On Thursday, Georges St-Pierre announced his retirement from mixed martial arts competition. The two-division champion says it was a tough decision that took “discipline,” but he’s glad to leave combat sports on his own terms, and in good health.
His former rival Nick Diaz took to social media to react to the news, starting out by congratulating St-Pierre for leaving while still physically able. He first commented on a post, before writing on his own Instagram stories “Congrats nice to see someone leave well enough alone for once.”
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That congratulatory tone started to change, and Diaz went all over Instagram to talk about St-Pierre with that apparent randomness that he’s known for.