Faber: UFC tried to force Nick Diaz onto Blind Date
Can you imagine Nick Diaz on a dating show? According to his sometimes training partner Urijah Faber, back in 2006…
Can you imagine Nick Diaz on a dating show?
According to his sometimes training partner Urijah Faber, back in 2006 the UFC were trying to push him onto Blind Date along with several other fighters, including Tim Sylvia, but Diaz refused to take part. Faber thinks that might be the root of the love/hate relationship he and Dana White have had since.
I remember Diaz telling me years ago how they punished him for not going on that dating show they were having a couple of fighters go on. They would go on this dating show, [the UFC] wanted him on there for publicity. Nick had a girlfriend at the time and he wouldn’t do it, Faber told ESPN Radio.
They put him and I think Karo on the undercard, somebody vs. Nick Diaz was on the undercard. He’s got a chip on his shoulder when it comes to those guys sometimes. They’re trying to help him and he’s trying to help himself… I wish the best for Nick, I think they’ll make it work out.
Among the UFC fighters who appeared on the show wereTiki Ghosn, Josh Thompson, Pete Spratt, and, of course Tim Sylvia