Nick Diaz, born in 1983 and raised in Stockton, California, is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who fought at welterweight and middleweight in the UFC. He grew up with karate, aikido and wrestling, began sambo at sixteen and, after seeing Renzo Gracie fight in PRIDE, moved into mixed martial arts, eventually joining Cesar Gracie's team, where he received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in 2007. He is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion, a UFC title challenger, and also fought in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM and Shooto. He is the older brother of Nate Diaz.
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is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist
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born August 2, 1983
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He was promoted to black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Cesar Gracie on May 8, 2007.
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Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC Welterweight champion
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is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist
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He was promoted to black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Cesar Gracie
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is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist
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competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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competes in triathlons for recreation
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