Nickolas Robert Diaz was born in August 1983 in Stockton, California. His mother’s name is Melissa while his father’s identity is unknown. Meanwhile, he has a younger brother named Natha, who also fights in the UFC, and a younger sister named Nina.
Diaz submitted Jeremy Jackson in the third round of his UFC debut at UFC 44: Undisputed in 2003. Since then, the Cali native has made 15 octagon appearances with a 7-7 record with one no contest.
How old is Nick Diaz’s net worth?
Diaz’s net worth is about $8 million. Throughout his tenure, Diaz roughly $2.3 million in fight purses as per The Sports Daily. His biggest payday came on his most recent outing against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266.
For his losing effort, Diaz took home $566 thousand.
Diaz began training in karate and aikido at an early age and started entering wrestling tournaments as a teenager. He attended Tokay High School for one year before dropping out.
At around the age of 16, Diaz began training Sambo under Bulgarian National Sambo Champion Valeri Ignatov as well as under Steve Heath at the Animal House gym.
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