{"id":361241,"date":"2020-09-14T09:10:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361241"},"modified":"2020-09-14T09:10:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:10:48","slug":"photos-nick-diaz-in-phenomenal-shape-ahead-of-planned-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/photos-nick-diaz-in-phenomenal-shape-ahead-of-planned-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos | Nick Diaz in phenomenal shape ahead of planned return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is seemingly in incredible shape ahead of his planned return to the UFC’s Octagon in 2021.<\/p>\n

The elder Diaz brother recently laid out plans for his first fight in close to five years, even undertaking a test fight camp and weight cut in anticipation of that return. While some members of the MMA community doubt that he’ll follow through on this plan, he certainly seems to be in top shape.<\/p>\n

Photographer Scott Hirano recently snapped some pictures of Diaz putting in work in the gym, and the former Strikeforce champ looks like he hasn’t missed a day of training since his last fight.<\/p>\n

See it below:<\/p>\n

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