021
Wow. What a moment there seeing Nick and GSP shake hands in the locker room. That gave me chills. Imagine that happening 7 years or so ago?
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 26, 2021
Looks to me that Diaz at this age and middleweight size is visibly slower.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) September 26, 2021
Wtf was that lmao #UFC266 pic.twitter.com/k4USaHJuQ2
— ShayMyName2 (@imstillshannon) September 26, 2021
Fuck did his knee give out
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 26, 2021
Diaz looks like I do in my 35-and-over hoops league. I hate to say it. #UFC266
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) September 26, 2021
Rubber match in 2038. Book it Triller. #UFC266
— Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) September 26, 2021
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) September 26, 2021
Dude. There is no way this pace can continue. That was crazy. Two guys in their late 30s. One of them in his first fight in six years. Just standing toe to toe and trading for five minutes straight. Unreal pace for the first of five rounds.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 26, 2021
Diaz takes a knee, falls over. Lawler tells him to stand. He declines.
Fight over.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) September 26, 2021
I don’t begrudge Diaz that call whatsoever.
But it’s hard to watch that performance and pair that with pre-fight talk of not wanting to do this and then wonder if it’s something he should keep doing.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) September 26, 2021
“I knew I was leaking here and I didn’t want to make too much of a mess,” Diaz says.
Mensch.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 26, 2021
Damn did Diaz just “no mas”
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 26, 2021
I could’ve lived my life without seeing this but they had to book this fight ?? #UFC266 pic.twitter.com/x5jpst88Nz
— WarDiaz (@TwistedDarce) September 26, 2021
Tought spot for Lawler. He did what he had to do, fought well, and has always been a fan favorite, yet it seems like the crowd is just bummed he won. I feel for him.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 26, 2021
Respect to both legends #UFC266
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) September 26, 2021
A crazy 2 rounds and somewhat of an anticlimactic ending, but the rematch lived up to hype while it lasted!!#UFC266
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) September 26, 2021
Tbh looked like Nicks knee went out, he fought from orthodox for longer than I’ve ever seen him this fight, I suspect his knee was hurt going into this fight and that is why he asked for 185 because he couldn’t cut. Lawler vs Diaz 3 ??????
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) September 26, 2021
I don’t give a fuck. Nick Diaz fan for life.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 26, 2021
This takes nothing away from the legacy of Nick Diaz.
In his prime, he was one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world.
Those who got to witness his era as it happened are lucky. pic.twitter.com/pa3hMtbltb
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) September 26, 2021
Nick Diaz my boy , you don’t have to explain yourself . G’s up ? #UFC266
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 26, 2021