Successful UFC fighter Nick Diaz has won fame for his jiu-jitsu mixed Boxing style should have a nice amount of earning from his carrier but Nick thinks the other way. He thinks UFC is unfair when it comes to pay grades. Nick has fought legends like Anderson Silva and George St. Pierre and has collected a huge amount as a payday salary and also has enjoyed a cut from pay-per-view. So what is he talking about?
So today, right here we would like to uncover the actual net worth, lifestyle and earning of this particular UFC superstar Nick Diaz.
Nick Diaz's Net Worth
Former UFC welterweight champion Nick Diaz claims for being poorly paid as he is always been seeing bragging, but many MMA outlets have claimed that he is paid around $200,000 for a single match and his earnings is further added with the whopping amount of $75,000 from bonuses in a single night. So, considering the amount he earns per fight his net worth is estimated to be $5.5 million as of current day evaluation.
Nick Diaz is the first ever WEC Welterweight Champion and Nick won his first championship in his second carrier match. Isn't it an impressive resume to glorify Nick's accomplishments? He defeated Alfonso Rocha in April 2009 and later defeated Paul Daley in Strikeforce in 2011.
UFC publicly reported they paid $500,000 as pay per view to Nick Diaz for his fight against Anderson Silva on 31st Jan 2015. Further, in the game with George St. Pierre, he earned $100,000 as pay per view.
Nick was once caught in a Drug test failure controversy and even lost more than 100 thousand in a settlement. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Diaz for 5 years and fined him $165,000 for failing a drug test at UFC 183 on September 14, 2015. Later after 4 months in January 2016 supporting his appeal, the suspension and fine were reduced to 18 months and $100,000.
Recently Nevada Athletic Commission and Diaz have reached with an agreement that he is free for participating in all combat sport-related activities in the state once again.
Nick freely share his happiness through photo, via Instagram.
In addition his net worth he also owns his own Nick Diaz Academy along with his brother Nate Diaz and his teammates, where he specially teaches jiu-jitsu fighting style and yoga.
He is also been seen marketing different merchandise and energy boosts products that relate to his academy as his secondary earning source.His academy also sales antiinflimantery CBD from ERVA biosciences.
Nick Diaz carrier fights and achievements:
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fight of the year (twice) vs B.J.penn
Submission of the night (once)
Strike Force
Welterweight Championship(once and the first ever)
Most successful welterweight title defenses in Strikeforce (Three)
Most consecutive welterweight title defenses in Strikeforce (Three)
2010 Fight of the Year vs. KJ Noons on October 9
World Extreme Cagefight
Welterweight Championship (once and the first ever)
International Sport Karate Association
ISKA MMA Americas Welterweight Championship (Once)
International Fighting Championship
IFC U.S. Welterweight Championship (Once)
One successful title defense
IFC Americas Welterweight Championship (Once)
Ultimate Athlete
UA 4 Welterweight Tournament Runner-Up
Sherdog Awards
2011 Round of the Year vs. Paul Daley
2011 All-Violence First Team
Inside Fights
2007 Fight of the Year vs. Takanori Gomi
Diaz is a well known marijuana user, he spends heigher amount of his income for the grass. He publicly shares photos 'saying weed is legal' in his instragram.congratulating his brother.
Nick Diaz's Bike and Car collection
Nick Diaz is an athlete with a good net worth but his choices are contradictory to his living style. He is a man of simple choices. He prefers cycling bikes more than luxurious cars as he is a cardio freak.
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In the year 2009 he was seen taking part in the Xtrerra World Championship which was held in Xtrerra Lake Tahoe of incline village. He only owns a out dated family car, as he lives with his family. Whereas, his brother Nate Diaz owns 2017 TAHOE LTZ.
CAPTION: Nick Diaz Brother Nate Diaz's 2017 TAHOE LTZ SOURCE: Custom
Nick Diaz House
Despite having huge net worth, he still lives in a residential zone of Stockton, California in a cheaper apartment compaired to other players. He runs a BJJ academy and is always seen training along with his partners. So, father, the guy has been living a simple life and he is possibly returning to the UFC in 2018 as per inside sources.
Keep up with us to know more about his return and possible fights this year.