Nick Diaz on GSP: “People Put A Lot of Pressure on Him”

Nick Diaz 2.0 appears to be in full effect.

A few months ago, Diaz was accusing UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre of faking injuries to avoid fights, but in his most recent interview with MMA H.E.A.T.'s Karyn Bryant, the former Strikeforce champion seems to actually be defending his adversary.

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"People put a lot of pressure on [GSP] to come out and do better than he did the last time. It's hard enough to come out there and keep himself going the way he's doing, so I can understand what it must be like being injured for real, and everybody is like 'Oh hey, you're scared.' It's not what it seems."

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St-Pierre was originally scheduled to face Diaz on Super Bowl weekend at UFC 143, but he was forced to withdraw from the bout after tearing his ACL in training.

Diaz will now face Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight title. Depending on St-Pierre's recovery, he could face the winner of Diaz and Condit later this year in a bout to determine the undisputed UFC champion.

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"No, no I'm sure [GSP] is hurt. I'm hurt too. I don't talk about it, and I do the best I can with what I have to work with. If I can't do a lot of heavy lifting and explosive workouts, you know, that I might pull something or tear my knee or something. I've had knee injuries before too. I've had to just go on jogs and get the best workout I can out of just having a light jog or maybe swimming, or more, just different workouts. You're just going to have to do whatever you can and work with what you got and what you can't do to get in shape for these fights when you're hurt like that. It's just the way it is."

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Diaz likely hasn't had a major personality shift, but he has definitely improved his PR skills.

The world is finally getting a glimpse at the real Nick Diaz, and shockingly, it doesn't involve unending rants, a plethora of F-bombs and a middle finger.