Nick, the older brother of another UFC star Nate Diaz, also held the welterweight championship title in Strikeforce and WEC.
Nick Diaz was born Nicholas Robert "Nick" Diaz on 2 August 1983, to an American parent, Melissa Diaz. He was born and raised in Stockholm, California, the United States along with his brother Nate Diaz, a professional mixed martial artist. He is 34 now and holds the nationality of United States and it seems he is Mexican and Anglo by his ethnicity.
Nick's father was not around during his childhood. He grew up in a poor family with his sister and brother.
Nick Diaz went to Tokay High School in Lodi, California, at his school, he was also a member of the swim team. From an early age, he started training in Karate and aikido and also participated in wrestling competitions during his teenage years. He started training in Sambo at the age of 16 under Bulgarian National Sambo Champion Valeri Ignatov and still trains with Ignatov.
His professional career started in 2001; he performed professionally at the initial stage of his career. Several champion players were defeated by him. Moreover, to the UFC, he has also competed for PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, the WEC, DREAM, and Shooto. He is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a former WEC Welterweight Champion.
In his first stint with UFC, he defeated highly favorite Robbie Lawler. After fighting for several promotions like PRIDE, Strikeforce, and EliteXC, he returned to UFC for the second time in 2011. He defeated B.J. Penn in his comeback game.
He faced losses in his other two setups with Carlos Condit and Georges St-Pierre.
Accounting for his personal life and biography, however, Wiki has not provided any details info about his personal life, but according to sources, we found that he is not a married man. He doesn’t have a spouse. He doesn't have any children and has never been through the process of divorce. According to sources, he was in a relationship with his high school girlfriend Stephanie during high school who killed herself before he had fought any pro-fight.
He has a gigantic personality and possesses a height of 6 feet and his weight is around 77 kg. He remains fit and fine and is ready for his next fight. People followed him on social networking sites. One can easily see his tweets on Twitter and he is also available on Facebook and Instagram.
Diaz's dedication and devotion have been reflected in his net worth. As of 2018, Nick Dick has an estimated net worth of $3 million including all of his properties and income. Being an MMA fighter, Diaz doesn't receive a fixed salary instead he is paid per each of his fights. He is one of the highly paid stars in UFC.
Nick's career earnings are reported to be about $1,665,950. In his recent bout against Anderson Silva, he was paid $500,000.
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