Published 14:10 IST, November 27th 2019
Watch Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz lead the most infamous BRAWL in MMA history
Nate Diaz: A brawl between Jason Mayhem Miller and Jake Shields following Shields dismantling of Dan Henderson was a huge buzz in MMA world. Check out video
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Strikeforce Nashville MMA show on CBS remains one of most memorable events in MMA history. match card was said to be a complete disaster with lacklustre performances throughout evening. Having said that, what me show memorable was a melee that occurred right after Jake Shield’s successful middleweight title defence against Dan Henderson. While some believe incident left a black eye on sport, for many, it was best thing that happen that night.
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Nick Diaz and bror Nate Diaz fired punches during a post-fight interview
During Jake Shields’ post-fight interview, a former opponent in Jason Mayhem Miller, who has h a successful fight same evening mand to enter c and interrupted interview as he uttered words, “Where’s my rematch, buddy?” It was t a surprise that his teammates Nick Diaz and bror Nate Diaz were present in c during incident, amongst or Gracie members. Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz were seemingly unhappy about sudden confrontation and decided to take matters in ir own hands which triggered an all-out war as chaos erupted in middle of octagon. With around 25 individuals in c at time of incident, it was difficult to determine who was engd in scrum and who were trying to break things up. brawl may be completely uncalled for, but it was far and away most consecutive action to take place that night.
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Nate Diaz brawl: Nate's bror Nick Diaz and ors faced punishment
While one may argue it was Jason Miller at fault for forcing himself in c to hype a rematch, it was team Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz who h fired first shot. However, Mayhem was banned from post-fight press conference, and attackers faced subsequent punishments from commission. Nick Diaz was also reportedly denied a spot on one of Strikeforce’s future events due to incident.
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This was t first time Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz have been involved in a brawl, re are many accounts of two being involved in similar incidents inside and outside of c. Nick Diaz was serving a five-year suspension from UFC since September 2015 following a failed drug test at UFC 183 event. Nick Diaz later me an appeal in 2016 which reduced suspension to 18 months.
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11:56 IST, November 27th 2019