Could Nick Diaz become MMA’s biggest star?
The only thing I know when I wake up in the morning is that something bad is going to happen.”…
The only thing I know when I wake up in the morning is that something bad is going to happen.”
-UFC President Dana White
What would happen if one day soon, Dana woke up and Nick Diaz was the biggest star in the sport? MMAFighting’s Mike Chiapetta discusses the possibility.
In a matter of weeks, Nick Diaz has become the most riveting, polarizing man in MMA.
Soon, he might become its biggest star.
“He blew up out of nowhere,” UFC president Dana White said. “Part of it is his attitude, but I think people love a real fighter. He’s definitely a real fighter.”
Diaz’s allure is two-fold. In the cage, he’s a tremendously skilled athlete with unbreakable stamina. Outside of it, he is a fascinating subject with a unique world view and an inability to hold back from saying what is truly on his mind.
Polarizing is always good. Many sports superstars are loved and hated in equal measures, including LeBron James and Tiger Woods.
Diaz joined the post fight press conference in progress, and from the moment he walked on stage until the moment it was over 30 minutes later, not a single question was directed to any of the other five fighters on the stage.
Should Diaz beat GSP, stardom beckons. Because now, everyone knows who Diaz is, and everyone knows how he can fight. Whatever he says, we’ll be listening. Whatever he does, we’ll be watching.