Rory didn't want to taste the
stand up from what I remember...
I mean, against a Diaz... there's
not really a need to.
At that point, his jab was not as
good as it is now, and likely, Diaz'
was better. The ragdolling should
almost be expected. Mcdonald is
about as big a WW could get. And
he actually used a grappling heavy
attack early in his career.
Imo, fights like this one, and the
DHK fight, only reinforce my
opinion about Nate being an elite
fighter. Lesser fighters would've
been finished by both of those WW
titans.