Nick Diaz to Set Up Own Promotion?

Nick Diaz trying to start his own promotion

by John Haigh @JohnBJayHaigh

After two years of hinting at retirement it looks like this time Diaz meant it.
He hinted at it after his Loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 and did the same after is loss to GSP in the UFC 158 post fight interview with Joe Rogan. Although at the post fight interview he did sound unsure about retirement and even suggested he could give Anderson Silva a run for his money, but with the emergence of WAR mixed martial arts it looks like he has decided to retire.

Diaz has created a website for the developing promotion called WAR Mixed Martial Arts at NickDiazPromotions.com and a similar Twitter account has been created.

With Nick Diaz’s history news of starting his own promotion could be taken with a pinch of salt but an official at the California State Athletic Commission on Monday stated, Diaz had started the process of applying along with his bother Nate for a promoter’s license in the state. The CSAC also said that there was a long way to go before the promotion could put on an event. Although, he did say that a background check on Diaz did come back clean.

Will it happen? Who knows but I think you can guarantee that with Nick Diaz at the helm it will be an interesting ride either way.