Nick Diaz is regarded as one of the best fighters in the history of the UFC. He was set to square off against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266, 17 years after their first match in 2004. Nick Diaz was also seemingly banned from UFC for a bad drug.
Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler took each other to the limit in the first but at the end of the third round, Robbie Lawler connected with a right hook that knocked Nick Diaz down. The fight was called by the referee 44 seconds into the third round.
According to MMA Junkie, Fighters from UFC 266 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $319,000. This included Nick Diaz receiving $16,000.
Alexander Volkanovski: $42,000
def. Brian Ortega: $32,000
Valentina Shevchenko: $42,000
def. Lauren Murphy: $32,000
Robbie Lawler: $21,000
def. Nick Diaz: $16,000
Curtis Blaydes: $11,000
def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik: $6,000
Jessica Andrade: $16,000
def. Cynthia Calvillo: $6,000
Merab Dvalishvili: $6,000
def. Marlon Moraes: $6,000
Dan Hooker: $16,000
def. Nasrat Haqparast: $6,000
Chris Daukaus: $4,500
def. Shamil Abdurakhimov: $6,000
Taila Santos: $4,500
def. Roxanne Modafferi: $11,000
Jalin Turner: $6,000
def. Uros Medic: $4,000
Nick Maximov: $4,000
def. Cody Brundage: $4,000
Matthew Semelsberger: $4,500
def. Martin Sano: $4,000
Jonathan Pearce: $4,000
def. Omar Morales: $4,500
UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
