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When Nick And Nate Diaz Caused The Biggest And Most Shocking Brawl In MMA History

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Updated 10:37 15 May 2024 GMT+1Published 20:59 16 Apr 2021 GMT+1

When Nick And Nate Diaz Caused The Biggest And Most Shocking Brawl In MMA History

Strikeforce: Nashville was marred by a post-fight brawl following the main-event.

Nasir Jabbar

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The infamous brawl between Jason 'Mayhem' Miller and Jake Shields (with Nick and Nate Diaz) remains the biggest black eye on the sport's history.

Strikeforce: Nashville was marred by a post-fight brawl following the main-event.

After Shields defeated Dan Henderson to retain his middleweight title, Miller somehow entered the cage and interrupted Shields' post-fight interview.

Miller had lost to Shields five months earlier and asked the champion: "What's up? "Where's my rematch, buddy?!"

Chaos ensued as he got jumped by Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz, who threw a punch at Miller.

Image: Strikeforce
Image: Strikeforce

Image: Strikeforce
Image: Strikeforce

Shields was pulled away by his coach, but the rest of his allies laid into Miller including the Diaz bros. Punches, elbows and kicks were thrown in wild scenes.

Miller and Nick Diaz were eventually restrained by members of the commission, referees and Henderson's team with the brawl broken up.

Image: Strikeforce
Image: Strikeforce

Image: Strikeforce
Image: Strikeforce

"Ladies and Gentlemen, sometimes these things happen in MMA," announcer Gus Johnson infamously stated on the mic as bodies were flying around the cage.

"A lot of testosterone in the cage. Gentlemen, we're on national television!"

While play-by-play commentator Mauro Ranallo murmured: "This is ridiculous."

The event back in April 2010 is still etched in MMA history.

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Topics: Nate Diaz, UFC News, Nick Diaz, Fight News, UFC, MMA

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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