{"id":181087,"date":"2015-12-30T14:08:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T22:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=181087"},"modified":"2016-01-31T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T23:18:49","slug":"nick-diaz-makes-his-case-for-why-hes-the-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/nick-diaz-makes-his-case-for-why-hes-the-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Diaz makes his case for why he&#8217;s the GOAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Diaz&#8217;s MMA career has certainly been a historic one.  Over the course of his nearly 15 year professional career, Diaz has fought some of the best fighters to ever compete in Mixed Martial Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way Diaz has also fought for some of the best MMA promotions in the world, including the WEC, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-nick-diaz-and-takanori-gomi-in-one-of-the-best-fights-youll-ever-see\/\">Pride FC<\/a>, Strikeforce, and of course the UFC.  Diaz has also racked up numerous highlight reel moments, as well as finishes during his time spent in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Given the fact that he has fought MMA legends such as BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-anderson-silva-vs-nick-diaz-highlights\/\">Anderson Silva<\/a>, and Robbie Lawler, Diaz believes he is in fact the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT).<\/p>\n<p>He took to Instagram:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:60.5092592593% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_7J8hfpluN\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">#Repost @bbj_recovery with @repostapp. \u30fb\u30fb\u30fb TRUE STORY&#x1f4af; NOBODY HAS EVER FACED ANY TOUGHER COMPETITION THAN THE #GOAT @nickdiaz209 &#8230; My ninja Came to fight and was always looking for the finish #octagon #goat #nickdiaz &#x1f4af;#bbj_recovery #ufc #mma #bellator #fighter #ifbb #bodybuilding #competitor #flex #beast #gym #follow #champion #training #muscle #coach #strength #martialarts #gainz #extrememartialarts #shredded #cardio #grind #lifestyle #nickdiazacademy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Diazbrothers209 (@diazbrothers209) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-12-30T17:26:57+00:00\">Dec 30, 2015 at 9:26am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Diaz&#8217;s MMA career has certainly been a historic one. 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