Jake Shields says Nick Diaz 'looking a lot better,' expects 2023 return to UFC

Dec 22 2022 by MMAjunkie

 

Jake Shields believes Nick Diaz will fight again in 2023.

Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) was last seen in action against Robbie Lawler in September 2021 when he returned after more than seven years. He lost the bout by third-round TKO in a strange fight-ending sequence in which a busted-up Diaz refused to stand up after he was dropped by Lawler.

According to Diaz’s coach, Cesar Gracie, Diaz fought Lawler with two ruptured disks in his neck, thus being compromised in the bout. Shields, a...

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