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Against some fighters that could be an issue, but Nate is so sideways he has no counter for the leg kick. If you're a high level leg kicker, you can literally kick that shit over and over and over and over and he has no counter or answer for it. He never countered RDA's kick with a decent cross. Conor's leg kick is far slower and weaker than Edson's but he got an insane amount of free, unanswered kicks because every leg kick knocks Nate off balance due to his stance.Ranking wise this fight would make sense. The thing is, Barboza could claim a title shot after beating him, like everyone that beats Diaz at LW does, and the UFC doesn't want another LW that could trouble Conor in the title picture.
I think it would be a very disputed fight. I get that most think Barboza would just leg kick Nate do death, which i agree, but leg kicking also leaves fighters exposed and Barboza's chin is very...unreliable...i could see Nate surprisingly hurting him and maybe even getting a finish, while limping. Either that or Barboza SD/UD.
This is correct.One legged Nate eventually tags Edson's glass chin and puts him away