Former IBF and WBA boxing champ Fernando Vargas, who hasn't fought since 2007, claims that UFC star Nick Diaz was the one who declined to fight him in 2011 in this video interview. He also says Vitor Belfort has the best hands in MMA.
Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez trains under Cesar Gracie with top UFC contender Jake Shields and Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz. Diaz has been talking about doing some pro boxing (which is allowed under his SF contract) and Melendez thinks he'll "do just fine"
Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow looks at Nick Diaz's claims that he wants to leave MMA for boxing to try to decipher his true motivations.
Nick Diaz’s manager Cesar Gracie tells “Inside MMA” that Diaz has signed a boxing contract to fight Fernando Vargas later this year. Nick’s next fight will definitely be in boxing.
Ricardo Mayorga will make his MMA debut against Din Thomas. Does this fight prove anything about boxing's true place in combat sports?
