Nick believes had he been in his brother’s corner he would’ve worked out a strategy with his brother, while assessing the fight cage side, claiming his pointers and presence at the massive event would have made all the difference.
The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Diaz from cage side, the locker room, and the first six rows of the Octagon during the event. The suspension also meant that Nick could not communicate with his brother’s team during the event.
Nick’s forced absence was a result of his failure to pay the NAC a minimum of $25,000 fine out of the $75000 penalty, for his controversial 18-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana.
“Just one inch, that’s the difference between how that fight could’ve gone,” Nick said on Opie Radio.
Diaz praised Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields, acknowledging their roles in Nate’s corner but claimed since they had a wrestling background, he would’ve ideally suited to corner Nate against Conor’s style.
Diaz believes this is what he would’ve told Nate if he were ringside at UFC 202 on Opie Radio:
The final rubber in the Nate – Conor saga looks likely, with John Kavanaugh claiming only Nate Diaz could prove a worthy opponent for the Irishman. While Nick watched from afar in a luxury box at UFC 202, he could corner Nate if the trilogy fight does take place.
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