How does Nate Diaz match up against Conor's past opponents?

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If nate was to fight each of these guys, who do you think would win?

Joseph Duffy
Marcus Brimage
Max Holloway
Diego Brandao
Dustin Poirier
Dennis Siver
Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo
 
I think he would have his hands full with Mendes and Aldo

Poirier and Holloway would probably give him competitive fights

Diaz beats the rest for sure.
 
I think he beats everyone but aldo.

I also think conor got lucky and thats why he wanted to fight up a weight class knowing lightening only strikes once and he wont get lucky like that again
 
Joseph Duffy - Nate via tko or sub
Marcus Brimage - Nate via tko
Max Holloway - Good scrap. Nate via close UD
Diego Brandao - Nate via boxing / length. Tko
Dustin Poirier - Nate via sub.
Dennis Siver - Nate via tko or sub
Chad Mendes - Nate sub win out of guard
Jose Aldo - Pick em fight. Either one could win via UD
 
TheNewEmperor said:
I think he beats everyone but aldo.

I also think conor got lucky and thats why he wanted to fight up a weight class knowing lightening only strikes once and he wont get lucky like that again
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Do you think beating nate will be conor's second biggest accomplishment as a mixed martial artist?
 
I'd favor Aldo, mendes, and Holloway over diaz
I'd favor Diaz over the rest
 
What weight are they fighting at? If it's 145 then most of them would destroy a skeletal energy-sapped Nate
 
rurouni said:
Diaz big advantage over mendes and holloway
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He'd beat all of them. He would dwarf all the 5'5 and 5'6 guys that Congror Mcgrenor fought.
 
Assuming present Nate vs opponents at the time Conor fought them

Joe Duffy - Nate via sub
Marcus Brimage - Nate via TKO or sub
Max Holloway - Nate via UD or sub
Diego Brandao - Nate via sub
Dustin Poirier - Nate via TKO
Dennis Siver - Nate via sub
2 Week Chad Mendes - Nate via UD
Jose Aldo - Aldo via UD
 
Kotoamatsukami said:
Assuming present Nate vs opponents at the time Conor fought them

Joe Duffy - Nate via sub
Marcus Brimage - Nate via TKO or sub
Max Holloway - Nate via UD or sub
Diego Brandao - Nate via sub
Dustin Poirier - Nate via TKO
Dennis Siver - Nate via sub
2 Week Chad Mendes - Nate via UD
Jose Aldo - Aldo via UD
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With a massive 25lbs advantage he would dust Aldo
 
Wow, some people here severly overestimate Nate's ability as a fighter.
 
TheChance said:
Wow, some people here severly overestimate Nate's ability as a fighter.
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So you think a top 10 LW can't beat most FWs? I would say that about every weight class except for HW.
 
All of them but Aldo. He would light the rest of them up. Even Aldo would struggle w/ him. Both Conor & Nate have a massive size advantage over the Featherweights...all of the top 10.

Aldo hacking at Diaz legs though, that could be bad. Nate Diaz has 10 days notice, he also doesn't defend kicks. He needs to take Conor out early by submission. 10 days is nothing.

I think Nate will lose via attrition & taking too many flush shots, eventually he will go down, it won't be 1 shot though.
 
I honestly don't see Nate beating Aldo. It's possible he could swarm him in a 5 round fight when Aldo slows down, but I would favor Aldo UD.

Short notice Mendes there is zero doubt in my mind Nate trashes him. Mendes was completely out of gas by the middle of the second round. He was on top of Conor holding him and hitting him at will and went for a YOLO submission because he knew there was nothing left in the tank.

Poirer and Holloway give Nate fun, competitive fights, I'd favor his size and experience over both.

The rest of course Nate beats. Conor was the 6th man to KO Brandao, and it was his second consecutive KO loss. Getting knocked out is Brandao's signature move.
 
ButterStoch said:
All of them but Aldo. He would light the rest of them up. Even Aldo would struggle w/ him. Both Conor & Nate have a massive size advantage over the Featherweights...all of the top 10.
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Except Conor doesn't have a massive size advantage, it's a self perpetuating myth on this site. Poirier is the same size, if not bigger than McGregor and is fighting at LW these days.

Holloway is about 6ft. McGregor is 5'9

Stephens and Dias are the same size as McGregor. Oliveira is bigger (5'10)

Size advantage seems to blown out of proportion on this forum. RDA is 5'9 and with the exception of Khabib, looks untouchable in LW division. Frankie Edgar is 5'6 and is a former ufc LW champion.
 
Doog Doogson said:
Except Conor doesn't have a massive size advantage, it's a self perpetuating myth on this site. Poirier is the same size, if not bigger than McGregor and is fighting at LW these days.

Holloway is about 6ft. McGregor is 5'9

Stephens and Dias are the same size as McGregor. Oliveira is bigger (5'10)

Size advantage seems to blown out of proportion on this forum. RDA is 5'9 and with the exception of Khabib, looks untouchable in LW division. Frankie Edgar is 5'6 and is a former ufc LW champion.
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Let's put things in perspective. Poirier was drained from weight cut and Holloway was only 21 years old and still finding his feet. Both fights would be vastly different now. Also Charles Oliveira would in my opinion pose even more problems for McGregor than both these guys.
 
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