Joe Rogan: 'I Like Nick Diaz as Nick Diaz'

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Dana White told MMA Fighting earlier this month that Nick Diaz "could be a big star if he would just calm down a little bit and not be so angry with everybody."

But UFC color analyst Joe Rogan said on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour that he likes Nick Diaz just the way he is.

"I like Nick Diaz as Nick Diaz. I don't think he has to do anything different," Rogan said.

"I think what Nick Diaz needs is big fights. I think what Nick Diaz needs is promotion and big fights. Obviously, I'm biased when it comes to this whole Strikeforce-UFC thing, both under the same umbrella, but what I hope it leads to is super-fights. I want to see Nick Diaz against the very best in the UFC. I would love to see Nick Diaz vs. Josh Koscheck. I would love to see Nick Diaz vs. Georges St-Pierre."

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Flipping, hovering and more: GSP’s training tactics for UFC 129

Georges St-Pierre's biggest fight is on the horizon. Not only is he finally taking on Jake Shields, his most-credentialed opponent in years, but it's the main event of a card that will have 55,000 screaming for Canada's best fighter. It's just a touch more pressure.

That means that GSP has had to pull out all the stops in getting ready for the fight. Hitting a tire? Done. Running with a parachute? So last year. Yoga? Who hasn't done that? No, GSP pushed the bounds on this fight camp.

Flip, flop and fly: GSP turned to gymnastics to cross-train for this fight. As a longtime fan of the gymnastics, I welcome this development in MMA training. Gymnasts have fantastic functional strength, body control, balance and flexibility, all characteristics that are useful in MMA. Plus, it gives us videos like this, so we can all giggle at GSP turning a cartwheel with the skill of a 9-year-old girl.

Hovercraft: It turns out that GSP has skills usually reserved for ghosts. See? He can hover.

More Freddie: GSP returned to boxing guru Freddie Roach to work on his striking for this bout. It helped GSP hammer Josh Koscheck with a jab in GSP's last bout, so why not return to what worked?

Ugly design: We've talked about the ugly shirt already this week, but wow. It deserves mention again. Affliction really brought the ugly for UFC 129.

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MMA Link Parade

It's Friday afternoon and the week is slowly grinding to a close. Kick back and enjoy these articles and videos from our friends around the internet.

- Watch the entire second episode of UFC Primetime. (Middle Easy)

- Mark Hominick aims for an upset at UFC 129. (Sports Illustrated)

- Jim Miller says he'd really like to face GSP. (Low Kick)

- The MMA Hot List: Federal Indictments Edition. (Versus)

- Frank Mir doesn't like Overeem's chances in the Octagon. (Cage Potato)

- Randy Couture doesn't want to be the next Chuck Liddell. (MMA Convert)

- GSP and Frankie Edgar training with Renzo Gracie. (5th Round)

- UFC 129 Fan Expo participants announced. (Heavy)

- Is Machida fight really Couture's swan song? (Sports Illustrated)

- TUF 13 Recap: Brock Lesnar really cares. (SB Nation)

- Top 25 moments in MMA history. (Bleacher Report)

- Chattin' about Chael. (Five Ounces of Pain)

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Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim Set for UFC 132

by Michael David SmithThe rapidly growing official fight card for UFC 132 has added a welterweight bout with major title implications.

Carlos Condit and Dong Hyun Kim will meet inside the Octagon at UFC 132, the promotion announced Friday. The fight has been added to a card that includes a main event of Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber and undercard fights including Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben and Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader.

Although most people probably don't think of Condit or Kim as one win away from a title shot, this fight could determine the next No. 1 contender in the welterweight division. If Georges St. Pierre beats Jake Shields later this month, and if he doesn't want to move up to middleweight to fight Anderson Silva after that, the UFC will be desperately seeking new challengers for St. Pierre's belt.

 

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Dana White wears Strikeforce shirt, weirds out MMA fans

Ready to see a sight you never thought you'd see?

UFC president Dana White wearing a Strikeforce shirt. Yes, he is now the partial owner of the promotion, but it's bizarre to see the man who once called them "Strikefarce" to now wear their gear and attend their shows. Tonight's "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" card is the first main event under Strikeforce's new ownership. We'll see if it's "business as usual," as White said it would be.

Read on for more pictures of the UFC invading Strikeforce.

Dana White and his former fighter, Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson.

UFC welterweight Nate Diaz with teammate and UFC welterweight title contender Jake Shields.

UFC honchos Marc Ratner and Lorenzo Fertitta, cageside at Strikeforce.

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‘Mayhem’ Miller takes his talents to the UFC

Jason "Mayhem" Miller, a veteran of Strikeforce and DREAM and the star of MTV's "Bully Beatdown" has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC after his Strikeforce deal expired, as reported by MMA Fighting and confirmed by Miller's Twitter account.

He plans to fight in the UFC's middleweight division:

"I will beat the brakes off most of the guys in the middleweight divisions in the UFC," he said. "I guaran-damn-tee it."

Miller hasn't fought since a DREAM win over the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba in September 2010. His last Strikeforce bout was a year ago in Nashville. He won over Tim Stout, then jumped in the cage after Jake Shields' win, sparking a brawl resulted in suspensions. He has fought in the UFC before: one loss to now-welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.

This is the first big signing of a former Strikeforce fighter since Zuffa, the UFC's parent company, bought Strikeforce. At the time of the purchase, UFC president Dana White said that business would continue as usual and that the UFC and Strikeforce would continue to compete for fighters. Miller's contract had expired, and he hadn't had any Strikeforce fights in more than a year.

Many of the UFC's top middleweights are already tied up with fights, so it will be interesting to see where they will slot Miller first. Do you think they should challenge him with a top middleweight? Or bring him back into the fold slowly? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

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