Transcript of Riggs, Diaz Interviews
with MMA Weekly
February 10th, 2006
MMA Weekly conducted phone interviews with
Joe Rigg’s & Nick Diaz after their fight at UFC 57.
Joe Riggs
‘The Diesel,’ Joe Riggs, and Nick
Diaz exchanged words in the days leading up to their UFC 57: ‘Liddell
vs Couture 3' slugfest. They sparred verbally at the elevators, at
the weigh-ins, after the weigh-ins, before, during, and after their
fight. They went three rounds in the octagon and had an unsanctioned
fourth round at a Las Vegas hospital. Riggs recently spoke with MMAWeekly
Radio about his battle with Nick Diaz, both in and out of the octagon.
MMAWeekly: Joe, first of all, I want to first
congratulate you because I thought you looked good at 170. Watching
it on television is one thing, but sitting ringside and hearing the
power shots you landed on Nick Diaz’ face was just wow.
Joe Riggs: Yea. It was good.
MMAWeekly: Talk about his fight. It was a very
entertaining fight and a good way to kick off the pay-per-view. How
did you see it?
Riggs: It was good man. I haven’t seen
the fight yet. I was going to watch it today, but it felt good. I
got pretty tired, so I wasn’t good. I was just really surprised
that he took so many shots. It was a little discouraging.
MMAWeekly: How frustrated were you because
you were just popping him?
Riggs: Dude. That guy, like when I fought Cabbage,
I was wailing on his face like that, but that’s Cabbage man.
I hit Diaz hard a lot of times, and it didn’t seem to hurt him
until the third round. I don’t know man. He’s tough. I
mean, I don’t like the bastard, but he’s a tough guy.
MMAWeekly: You get this win. It was a tough,
tough fight. 170, do you still want to fight at 170? What are you
going to do now?
Riggs: I don’t know man. I don’t
know. I really don’t know. I’ll have to sit down and talk
to Billy [Rush] and see what we want to do, but it’s so hard
for me cutting the weight. I was in great shape. I was in great shape
for that fight, but I gassed out because of the weight cutting probably.
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