Frank Shamrock: Diaz is a knucklehead
Frank Shamrock Says Nick Diaz Is ‘Just a Knucklehead’ on ‘The MMA Hour’ Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz engaged in…
Frank Shamrock Says Nick Diaz Is ‘Just a Knucklehead’ on ‘The MMA Hour’
Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz engaged in a war of words prior to their April fight on Showtime. So, when we asked Shamrock on this week’s edition of The MMA Hour (to be posted later this week on MMA FanHouse), about the California State Athletic Commission not granting Diaz a license to compete on this Saturday’s Strikeforce card because he failed to show up for a pre-fight drug test, “The Legend” didn’t hold back.
On whether Strikeforce should continue promoting Nick Diaz:
Sadly, it’s a big problem because somebody’s out a lot of money — Strikeforce/Showtime — and you know, that wasn’t fair from a professional standpoint. But you know, I’m not matching the fights, and unfortunately, Diaz has a strong name right now, and he has a lot of value to somebody. I mean, UFC has expressed value. We all like Nick, he’s just a knucklehead. And hopefully, he’ll come into his own because he’s coming into his own as a fighter, but his maturity, I think, is 10 years behind that.
On Dana White recently stating: “I could make up with Frank”:
I got about 100 texts asking me the same thing at the same time. … I have nothing against Dana. I never really have. I just don’t believe in the master plan of what they are trying to do, and I said that and they didn’t like that and that’s OK. That’s a disagreement, you know? But Dana took it a step further and erased me from all the history, and have been, you know, very mean about it. And I could care less. I’m not going to fight for them because I don’t believe in their business model. I’m going to do something else. That’s business; that’s my right.