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Nick Diaz returns for the first time in three years when he faces Vicente Luque at UFC Abu Dhabi in August, however it seems UFC had a special thought in thoughts for his opponent.
Forward of his struggle at UFC 302, Kevin Holland revealed that he was truly provided Diaz, however in the end turned down the matchup in favor of heading again as much as middleweight for a showdown with Michal Oleksiejczuk on Saturday in New Jersey as an alternative.
“It sort of received offered to me,” Holland stated at UFC 302 media day. “I used to be purported to be taking a struggle at 170 in opposition to a reasonably named opponent however they stated he wasn’t going to have the ability to struggle till August, so I used to be like, ‘Rattling, that’s a very long time.’ They’re like, ‘Bro, it’s solely an additional month,’ and I’m like, ‘No, it’s too lengthy.’ I received this, I’m pleased with it. I suppose that struggle’s not going to circle again as a result of I see he simply received booked. We’ll see what occurs after.
“It was Diaz. I knew he was coming again to struggle. I simply thought I used to be going to smoke him after which I used to be going to smoke Luque too, however these two are preventing one another to allow them to smoke one another. Two big-ass joints.”
Whereas Diaz would’ve been a a lot greater struggle given his legendary standing within the sport, Holland says none of that has ever actually mattered to him.
With consecutive losses on his résumé to Jack Della Maddalena and Michael “Venom” Page in his most up-to-date fights, Holland is much extra involved with simply getting again within the cage to compete once more.
“I don’t wish to anticipate no person,” Holland stated. “It’s like, ready is simply not a recreation that I’ve ever actually been [good with]. Ready to receives a commission, ready to scrap — it simply sucks.
“It’s normally once I lose, once I’m ready to struggle. I normally get my ass beat. I’m ready round, I’m most likely partying. You simply don’t see it as a result of I’m not as standard as Conor [McGregor].”
Holland additionally admitted he had no want to struggle in Abu Dhabi, a rustic that employs strict legal guidelines in opposition to drug use and possession.
The UFC veteran has brazenly mentioned utilizing marijuana as a part of his every day life. In Abu Dhabi, indulging that behavior may include stiff penalties similar to fines and even jail time. That was sufficient of a deterrent for Holland to cross on competing there, and he was truly stunned Diaz — an notorious marijuana consumer himself — agreed to go there.
“I wasn’t going to Abu Dhabi,” Holland stated. “I don’t perceive why the f*ck both of us would wish to go to Abu Dhabi. I believe it’s a wonderful place, and in the event that they allowed us some greenery for the week, we’ll be there. However no greenery, it’s simply onerous for me.
“You have already got to do it struggle week. You get right here, you don’t smoke. However it’s simply the thought that proper after I knock this man out, I can’t go smoke no weed? It’s like, f*ck. I don’t understand how individuals do it.”
