It’s been a minute since Nick Diaz has had a fight, and fighters’ preparation methods are constantly evolving.

There’s no way to be sure this is going on here, but it’s Nick Diaz. Can anyone ever be sure if there is method to the proverbial madness?

A month after his first fight in more than three years, and only his third in the past decade, a shirtless man appearing to be Diaz is seen on a social media video (H/T ParryPunch) attempting a piece to stab. grass in a garden for a company.

A woman calls out to ‘Nick’ on the video and asks if he is okay, and he answers twice that he is. We’ll let you decide for yourself whether he’s right about that.

🚨NEW: A video of Nick Diaz, alone, shirtless in public, attempting to set a random patch of grass on fire has surfaced online ahead of his MMA return against Vicente Luque on December 7. 👀

Thoughts on this video popping up shortly after his fight with Luque was announced? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/lVZZuZoFb8

— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) November 10, 2024

Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) will fight Vicente Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) at UFC 310 on December 7 in Las Vegas. The first two were booked to fight in August, but the fight was rescheduled for next month.

Diaz hasn’t won a fight since October 2011 against BJ Penn at UFC 137. He then lost three straight fights to Carlos Condit, Georges St-Pierre in a title fight and Anderson Silva, which was later overturned to a no-contest when they both failed drug tests.

After a 6.5-year absence, Diaz returned in 2021 and was stopped in the third round by Robbie Lawler.

It’s been about 15 years, longer than the average MMA career, since Diaz posted an 11-fight winning streak against the likes of Penn, Paul Daley, KJ Noons and Scott Smith in Strikeforce. Together with his younger brother Nate, he remains a major draw in martial arts despite his inactivity.

For more information on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s events hub for UFC 310.