LAS VEGAS - During one of the most bizarre postfight press conferences in UFC history, a visibly annoyed Dana White announced that Nick Diaz, the big winner at UFC 137, would be getting the next title shot against Georges St-Pierre.
White said Carlos Condit agreed to step aside, so GSP and Diaz could clash at the UFC event slated for Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas.
The reason for the change?
Well, clearly Diaz vs. St-Pierre could be a huge pay-per-view and live gate winner. White also said GSP "flipped out" after the fight saying that he felt disrespected. After Diaz defeated B.J. Penn, he stomped around the Octagon yelling "where are you Georges?" Once he got the microphone, Diaz called out the UFC welterweight champ accusing him of faking his injury to get out of tonight's scheduled main event against Condit.
White announced the change with Diaz in attendance at press conference. This followed plenty of inane rambling by Diaz, who complained about a myriad of topics related to the Penn fight and the lead up to the card. The strange thing was, even after Diaz found out he'd gotten the fight he wanted, he followed it up by saying he wasn't happy at least a few dozen more times.
The presser got pretty heated as Diaz complained about not getting paid enough. White is not a big fan of discussing money issues with the media around, so he lost cool a little a few minutes later.
It's clear that Diaz and his camp still believe that the fighter should've never been pulled from the original main event against St-Pierre. His manager Cesar Gracie echoed the same sentiment following the press conference, saying the fans don't care if fighters fulfill their media responsibilities.
White left immediately after the press conference saying "I'm outta here." He normally stays around for 30-45 minutes to speak with the media, but the night's drama seemed to wear him out.
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