{"id":272584,"date":"2018-03-16T08:35:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272584"},"modified":"2018-03-16T08:53:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:53:48","slug":"nick-diaz-returns-to-mma-tonight-but-not-how-you-might-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nick-diaz\/nick-diaz-returns-to-mma-tonight-but-not-how-you-might-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Diaz Returns to MMA Tonight But Not How You Might Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have not heard of AKA Fights in Louisiana. That&#8217;s okay, most fight fans are on a strict UFC diet with a little bit of Bellator mixed in for seasoning. However, even the most hardcore viewers who stay up to watch RIZIN or hunt down obscure Russian fighting organizations probable haven&#8217;t heard of the regional promotion in the land of gumbo. Although, you may want to check them out tonight considering Nick Diaz will be there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Legend. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickdiaz209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nickdiaz209<\/a> is onsite and ready to roll in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s holding two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BJJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BJJ<\/a> seminars, hosting a meet-and-greet, and commentating the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkaFights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Akafights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiteOfPassage3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiteOfPassage3<\/a> main event LIVE Friday on FloCombat.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDUIcYNRyl\">pic.twitter.com\/XDUIcYNRyl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FloCombat (@FloCombat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FloCombat\/status\/974252559492841472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only is Nick Diaz hitting the historic streets, but he&#8217;s also getting down on the mats for some seminars if you&#8217;re anywhere near the area. However, the big draw is that he&#8217;ll be doing commentary for AKA: Rite of Passage 3. That&#8217;s right. The Nick Diaz. On the mic. We&#8217;d tap on your laptop screen if we could, are you seeing this? There is no telling what could come out of Diaz&#8217;s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The former Legacy FC and LFA welterweight champion Derrick Krantz willl be fighting Christopher Anthony at middleweight while Diaz runs play-by-play. Other former LFA fighters Brant Moore and David Bosnick will go at it. Come for UFC veteran and former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz doing Diaz things on the mic, stay for an action-packed regional show, but you can only watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocombat.com\/live\/4794-2018-aka-rite-of-passage-3\/signup\">live on FloCombat<\/a>. Although, I&#8217;d keep a look out on the internet for any clips.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 3\/16\/2018.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have not heard of AKA Fights in Louisiana. That&#8217;s okay, most fight fans are on a strict UFC diet with a little bit of Bellator mixed in for seasoning. 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