N. Diaz faces R. Lawler in September. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
On Tuesday night, the UFC announced the long-awaited return of Nick Diaz to the organization's octagon. Diaz faces Robbie Lawler No. UFC 266, on September 25th, in Las Vegas (USA).
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In a statement to Yahoo!Sports, Ultimate's president, Dana White, revealed that the duel between Nick Diaz e Robbie Lawler will be the co-main event and will be played over five rounds. It will be the second fight in the history of Ultimate to be planned to last 25 minutes without being the main event or having a belt involved. The first time this happened was in UFC 263, in June this year, between Nick's brother, Nate diaz e Leon edwards.
the fight between Nick Diaz e Robbie Lawler marks a rematch of a duel from 17 years ago. The two faced each other at UFC 47, in April 2004, with a memorable victory for Diaz by knockout in the second round.
the last appearance of Nick Diaz in the Octagon was in January 2015, when he faced Anderson Silva at UFC 183. The fight ended without result after both fighters were caught in anti-doping tests – the Brazilian for metabolites of drostanolone and androsterone, and the North American for marijuana. Diaz's last victory came in October 2011, when he defeated BJ Penn.
Robbie Lawler, in turn, has not entered the octagon since August 2020, when he lost to Neil Magny, at UFC Fight Night 175. The former welterweight champion is on a streak of four negative results and hasn't won since July 2017, when he beat Donald Cerrone at UFC 214.
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