Comments Thread For: Nate Diaz Being Courted To Walk Mayweather Out For McGregor
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Yeah I definitely take your point with regards to the size differential. That is some pretty wild weight-cutting they're doing over there. What's the lowest Diaz fights at these days anyways?
Is it kind of like saying "Canelo couldn't knock out Kovalev" or is it not quite as extreme as that?
25 pounds jumped so it is quite extrem.
I respect connor because he has balls.
But Nate started at lighweight I think, so 155, then moved up to WW 170.
Connor was a solid career featherweight at 145, he moved up to 170 to fight Diaz, taxed his ass in the rematch, then "moved down" to lightweight 155 and won a second title destroying Eddie Alvarez.
That second title in a second division made of Conor a MMA ATG.
Collecting titles in different divisions is hard in MMA cuz you only have 8 divisions if I'm not mistaking.Comment
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First, The first fight wasn't even close. Second, Diaz has tissue thick skin so the cuts were expected. Third, in the second fight Conor got a gift. Lastly you must have the same spelling teacher as Mayweather...LOL.Overall, Connor clearly dominated Diaz.
Whatch the post fight interview and laugh at Diaz who could barely speak.
Giving the fight to Diaz would have been a robbery.
So Diaz got butchered by a smaller man.
Walking May out would be embarrassing for himself.
I guess a good paychek can afford anything.Comment
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Conor come out with chop chop delahoya and Pac...you know the ppl that beat Floyd but robbed for the decision. 46-3 tbeComment
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Conor hand picked Diaz from a selection of possible opponents because he (and his team) thought that Nate would be the easiest opponent due to Nate being very hittable and having poor takedowns.25 pounds jumped so it is quite extrem.
I respect connor because he has balls.
But Nate started at lighweight I think, so 155, then moved up to WW 170.
Connor was a solid career featherweight at 145, he moved up to 170 to fight Diaz, taxed his ass in the rematch, then "moved down" to lightweight 155 and won a second title destroying Eddie Alvarez.
That second title in a second division made of Conor a MMA ATG.
Collecting titles in different divisions is hard in MMA cuz you only have 8 divisions if I'm not mistaking.
Conor cut a huge amount of weight to fight at 145 and had a large size advantage over most of his opponents at that weight (Brimage, Mendes, Aldo etc), and a reach advantage over all of them. It wasn't healthy for him to fight at 145 really as his coaches have said. The IV ban meant Conor couldn't really make 145 anymore so he never defended his belt.
Conor was not exactly a career Featherweight having also competed at 155 in the past.
The first Nate fight was at 170 due to Nate not training at the time Conor selected him (a big reason he was chosen over guys like Edgar and Cerrone). Nate actually agreed to 155 but Conor's team chose 170 for whatever reason. Nate didn't pick the weight. The rematch was at 170 as Conor wanted to avenge his loss without weight being brought up which I respect. Diaz, like Conor is a natural LW. Diaz is a larger LW than Conor though. If there was a 160 division in the UFC it would be perfect for Diaz. Due to Diaz ***** slapping and choking Conor he gets built up into a bit of a monster but before he fought Conor he was considered a bit of a gate keeper and fought Conor after only winning 2 of his past 4 fights.
Collecting titles in MMA isn't as hard when you don't need to fight the top contenders to get a title shot which is why so many long time mma fans **** of Conor. His record at 155 was 0 wins at that weight in the UFC when he was gifted his title shot. Meanwhile very dangerous fighters with 8+ win streaks at 155 were passed over in favour of the 'money guy' and Conor never had to fight them to get his shot. Due to the $ Conor brings he was gifted a 155 title shot rather than having to actually earn one like most mma fighters would.
I agree Conor is an ATG due to his FW run and accomplishments before the UFC, but thought I'd provide a bit more balance and information for boxing fans. You provide only a very pro Conor narrative.Last edited by GrandmasterWang; 07-26-2017, 08:47 PM.Comment
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