Through the build-up of his UFC 266 rematch with Robbie Lawler, Nick Diaz repeatedly mentioned how it had been a stressful time for him. Part of it he attributed to the lengthy layoff, but he also had some issues with the matchmaking.
He spoke about it during a fight week sitdown with Brett Okamoto, and again with Daniel Cormier during the Octagon interview.
“I don’t know how this fight got set up,” Diaz said on the mic. “But I had a switch-up in my whole… the way that the fight got set up, it was just a bum rap.