{"id":105937,"date":"2014-07-22T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T22:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=105937"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:50:30","slug":"dana-white-says-he-is-no-closer-to-reaching-a-deal-with-nick-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dana-white-says-he-is-no-closer-to-reaching-a-deal-with-nick-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Says He Is No Closer To Reaching A Deal With Nick Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/is-nick-diaz-worth-500000\/nick-diaz-press-conference\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81413\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Press-Conference.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nick Diaz Press Conference\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Press-Conference.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Press-Conference-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Press-Conference-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White spoke to media members following UFC Fight Night Dublin, and the question was asked if Nate Diaz was worth the investment, White doesn&#8217;t think so, but does think Nate&#8217;s older brother Nick is. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNick is a needle mover. Nick moves the needle,\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cNick\u2019s not holding out. Nick said, \u2018I\u2019m just not going to fight for a while. I\u2019m going to retire.\u2019 And I think that when that\u2019s your mindset, you need to take some time off. This isn\u2019t baseball, or some sport where you can whatever. This is fighting. You\u2019ve got to be all-in or all-out,\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is bad news for Diaz fans, who may not get to see their favorite Stockton bad boy compete in the Octagon again. That is unless a bout with Anderson Silva for his return materializes in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White spoke to media members following UFC Fight Night Dublin, and the question was asked if Nate Diaz was worth the investment, White doesn&#8217;t think so, but does think Nate&#8217;s older brother Nick is. \u201cNick is a needle mover. Nick moves the needle,\u201d \u201cNick\u2019s not holding out. 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