Nick Diaz Reveals His MMA Mount Rushmore & It Doesn’t Include GSP, Silva, Jones, Khabib & Conor McGregor

Nick Diaz is known in all of MMA for his honesty. ‘Diablo’ does not require a filter while talking. This is the biggest flex of being a Diaz fan. The fact that all the MMA fighters put their bodies at stake for the sport is not alien to anyone. All the fighters are out there exposing their bodies to harsh treatment. It comes attached that they also need to take care of their bodies in order to keep performing well and functioning effectively in their regular lives as well. ‘Diablo’ recently received ‘hammer therapy’. This type of physiotherapy is usually beneficial for the spine. This physiotherapy was much needed for the fighter. The recorded video for the same just kept getting interesting. 

In the video, Diaz was asked several questions. The video was partly an interview as well. Diaz introduced himself and answered a lot of unique questions. In the short interview, one particular question was interesting. It was interesting enough to even keep a regular MMA fan wondering. However, the Middleweight fighter’s response was even more intriguing than the question itself and left the fans with a lot of doubts about their favorite fighters. As the host asked Diaz who he would include in his Mount Rushmore if it was based on MMA fighters. The fighter went ahead to make a bold decision with his unique list of MMA Hall of Famers.

Nick Diaz’s bold comment regarding his all-time MMA favorites

While receiving the therapy, Diaz was as relaxed as ever. The beastly fighter was so at ease that he would have answered anything without second thoughts. The fighter was asked, “if you were gonna make a Mount Rushmore with five faces on it for MMA, who goes on your Mount Rushmore?” This is a question that would leave every MMA fan in wonder. Considering his brutal honesty, we can trust Diaz’s words as he went ahead to answer this question.

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“(Kazushi) Sakuraba, Genki Sudo, Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, Wanderlei Silva,” answered Nick Diaz. The list is undeniably legendary. Diaz did not pick any random fighters but made sure to answer with the best names in all honesty. The 39-year-old fighter is building a hypothetical monument for all MMA fans to love. However, the names he took would confuse a lot of new MMA fans. The new generation must be finding the current big names like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. There is a reason for Diaz’s list to be so drastically different.

Why is Nick Diaz building this monument so differently?

As the new fans must be confused with all the names, Diaz has a valid reason for not naming them. Some may speculate that this is because he is in competition with them. However, Nick Diaz is a man with the utmost sportsmanship. The probable reason for this list could be because he watched these fighters as he was working towards his MMA goals.

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‘Diablo’s MMA Mount Rushmore looks pretty beastly. How would you build yours?