Lefko on UFC 143: Diaz against the world

He is 28 and in the prime of his professional career, with fame and fortune within his grasp at a time when the UFC is poised to make its greatest move into mainstream sports. And yet you get the impression Nick Diaz would just as soon find a place to escape and hide.

Diaz has become the anti-hero in a drama he helped to author, along with some circumstances that have all come together in a crazy kind of way.

Diaz will fight Carlos Condit on Saturday night at UFC 143 in Las Vegas,

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