Seeing Nick Diaz back inside the Octagon brought back a flood of fond memories for fans in attendance at UFC 266. But for some, that walk out onto the arena floor and into the cage was as far as the nostalgia went.
The elder Stockton bad boy did have his moments in his rematch against former champion Robbie Lawler. But in a rare occurrence in a Diaz brother’s fight, Nick refused to answer referee Jason Herzog’s call to get up after being knocked down early in the third round.
The fight ended via TKO, a third in Diaz’s lengthy career.