This is one reason you shouldn’t throw spinning s#@% when sparring with Nick Diaz!

Nick Diaz is one of the best boxers mixed martial arts has seen. He often uses it to pepper his opponents with shots until they can no longer take it, knocking them out or forcing them to take Diaz down, which is just as problematic as staying on your feet against him.

In the video below, we see Nick Diaz and Ralek Gracie getting in some boxing sparring. Diaz walks him down, taking all of Ralek’s shots while throwing and landing some of his own. Eventually, out of nowhere Gracie throws a spinning backfist, which he technically shouldn’t of as it is forbidden in boxing but he most likely just didn’t know.

There isn’t much of a commotion made about it and the two continue sparring, but you have to wonder if what happens next is Nick getting back at Ralek a little. Just a few exchanges later, Nick perfectly times a left hook to the body that practically drops Ralek, bringing an end to the round, if not the sparring session.

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About Nick Diaz:
Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time world champion, Diaz has been a professional competitor since 2001. In addition to the UFC, he has competed for PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, the WEC, DREAM, and Shooto. He is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a former WEC Welterweight Champion.

Diaz was born and raised in Stockton, California, and is of Mexican-American heritage. He is the older brother of UFC fighter Nate Diaz, and attended Tokay High School in Lodi, California, for a year before dropping out. Diaz began training in karate and aikido from a young age and also participated in wrestling tournaments during his teenage years. He started training in Sambo at the age of 16 under Bulgarian National Sambo Champion Valeri Ignatov. He was promoted to black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Cesar Gracie on May 8, 2007. [Source: Wikipedia]