{"id":361051,"date":"2020-09-11T07:41:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361051"},"modified":"2020-09-11T07:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:41:37","slug":"jake-shields-nick-diaz-got-a-little-out-of-control-with-drinking-but-hes-reigning-it-back-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-shields-nick-diaz-got-a-little-out-of-control-with-drinking-but-hes-reigning-it-back-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shields: Nick Diaz got &#8220;a little out of control&#8221; with drinking, but &#8220;he\u2019s reigning it back in&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Shields says his teammate Nick Diaz got &#8220;a little out of control&#8221; with his drinking habits, but is confident the fan favorite is back on track.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has not fought since an early 2015 fight with Anderson Silva, which was originally a decision win in Silva&#8217;s favor, but was later overturned when both fighters failed drug tests. While it began to look like the former Strikeforce welterweight champion would never fight again, he recently laid out plans for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nick-diaz-targeting-return-to-ufc-in-2021-successfully-complete-test-weight-cut\/\">a comeback.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Nick Diaz earlier today. He weighs in the 175-165 pound range, per his manager Kevin Mubenga.<br \/>\nHe just completed a 14-week diet and training regimen. This is the first time he cuts weight in approximately four years, Mubenga said. Diaz wanted to do a test cut because &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5A8EvyLeUn\">pic.twitter.com\/5A8EvyLeUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1302785918328242176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8230; he is keeping a close eye on the big welterweight fights coming up. He is \u201c100%\u201d planning on fighting again, per Mubenga, and is targeting an early 2021 return. (&#x1f4fd; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elfrogito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elfrogito<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1302786091242721281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the years since Diaz last fought, there&#8217;s been reason to believe that he&#8217;s been partying pretty hard\u2014primarily a handful of Instagram stories.<\/p>\n<p>Shields, his long-time stablemate, recently confirmed that Diaz was hitting the bottle pretty hard, but clarified that the welterweight star is back on the straight-and-narrow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#x1f50a; &#8220;I think we&#8217;re seeing the old Nick coming back.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakeshieldsajj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakeshieldsajj<\/a> talks about Nick Diaz&#8217;s partying days, and says that Nick has reined that part of his life in ahead of a potential MMA return. &#x1f44a;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMcKinnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RyanMcKinnell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MieshaTate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MieshaTate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lz4fBBRbD5\">pic.twitter.com\/Lz4fBBRbD5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA on SiriusXM (@MMAonSiriusXM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAonSiriusXM\/status\/1303846897497575425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think maybe there was one point where he got a little out of control,\u201d Shields told SiriusXM (via <a href=\"https:\/\/middleeasy.com\/uncategorized\/jake-shields-old-nick\/\">Middle Easy<\/a>). \u201cBut we knew that he would be back in. People gotta realize, I\u2019ve been partying since I was 14. So for me it\u2019s like, I\u2019d have a fight, party, it was normal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"zYsppY\">\u201cBut Nick never drank, never did anything other than smoke pot obviously. He was completely dedicated to just train, train, train. So I think while he did go that way for a little bit, got a little out of control, he\u2019s reigning it back in.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9Rsz7j\">\u201cI think he\u2019s got that part of his life over, he\u2019s not out in Vegas all the time anymore, he\u2019s back training. I think we\u2019re seeing\u00a0the old Nick\u00a0coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Nick Diaz can return to top-form in the Octagon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Shields says his teammate Nick Diaz got &#8220;a little out of control&#8221; with his drinking habits, but is confident the fan favorite is back on track. 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