Nick Diaz relives legendary hospital brawl, pot suspensions on Dark Side of the Cage

Exactly 19 years ago, Nick Diaz fought Joe Riggs. Twice in one night.The infamous story of their UFC 57 showdown on Feb.4, 2006, and, particularly, the ensuing brawl in the emergency room has been chronicled before, but the latest episode of the new docuseries “Dark Side of the Cage” takes it to another level with the participation of both fighters — Diaz included.“[Diaz] talked about the fight in the hospital with Joe Riggs, and he speaks about it in person,” series executive producer Tim Healy recently told The Post, “and [we] actually got Joe Riggs to speak about it.

I think people are going to get a kick out of that story.I think a lot of people probably will.”Revisiting that pivotal, impromptu slide of Diaz’s career, which prompted his UFC release.

Growing his cult-favorite status from outside the octagon and eventually returning a bigger star than ever, is one of many intriguing recollections the squirrelly Diaz spoke about during a rare sitdown for the episode “Nick Diaz vs.the World” (10 p.m.

Wednesday, Vice TV).Securing Diaz’s cooperation with the series wasn’t easy — which should surprise exactly nobody familiar with him.“We had no idea he would sit [for an interview].We committed to the episode fully expecting him to say no,” Healy said.

“We figured we’d never hear back.Nick was technically an active fighter at the time, and that’s Nick being Nick.

I think most fighters would probably get their request, if they’re on the active roster, and they would probably think it’s probably not a great thing for me to do. “Nick being Nick, he decided that it was something that he wanted to do, and after six months of chasing him, he showed up in Houston, Texas, and sat down for almost three hours.”Technically, Diaz remains an active member of the UFC roster.Last year, Diaz twice had been scheduled to compete against Vicente Luque, but the matchup was scuttled each time.Since then, concerning reports surrounding Diaz...