Considering their unique characters, it was pretty cool to see them cross paths for the first time recently.
Diaz and Strickland reunited at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Strickland was in the cage when Diaz arrived, but interrupted his training to exchange a few words with a man he hailed as a UFC legend.
Like most things these days, the interaction was captured on film. See it below (via Jake Shields).
UFC stars Sean Strickland and Nick Diaz cross paths
Nick Diaz and Sean Strickland meet for the first time 🤣🤣🤣
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Both Strickland and Diaz are known for their willingness to throw down at any time, but their interaction was completely cordial.
“I gotta work with you, dude,” a seemingly star-struck Strickland said upon learning that Diaz has moved to Las Vegas. “F**king legend here guys. Crazy. That’s some fucking legend man. Crazy.”
Strickland and Diaz then joked about the latter’s age, with Strickland joking, “I’m not attacking you.”
“When I was a kid, I used to watch you all the time,” the middleweight said later. “I would sit in the living room in my fucking boxers and watch you demolish a dog. It was dope.”
Diaz responded that he is now watching Strickland in the UFC. It was a cool moment.
Strickland is currently gearing up for a high-stakes fight. He will battle streaking contender Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Houston on February 21. The lead up to the fight was interesting to say the least.
Diaz, a former Strikeforce champion who twice fought for UFC gold, has not fought since the 2021 loss to Robbie Lawler. His next most recent fight was in 2015 when he fought Anderson Silva. The fight was ruled a no-contest after Diaz tested positive for cannabis and Silva tested positive for several banned performance enhancers.
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