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Nate Diaz says brother Nick is 'pretty set on retirement'

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Nate Diaz believes brother Nick has retired from the sport of MMA for good, contrary to the beliefs of team-mate Jake Shields.

Nick Diaz claimed he was walking away from the sport after a controversial decision loss to Carlos Condit. Angered by Condit's counter style, which Diaz perceived as "running", the Stockton fighter could not believe the result had gone against him.

The decision to quit was largely met with scepticism, with Diaz never shy of threats when it comes to ending his career. And a comeback looked even more likely when Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu team-mate Shields predicted his colleague would be back.

However, Nick's brother Nate is likely to know the situation better than anybody, and he believes we may have seen the last of the former Strikeforce champion.

"Triathlon season is starting so he's getting ready, getting in shape for that and concentrating on being in shape, being healthy and helping me out and coaching me for this fight [against Jim Miller]," said Nate Diaz.

"Right now, I don't think [we will see him back inside the Octagon]. He's big on staying in shape and just being healthy right now. He's not worried about it.

"I think he's retired. He hasn't been into this whole fighting thing for some time ... since everything that goes on with the funny wins and losses. And not just for him, but for people on our team. So, I just think he's relaxed right now.

"I think he's pretty set on his retirement. I kind of agree with him [about his decision]. It's hard to say - he's my brother. I'm not going to tell him to go fight somebody. I think he's doing the right thing.

"He made enough money to just chill back, sit back and relax. People don't understand: Nick never had anything. He came from not much, so when he complained a lot about not making a lot of money it's because there were so many people making more money than him and he works 10 times harder than them.

"So, they definitely paid him enough money to not have to do anything. He doesn't need to fight."

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