Don't really remember the Rory Mac Vs Nate Diaz fight

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Did Nate have any success in that fight? I know there was a couple of good looking slams, but can't remember much other than that
 
Yeah, he did good in the first, then Rory switched up to a more wrestling-heavy game and took over.
 
rory manhandled nate and threw him around the cage like rory was khabib nurmagomedov and nate was nate
 
It was really one-sided. Nearly as much as Diaz title fight against Benson Henderson.

The size and strength discrepancy was ridiculously in favor of MacDonald and Diaz had no answers once Rory got ahold of him.

IIRC, a couple of 10-8s on the scorecards.
 
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There's a reason Nate went back to Lightweight after that, if Conor hangs around at 170 it's only a matter of time until that happens to him.
 
First two rounds were kinda close with Rory clearly winning, iirc.


Third round was a blow out
 
Did Nate have any success in that fight? I know there was a couple of good looking slams, but can't remember much other than that
It's OK neither does Nate
 
Rory ragdoll Diaz in that fight
 
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.
 
rory summoned his inner khabib nurmagomedov in that fight. but it was close in the early rounds
 
That was a fight that drew a lot of attention to Rory's grotesque bacne and physical strength with steroid accusations coming soon after from BJ Penn.

It was pre USADA.

It also sent Nate back to 155.
 
That was a fight that drew a lot of attention to Rory's grotesque bacne and physical strength with steroid accusations coming soon after from BJ Penn.

It was pre USADA.

It also sent Nate back to 155.

And then BJ took the worst beating of his life, while VADA tested.
 
Im sure rorys allright but you def wanna take alot of time off after that one
 
Rory slammed him 3 times in like a minute or so, if I remember properly...
 
And then BJ took the worst beating of his life, while VADA tested.

And Victor Conte says your gains from a steroid cycle can last up to 9 months.

Looking forward to keeping a track of Rory's results in the USADA era, I fear his career may be over.

We shall wait and see.
 
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