“Nick has been forcibly taken.” In June this year, an Instagram user ‘Rosie’ sparked a rumor about UFC legend Nick Diaz. Claiming to be his alleged girlfriend, she revealed in a frantic post that he’d been kidnapped, drugged, and smuggled to a rehab facility in Mexico by his cousin amid substance abuse struggles. This, of course, immediately took off in MMA circles, as people feared the worst had happened.

By June 8, though, the reality had surfaced. Nick’s coach, Cesar Gracie, shut it down fast with a training photo. He captioned the post, “Nick is healthy and well. Not cloned or kidnapped. Has not joined MS13. Does not have a girlfriend but is probably looking.” Shortly after, the alleged girlfriend’s post was deleted. What fanned this entire situation was Nick’s own personalit

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