I really wonder what it's going to take for a Diaz brother to truly admit defeat in an actual MMA fight. At this stage, it's going to take getting murdered and the resurrected from the dead so they can acknowledge their own death. Actually, I bet that won't even work. They'll just taunt whoever murdered them with being unable to keep them dead.

Nate Diaz did a radio interview yesterday with BJPenn.com where he made all sorts of claims, not least of which was that UFC on FOX 7 opponent Josh Thomson wanted out of the fight and made 'lady sounds' when they competed.

"He didn't come in there and put no ass whopping on me. You know what I'm saying? He didn't come in there and make anything happen. I have never fought somebody before who had ever wanted out of a fight so bad. I expected a fight. I expected him to grab me and try to hold on to me or throw some kicks and move and throw some punches and move but that motherf--ker was straight running and I had to chase his down. I was chasing him the whole fight. I was the aggressor. I was restless, you know? How can you not be when a guy is running scared s--tless for his life? I'm over aggressive trying to get a hold of him and that's why I got hit, because I'm over aggressive. I'm trying to meet the criteria to win these rounds."

Fairly delusional, but not outright crazy. That's when Diaz turned it up:

"The last guy I fought, Josh Thomson, he was scared shitless when I was fighting him. It's unbelievable how scared he was in there. He was running for his life. He was making women when I was fighting him. He was making bitch ass lady sounds and that's not bulls--t. I'm not here talking s--t on him, this is reality. He was making woman sounds. He was running out of the clinch. I hit him in the face and he was going "Oh, oh, ehh" making woman sounds I've never even heard out of a man before during a fight. I'm hearing his corner telling him to smile and I'm like, "Yeah, smile mother f--ker" and not a single smile came out of his mouth. He had a look of panic the whole fight. You have to be in there to fight these guys to know that. This is how it went. I've seen him in other fights, he was smiling at the other guy, bouncing around. He didn't have no time for that against me. He was frantic and trying not to get his ass whooped."

This is what makes the Diaz brothers great. Sure, their perspectives can be a little colored by their own sense of manliness and limited views on what constitutes proper fighting. But their candor is enjoyable, rare and impossible to manufacture.

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MEDIA STEW

Here's the Nate Diaz interview we referenced earlier. Seriously, I only listed a few quotes at the top. The entire thing is worth a listen:

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I'd rather go unshowered and roll in dead animals on the side of the highway than wear Axe. Anyway, Axe asks Chael Sonnen to tell them how to get a girl:

Uirjah Faber, Anthony Pettis and Ronda Rousey held a Q&A with fans. This is the video:

Ronda Rousey was on with my former TV co-host Craig Carton on the radio show he does with Boomer Esiason:

This is why New York media is so important. So many heavy hitters with big reach are all in the same place. Rousey also visited Opie & Anthony yesterday:

As Middle Easy wrote, it's time to watch the greatest KO body slam this year:

THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES

2 - your official ranking as long as I'm around. #UFC159 #4/27/13 — chael sonnen (@sonnench) April 25, 2013

EAST COAST BENEFITS

Slept in past 8am! Haven't done that in a long time. Ill take it even though I'm on the east coast! — Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) April 25, 2013

PHIL BARONI IS A GOOD ARTIST

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THE KC BANDIT IS HEALTHY

I am NOT f--king injured. Smh. Stop jumping to conclusions…media. — Jason Highwalker(@KCBanditMMA) April 25, 2013

CONOR MCGREGOR KEEPS IT REAL

If you need more than 4 months to commit to a contest, you should be sacked on the spot!!! This isnt Mickey Mouse shit — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 25, 2013

TRAFFIC IS A SHOW

What I love about Southern California, you can get nowhere quickly. — Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) April 25, 2013

OH, THEY MIGHT DEPENDING ON THE SOUND

I just bought a speed bag for my apartment... I bet my neighbors are gonna love it! — Jessamyn Duke (@jessamynduke) April 25, 2013

MEMORY LANE

How many?Shamrock vs Severn 2 takes the cake"@blake_knockouts: @johnmccarthymma what's fights have u done that were boring?" — Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 25, 2013

FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

- Jason High vs. Erick Silva, UFC on FX 8

FANPOST OF THE DAY

Today's FanPost of the Day is brought to you by the Notorious G.I.B. who wants us to separate Jon Jones the fighter and the person when criticizing him: