Nick Diaz, the Glossary
Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[1]
Table of Contents
190 relations: Aikido, Anaheim, California, Anderson Silva, Androstane, Androsterone, Armlock, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Auberry, California, B.J. Penn, Bell Centre, Black belt (martial arts), Boxing, Braulio Estima, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Bulgaria, California, Canadians, Cannabis, Cannabis (drug), Cannabis and sports, Carlos Condit, CBS, Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Charitable organization, Chiba (city), Chris Lytle, Corpus Christi, Texas, Dan Henderson, Dana White, Daniel Roberts (fighter), Diego Sanchez, Domestic violence, Dream (mixed martial arts), Dream 14, Dream 3, Drew Fickett, Drostanolone, Eddie Alvarez, Elite Xtreme Combat, EliteXC: Renegade, EliteXC: Return of the King, EliteXC: Unfinished Business, EliteXC: Uprising, ESPN, Evangelista Santos, Felony, Fight Life, Frank Shamrock, Georges St-Pierre, Gilbert Melendez, ... Expand index (140 more) »
- American aikidoka
- American capoeira practitioners
- American sambo practitioners
- Mixed martial artists utilizing aikido
- Mixed martial artists utilizing capoeira
- Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions
- Submission grapplers
- Tokay High School alumni
- World Extreme Cagefighting champions
Aikido
Aikido (合気道, 合氣道) is a modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido.
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva (born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer. Nick Diaz and Anderson Silva are Doping cases in mixed martial arts, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing capoeira, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Androstane
Androstane is a C19 steroidal hydrocarbon with a gonane core.
Androsterone
Androsterone, or 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, is an endogenous steroid hormone, neurosteroid, and putative pheromone.
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Armlock
An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Auberry, California
Auberry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States.
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B.J. Penn
Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial art fighter and 5th degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. Nick Diaz and B.J. Penn are American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Bell Centre
Bell Centre (French: Centre Bell) formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Black belt (martial arts)
In East Asian martial arts, the black belt is associated with expertise, but may indicate only competence, depending on the martial art.
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Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.
Braulio Estima
Braulio de Oliveira Estima is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Nick Diaz and Braulio Estima are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.
California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Canadians
Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.
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Cannabis and sports
The use of cannabis by athletes has been banned by many sports commissions.
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Carlos Condit
Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit are American male kickboxers, American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, welterweight mixed martial artists and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.
Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym based in Pleasant Hill, California.
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Charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
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Chiba (city)
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle (born August 18, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist and boxer. Nick Diaz and Chris Lytle are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
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Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nick Diaz and Dan Henderson are American male sport wrestlers, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists from California, Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who is the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization.
Daniel Roberts (fighter)
Daniel Lamar Roberts (born August 5, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in 2015. Nick Diaz and Daniel Roberts (fighter) are American male judoka, American male karateka, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing judo and mixed martial artists utilizing karate.
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Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes on the Super Lightweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. Nick Diaz and Diego Sanchez are American male sport wrestlers, American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation.
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Dream (mixed martial arts)
Dream (styled DREAM in capitals) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group.
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Dream 14
Dream 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream.
Dream 3
Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM.
Drew Fickett
Andrew Robert Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. Nick Diaz and Drew Fickett are American male judoka, American male karateka, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, mixed martial artists utilizing karate, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Drostanolone
Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed.
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Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of BKFC. Nick Diaz and Eddie Alvarez are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Elite Xtreme Combat
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite.
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EliteXC: Renegade
EliteXC: Renegade was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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EliteXC: Return of the King
EliteXC: Return of the King was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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EliteXC: Unfinished Business
EliteXC: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on July 26, 2008 in Stockton, CA at Stockton Arena.
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EliteXC: Uprising
EliteXC: Uprising was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC and co-promoted by Icon Sport and Rumble World Entertainment.
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ESPN
ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.
Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos (born December 12, 1977) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Evangelista Santos are middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Felony
A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious.
Fight Life
Fight Life is a feature-length documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts.
Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III; December 8, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Frank Shamrock are American cannabis activists, American male kickboxers, American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists from California, Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
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Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre (born May 19, 1981), also known by his initials GSP, is a Canadian actor and former professional mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre are middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez are American Muay Thai practitioners, American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent, American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
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Gleison Tibau
Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. Nick Diaz and Gleison Tibau are Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling and people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence.
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Gogoplata
A gogoplata, foot choke "Piroplata" or is a type of chokehold that utilizes the shin bone.
Grand jury
A grand jury is a jury—a group of citizens—empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought.
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke, also known as Mae Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compared to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent, often on the ground but can also be done while standing.
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Hayato Sakurai
(born August 24, 1975) also known as, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Hayato Sakurai are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, mixed martial artists utilizing karate, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.
Indictment
An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
ISKA (sports governing body)
The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches.
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Jake Shields
Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Jake Shields are American male sport wrestlers, American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions, submission grapplers and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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James Cullen Bressack
James Cullen Bressack (born c. 1992 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director.
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Japanese people
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.
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Jason Miller (fighter)
Jason Miller (born December 24, 1980), best known as Mayhem Miller, is an American former mixed martial arts fighter and TV host. Nick Diaz and Jason Miller (fighter) are middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling and people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron are American male sport wrestlers and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor.
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Jeremy Jackson (fighter)
Jeremy Rea Jackson (born September 19, 1982) is an American former mixed martial artist from California. Nick Diaz and Jeremy Jackson (fighter) are mixed martial artists from California and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Jesse Taylor
Jesse Taylor (born January 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) and 10th Planet Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt fighter who last competed in the Welterweight division. Nick Diaz and Jesse Taylor are American male sport wrestlers, American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Joachim Hansen (fighter)
Joachim B. Hansen (born 26 May 1979) is a Norwegian retired mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Joachim Hansen (fighter) are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Joe Riggs
Joseph Jonathan Riggs (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs are American male sport wrestlers, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, welterweight mixed martial artists and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
John Alessio
John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and John Alessio are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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John McCarthy (referee)
John Michael McCarthy (born October 12, 1962) is a retired American mixed martial arts referee best known for officiating numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), dating back to UFC 2.
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Jorge Patino
Jorge Luis Patino (born May 8, 1973) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. Nick Diaz and Jorge Patino are middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Josh Neer
Joshua Martin Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Josh Neer are American Muay Thai practitioners, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.
Justin Baesman
Justin Baesman (born June 3, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. Nick Diaz and Justin Baesman are American male kickboxers, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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K.J. Noons
Karl James Noons (born December 7, 1982) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist, as well as a former professional boxer and kickboxer. Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons are American Muay Thai practitioners, American male karateka, American male kickboxers, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Karate
(Okinawan pronunciation), also, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan (born August 28, 1982) is an Armenian-American former mixed martial artist, who last competed in the welterweight division. Nick Diaz and Karo Parisyan are Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, mixed martial artists utilizing sambo, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, welterweight mixed martial artists and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
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Keikogi
('practice',, 'dress' or 'clothes'), also known as or, is a traditional uniform worn for training in Japanese martial arts and their derivatives.
Kron Gracie
Kron Gracie (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian and American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and instructor. Nick Diaz and Kron Gracie are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. Nick Diaz and Kuniyoshi Hironaka are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Lakeport, California
Lakeport is an incorporated city and the county seat of Lake County, California.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas, often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.
Leglock
A leglock is a joint lock that is directed at joints of the leg such as the ankle, knee or hip joint.
Lemoore, California
Lemoore (formerly, La Tache and Lee Moore's) is a city in Kings County, California, United States.
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Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.
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List of Dream champions
This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class.
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List of male mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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List of mixed martial artists with professional boxing records
There is and over lap between the Combat sports of Boxing and Mixed martial arts fighters with professional records in both are listed below.
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List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses.
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List of Strikeforce alumni
Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California which operated from 1985 to 2013.
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List of UFC bonus award recipients
UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management.
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List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
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List of WEC events
This is a list of is of mixed martial arts events held by World Extreme Cagefighting.
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Lodi, California
Lodi is a city located in San Joaquin County, California, United States, in the center portion of California's Central Valley.
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Luisito Espinosa
Luisito Pio Espinosa (born June 26, 1967) is a Filipino actor and former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2005.
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Marius Žaromskis
Marius Žaromskis (born July 30, 1980) is a Lithuanian retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. Nick Diaz and Marius Žaromskis are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans (mexicano-estadounidenses, mexico-americanos, or estadounidenses de origen mexicano) are Americans of Mexican heritage.
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MGM Grand Garden Arena
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena within the MGM Grand resort, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
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Michael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (born 28 February 1979) is a British former professional mixed martial artist, current sports analyst, commentator and actor. Nick Diaz and Michael Bisping are middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai and mixed martial artists utilizing boxing.
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Michelob Ultra Arena
The Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
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Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes. Nick Diaz and middleweight (MMA) are middleweight mixed martial artists.
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
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MMA Junkie
MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
Nate Diaz
Nathan Donald Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz are American cannabis activists, American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Tokay High School alumni and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nick Diaz and Nate Marquardt are American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing karate, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions.
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Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.
Nevada State Athletic Commission
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.
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Oroville, California
Oroville (Oro, Spanish for "Gold" and Ville, French for "town") is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
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Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American Championship (commonly known as Pan Ams or Pans), is the largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held in the Americas.
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Paul Daley
Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Nick Diaz and Paul Daley are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Performance-enhancing substance
Performance-enhancing substances, also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.
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Porterville, California
Porterville is a city at the base of Southern Sierra Nevada mountains on the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States.
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Pride 33
Pride 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pride Fighting Championships
PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company.
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ProElite
ProElite, Inc. is an American entertainment and media company involved in the promotion of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Professional boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing.
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Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
Radisson Hotels
Radisson Hotels is an international hotel chain headquartered in the United States.
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Rear naked choke
The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.
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Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie (born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 7th degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. Nick Diaz and Renzo Gracie are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Robbie Lawler
Robert Glenn Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed between 2001 and 2023. Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler are American male karateka, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists from California, mixed martial artists utilizing karate, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Sacramento, California
() is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.
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Saitama (city)
is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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Sambo (martial art)
Sambo (сaмбо) is a martial art with Soviet origins, an internationally practised combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Graeco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.
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San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially the paren), is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area—which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively—the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 13th-most populous in the United States.
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SAP Center
The SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and the HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California.
Scott Coker
Scott Coker (born October 3, 1962) is an American mixed martial artist, Taekwondoin, former movie stuntman, and combat sports promoter.
Scott Smith (fighter)
Bryan Scott Smith (born May 21, 1979), is a retired American mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Scott Smith (fighter) are American male sport wrestlers, middleweight mixed martial artists, welterweight mixed martial artists and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
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Sean Sherk
Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion. Nick Diaz and Sean Sherk are American Muay Thai practitioners, American sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Shinya Aoki
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's Welterweight division. Nick Diaz and Shinya Aoki are mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Shonie Carter are American male judoka, American male karateka, American male kickboxers, American male sport wrestlers, middleweight mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing boxing, mixed martial artists utilizing judo, welterweight mixed martial artists and world Extreme Cagefighting champions.
See Nick Diaz and Shonie Carter
Shooto
is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission (ISC).
St. Louis
St.
Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California.
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Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California that operated from 1985 to 2013.
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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Carano vs.
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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Diaz vs.
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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Strikeforce: Diaz vs.
See Nick Diaz and Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
Strikeforce: Diaz vs.
See Nick Diaz and Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
Strikeforce: Lawler vs.
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Strikeforce: Miami
Strikeforce: Miami was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on January 30, 2010, in Sunrise, Florida, United States at the BankAtlantic Center.
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Strikeforce: Nashville
Strikeforce: Nashville was a mixed martial arts event produced by Strikeforce, it took place on April 17, 2010, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and broadcast domestically on CBS.
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs.
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Submission wrestling
Submission grappling, also known as submission wrestling, submission fighting or simply grappling, is a competitive martial art and combat sport that focuses on ground fighting and submission techniques.
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Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area.
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Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States.
Super middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
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Tadalafil
Tadalafil, sold under the brand name Cialis among others, is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Takanori Gomi
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who gained international fame in Pride Fighting Championships. Nick Diaz and Takanori Gomi are mixed martial artists utilizing boxing and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Tetrahydrocannabinol
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a cannabinoid found in cannabis.
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The finger
In Western culture, "the finger", or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger, flipping the bird or flipping someone off) is an obscene hand gesture.
The Record (Stockton, California)
The Record is a daily newspaper based in Stockton, California, serving San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties.
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The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+.
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The Ultimate Fighter 2
The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs.
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Thiago Alves (fighter)
Thiago Alves (born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian former bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Thiago Alves (fighter) are Doping cases in mixed martial arts, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Tokay High School
Tokay High School is one of two high schools in Lodi, California, United States, the other being Lodi High School.
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Triangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime (三角絞) in judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold that encircles the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle.
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X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.
UFC 137
UFC 137: Penn vs.
UFC 143
UFC 143: Diaz vs.
UFC 158
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs.
UFC 170
UFC 170: Rousey vs.
UFC 183
UFC 183: Silva vs.
UFC 196
UFC 196: McGregor vs.
UFC 202
UFC 202: Diaz vs.
UFC 266
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs.
UFC 44
UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
UFC 47
UFC 47: It’s On! was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
UFC 49
UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC 51
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 (Super Bowl weekend) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
UFC 53
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
UFC 57
UFC 57: Liddell vs.
UFC 59
UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
UFC 62
UFC 62: Liddell vs.
UFC 65
UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California – the UFC's first show at this venue.
UFC Fight Pass
UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, TKO Group Holdings, that launched in December 2013.
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UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs.
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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque (born November 27, 1991) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist. Nick Diaz and Vicente Luque are American Muay Thai practitioners, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai, people awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and welterweight mixed martial artists.
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Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes. Nick Diaz and welterweight (MMA) are welterweight mixed martial artists.
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World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001.
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Wrestling
Wrestling is a martial art and combat sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset.
YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
2003 in WEC
The year 2003 was the 3rd year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
See also
American aikidoka
- Amos Lee Parker
- Andy Foster (sports commissioner)
- Benny Urquidez
- Bobby Lowe (karateka)
- Brian Gamble
- Dana Hee
- David Bradley (American actor)
- Frank Doran (aikido)
- Gaku Homma
- George Leonard
- Gerald Okamura
- Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka
- Harvey Konigsberg
- Henry Cejudo
- Hiroshi Ikeda (aikidoka)
- John Stevens (scholar)
- Jon Mamoru Takagi
- Joseph Jarman
- Karl Geis
- Kathy Long
- Ken and Miye Ota
- Kim Kahana
- Mitsugi Saotome
- Nick Diaz
- Nobuyoshi Higashi
- Pam Grier
- Patricia Hendricks
- Patrick Swayze
- Richard Strozzi-Heckler
- Robert Nadeau (aikidoka)
- Roderick Kobayashi
- Roy Y. Suenaka
- Stanley Pranin
- Steven Seagal
- Terry Dobson (aikidoka)
- Thomas H. Makiyama
- Trey Gunn
- Wael Abdelgawad
- William Gleason (aikidoka)
American capoeira practitioners
- Alex Meraz
- Ana Paula Höfling
- Anthony Pettis
- Dana Hee
- John Morrison (wrestler)
- Kofi Kingston
- Lateef Crowder dos Santos
- Mark Dacascos
- Mike Mucitelli
- Nick Diaz
- Ross Butler (actor)
- Wesley Snipes
American sambo practitioners
- Amir Sadollah
- Andy Foster (sports commissioner)
- Bob Anderson (wrestler)
- Burke Deadrich
- Cung Le
- Dan Severn
- Dean Lister
- Gokor Chivichyan
- Greg Gibson (wrestler)
- Heath Herring
- James Chico Hernandez
- Jan Trussell
- Jason Chambers
- Manny Gamburyan
- Nick Diaz
- Pat Sabatini
- R. Wayne Baughman
- Rebecca Trussell
- Ron Tripp
- Shannon Gugerty
- Vladimir Kozlov
- Wade Schalles
- William Rosado
Mixed martial artists utilizing aikido
- Andy Foster (sports commissioner)
- Henry Cejudo
- Jason DeLucia
- Kalib Starnes
- Kathy Long
- Kevin Rosier
- Nick Diaz
Mixed martial artists utilizing capoeira
- Alan Patrick (fighter)
- Anderson Silva
- Anthony Pettis
- Anton Kuivanen
- Cezar Ferreira
- Cláudio Silva
- Cristiano Souza
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Elvis Sinosic
- Euclides Pereira
- Fernando "Tererê" Augusto
- Francisco Figueiredo
- Júnior Assunção
- Johnny Walker (fighter)
- José Aldo
- Luis Palomino
- Marcio Navarro
- Marco Ruas
- Marcos Oliveira
- Marcus Aurélio
- Mike Mucitelli
- Nick Diaz
- Piotr Hallmann
- Thiago Santos
- Valdemar Santana
Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions
- Alistair Overeem
- Bobby Southworth
- Clay Guida
- Cris Cyborg
- Cung Le
- Dan Henderson
- Frank Shamrock
- Gegard Mousasi
- Gilbert Melendez
- Jake Shields
- Josh Thomson
- List of Strikeforce champions
- Luke Rockhold
- Marloes Coenen
- Muhammed Lawal
- Nate Marquardt
- Nick Diaz
- Rafael Cavalcante
- Renato Sobral
- Ronaldo Souza
- Ronda Rousey
- Sarah Kaufman
- Tarec Saffiedine
Submission grapplers
- Amanda Serrano
- Brent Primus
- Carlos Eduardo Rocha
- Craig Jones (grappler)
- Danielle Kelly (grappler)
- Dante Leon (martial artist)
- Frank Mir
- Glover Teixeira
- Jake Shields
- Jeff Monson
- Jon Jones
- Lachlan Giles
- Mikey Musumeci
- Nick Diaz
Tokay High School alumni
- Chi Cheng (musician)
- David Cooper (baseball)
- Derek Lee (biologist)
- Eric Crocker
- Julius Thomas
- Keith Williams (American football coach)
- Larry Allen
- Nate Diaz
- Nick Diaz
- Reagan Maui'a
- Stephen Malkmus
- Tony Petersen
World Extreme Cagefighting champions
- Anthony Pettis
- Benson Henderson
- Brian Bowles (fighter)
- Brian Stann
- Carlos Condit
- Chase Beebe
- Chris Leben
- Cole Escovedo
- Dominick Cruz
- Doug Marshall
- Eddie Wineland
- Frank Shamrock
- Gabe Ruediger
- Gilbert Melendez
- Hermes França
- James Irvin (fighter)
- Jamie Varner
- Jason Lambert
- Joe Riggs
- José Aldo
- Karo Parisyan
- List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
- Lodune Sincaid
- Miguel Torres (fighter)
- Mike Brown (fighter)
- Mike Pyle (fighter)
- Nick Diaz
- Paulo Filho
- Rob McCullough
- Ron Waterman
- Scott Smith (fighter)
- Shonie Carter
- Steve Cantwell
- Urijah Faber
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Diaz
Also known as Nicholas Robert Diaz.
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