Dana White: "I'm cool" with Nick Diaz.

http://mmaweekly.com/fences-mended-nick-diaz-could-still-earn-a-shot-at-gsp-with-a-win-at-ufc-137

Quote :

“I talked to Nick two days ago on the phone for an hour. Here’s the thing with Nick Diaz, in which I’m not used to but I’m going to get used to it, he’s just a different guy. I’m going to have to handle him and deal with him differently than I do every other guy in the UFC. I’m cool with that,” White told MMAWeekly.com.

“Just have to handle him differently. I don’t have to call Matt Hughes every three days, I don’t have to call Rampage every three days, I don’t have to talk to these guys, but I do with Nick. That’s cool, I can do that.”

Looking back at the decision he had to make for the good of UFC 137, White admits that pulling Diaz wasn’t an easy decision, but something had to be done.

“It’s unfortunate what I had to do in that situation, but I had to do it,” White stated. “10 years, 1,600 fights, no one has ever not shown up for a press conference. It would be one thing if there was something wrong, like with the Jake Shields situation.”

Shields, who is Diaz’s long time teammate, lost his father Jack just weeks prior to his scheduled fight at UFC Fight Night 25, but opted to remain in his scheduled fight against Jake Ellenberger.

It is a completely different situation with Diaz, who just missed the press conference and showed little regard for his actions other than a YouTube video he put out later that same day.

White believes however he can work with Diaz, and hasn’t given up on giving the former Strikeforce welterweight champion another shot at UFC gold if things work out that way.

“I can figure this thing out where I can work with Nick Diaz, and we can make this happen,” White stated.

“We’ll see, I’d like to do that fight if they both win, I’d like to do that fight. We’ll see what happens.”

Well, it would be stupid to say he could never get a shot... and the sooner the more money better.

Wow Dana is even more delusional then I thought

Yeah, cuz it would be way better for everybody if he just said fuck you Nick, you're never fighting for us again. That would be really productive!

Ok, where's the old Dana? The one who would have burned a puppet of Overeem and raped a voodoo doll of Nick Diaz? This new Dana is rational and scares me...

No matter if you think diaz should have been fired or not you have to admit Dana thinking he can have a rapport and get him do what he wants is delusional in my mind

It worked before.

Contrary to what people want to believe, Diaz left the company on his own after his last stint. he wasn't fired.

Like I have been saying all along; I don't think he realized the consequences of his actions. Now he does, and I believe (as Dana seems to, as well) that Diaz won't make the same mistake again.
Diaz may be a walking punchline, but he is also a seriously bad-ass fighter. Dana simply washing his hands of Diaz would be a case off Dana cutting off his nose to spite his face.

If he is gonna work with Nick Diaz.. Then he'll get Josh Barnett a title shot once Josh wins the HW Grand Prix lol....

^^^^^only diff, Diaz never had a roid problem!

How can you not love the Diaz brothers after watching Nate absolutley anhihilate Gomi? That was fuckin awesome!!!!!!

WAR DIAZ BROTHERS!!!!!


HOLY SHIT, I HAVE A BRUTAL HEAD COLD AND I AM DRUNK!!!! MAYBE THAT'S WHY I AM TYPING IN ALL CAPS!!!!! MY LEGS ARE TINGLING AND THE TV LOOKS LIKE RAINBOWS MADE OUT OF BOOBIES!!!! SO, APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS AWESOME RIGHT NOW, REGARDLESS OF MY SPECIFIC TASTES OR PREFERENCES!!!!! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN BLACK SWAN?!?! MILA KUNIS TONGUE PUNCHES NATALIE PORTMAN IN THAT MOVIE!!!! IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER IN THIS WORLD THAN THAT?!?! I LIKE HOT WINGS!! YAAAAAY!!!!!!!

Best. Post. Ever

And.....I'm not even hung over today! How is that even possible after being that loaded?

okay maybe i am alone, what is so great about nick diaz that deserves him special treatment on how to handle things.He has done nothing in my mind to give him any other treatment. I dont think he should be fired but he doesn't deserve anything above the next fighter.sounds like nick wants some one to hold his hand the whole time.