"Nick Diaz was moments away from signing with Bellator for their first MMA event when last minute negotiations fell apart. Bellator had verbally agreed to give Diaz the same signing bonus they had given Eddie Alvarez (reportedly $50,000), then higher ups scrapped signing bonuses all together and Diaz was left to consider signing a contract with the same stipulations and financial terms as even some of the novice fighters competing for the organization.
Diaz ultimately decided to pass on the offer and sign with Elite XC and then move forward with Strikeforce. The rest was history."
Gracefighter Details How Negotiations Between Bellator And Nick Diaz Fell Apart Back In The Day. So Huerta didn't get that 250K signing bonus eh?
HT: Graciefighter
almost 2 years ago
Kelvin Hunt
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Pretty interesting. Good move by Bellator for not signing Nick I think they have found their identity in the MMA world.. It would be interesting if Strikeforce only has Nick exclusive for the U.S. What if Bellator got Huerta to be co-main and Nick and Hector Lombard as main event in Mexico? I’m thinkin that would be a monstor success for Bellator.
Considering the source
Let’s take this with a grain of salt. And even if that IS how it went down, I don’t blame Bellator for not putting up the cash; they run a tight schedule, and if Diaz decided that he didn’t want to piss in the cup, or just got his face too tore up to fight, then they’re SOL.
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Wasnt Bellators first season last yr? So if nick sighned with eleite xc instead wasnt that awhile ago?
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