With current rumor of Nick Diaz returning at UFC 310, BJPENN.com caught up with Nick’s Academy Restoration Coach and Staff lower man Jose Garcia (BBJ) for an replace on The Common!
We should say, after talking with Jose, we have been left fairly involved. In line with Garcia, Cesar Gracie continues to be the antagonist on this replace as we beforehand reported in our final article (see that right here). Nick Diaz’s elimination from August’s UFC Abu Dhabi occasion was apparently due in main half to Gracie making an attempt to get the Stockton Common again below contract in order that he can financially profit from Nick returning to the Octagon.
Nick had signed on to battle at Abu Dhabi independently, and he refused to signal the battle with Cesar’s provide. Because the battle obtained nearer (in accordance with Garcia), Cesar Gracie did all the pieces he might to sabotage Nick from going to Abu Dhabi, which as everyone knows, was finally profitable.
BBJ knowledgeable us that Nick Diaz is at present not signed to any supervisor and continues to get approached by leaches that wish to revenue off him, with Cesar Gracie allegedly main the pack. In line with Garcia, Cesar is determined for a pay day, one which he would profit from considerably, if Nick Diaz have been to signal with him.
Nick Diaz is outwardly not focused on working with Cesar Gracie in a administration relationship as he has by no means benefited from him financially. Jose has notified us that Nick’s psychological well being is in a decline because of the strain and stress that Gracie has utilized to get Diaz to signal the contract that might permit him monetary management over Nick’s preventing profession.
It got here to our consideration that Cesar Gracie despatched one among his former college students out to Houston final week to test in on Nick. This was Cesar’s second failed try and get Nick to NorCal the place Cesar might have him signal a battle contract. Cesar knowledgeable his former scholar that he might begin Nick’s coaching camp and Cesar would compensate him for it. A number of different individuals in Nick Diaz’s shut circle have confirmed to us that Cesar Garcia shouldn’t be at present his supervisor. Moreover, Gracie has not been concerned in a battle camp since 2016 in accordance with these sources.
“It is crucial that the MMA world is aware of what kind of particular person Cesar Gracie is”, mentioned Garcia. “He’s a snake and an opportunist that solely has his personal finest curiosity in thoughts. He doesn’t care about Nick’s psychological well being, nor does he care if Nick has a full battle camp as we noticed when he fought Robbie Lawler (Cesar was answerable for battle negotiations and battle camp prep for that battle). Nick is worked up to return to the Octagon and we’re all excited to see his return. Nonetheless, we wish to see him mentally wholesome and with a full battle camp. Cesar has brought on Nick quite a lot of stress this final week.”
BBJ concluded that point and coaching away from Cesar Gracie is what Nick Diaz wants most.
