Fans may know him for his “gangster” image, but Nick Diaz’s supposed real persona that’s said to be the opposite of his reputation is beginning to surface. “Big John” McCarthy, for example, believes that Diaz, whom he described as a “good guy” who will “give you the shirt off his back,” is mostly misperceived because of his public persona.
Women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano is saying the same thing about Diaz. In her recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Carano recalled a time during their early EliteXC days when being involved with the sport as a woman was deemed as taboo.