Nick Diaz is a mixed martial artist who has garnered a reputation as one of the sport’s most enigmatic personalities. He is never afraid to speak his mind, trash talk his opponent, or point out what he feels are the flaws within the UFC’s promotional system. However, without the incredible skills he has displayed inside the ring and cage, all that personality would not amount to very much at all.

Stockton, California’s Diaz has tested himself by going up against some of the world’s greatest fighters of all-time, and is the only man to have squared off against both Anderson The Spider Silva and George Rush St. Pierre, the two men widely regarded as the best fighters the sport has ever seen. To even come close to holding his own against such competition, it required skills that could not be made up for by talking trash or being one of the sport’s best interviews.

Among Diaz’s greatest strengths is his boxing. Having trained with everyone from his brother Nate Diaz to Ring Magazine’s 2011 Fighter of the year and former WBA , and WBCsuper middleweight champion Andre Ward, Diaz has not only razor sharp skills, but also a very unique style that most opponents find very difficult to train for and also frustrating to deal with.

Despite Brazilian jiu-jitsu being his first love and having long ago earned his black belt under Cesar Gracie, half of Diaz’s wins have come by KO or TKO. The combinations he displays in the following video have been no small part of that.

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Jeff Warsaw is the former executive editor of Long Island MMA Magazine, professional combat sports public address announcer for several NY/NJ MMA and kickboxing promotions, and a proud one-stripe white belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the famed Joe D’Arce. He is currently a musician, coffee enthusiast and host of the Stranger In A Strange Land podcast on YouTube.