Diaz: I’m not a favorite of Lodi police
Nick Diaz: “It’s not a big deal to me. It is a big deal, of course, but there’s a lot to the story that people don’t understand.”
Back in early September, Nick Diaz was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The UFC made a statement, but didn’t discipline Diaz. At a press conference Monday, Diaz addressed the arrest to the media:
“Where I live, everybody knows how it is in Lodi,” Diaz said. “You can’t even drive through town at the wrong hours without getting stopped. I was just having a real bad night. I wasn’t really getting along with the officer very well. There’s a lot to that story that people don’t understand. I haven’t really been having a lot to say about it. It’s not a big deal to me. It is a big deal, of course, but there’s a lot to the story that people don’t understand.”
Diaz, who is slated to fight Silva in the main event of UFC 183 on Jan. 31 in Vegas, said the Lodi PD knows who he is followed him to his car before he even took off to drive.
“I’m not their favorite, I guess,” Diaz said.