How is Nate Diaz such a superstar?

He had a huge cult following along with his brother before the Mcgregor fight. I do agree his charisma is kinda overrated but he’s also very real and doesn’t try to be something he’s not which a lot of fighters do now and someone like Connor or Jorge are capable of carrying him to a good hype job for a fight. His fights aren’t boring and if they are usually it’s the other fighter that makes it boring.
 
I’m short he’s what the tools call a “ real one “ not so sure a real one is a complement from what I have seen. So don’t get it but he’s exciting to watch and has skill in boxing and bjj so that’s always cool but he’s not a welter weight. He gets out muscled by every ww
 
Nate has done great for himself. His whole story was being a couch potato who got a gi thrown at him by his older brother and dragged in to jujitsu. From there his career snowballed in to what it is today. It was like, yes, you and I can just go to a gym and learn mixed martial arts through a discipline. True about people not relating to wrestling in college and going to the UFC.

But what I mean by role model is, people look at a role model has a confident, well spoken, articulate individual who knows what to say and when to say it. A role model in my example doesn't have to be a wrestler or an athlete, it could be a businessman, an inventor or some other successful individual who are always on and on about "being positive" and "believing in yourself" as well as always trying to inspire others.

Meanwhile Nate keeps it real in a sense that he doesn't glorify anything, mumbles, loses his track and usually is very absent minded. He also doesn't seem very inspirational at all. Never says shit like "go for your dreams" or " eye on the price" dude just goes through life being himself. A perfect antagonist to Conor who is in to saying inspirational quotes and trying to win people and to dress to impress.
No that's just your idea of a role model. Many different people have different role models who they try to model their life and career after. If you think Nate's story is just him having a gi thrown at him by his brother and that's it. That's not really his story, far from it. That's why he has the fan base he has. Fans can relate to him and he's looked at as someone that's real. Not a gimmick, people can see through that. Gimmicks are good for certain people, but others like realness. Realness you can't fake and gimmick. I'm sure to those fans that people are wondering why Diaz bros have so many fans, to them Diaz bros are probably their role models. They have done better in life than many people, not just fighters. Your idea of role models are perfect people. There are no perfect people, and many who have to fake those traits just to appear like a good role model for public perception. But reality is different than what they portray.

There is a reason why Diaz bros have a lot of fans, also reasons why people don't understand why they have a lot of fans, or why Diaz bros sells fights better compared to other fighters even though they have never been champions in the UFC. Lots of fighters copy Conor to try and become a bigger draw, maybe some of them should also copy Diaz bros and keep it real. It works for the Diaz bros.
 
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to a ALL of you saying it's because he beat Connor..
HAHA!! keep showing us what newb, idiots you are! lol, exposing yourselves for the casuals you are. Imagine coming into an international MMA forum and saying Nate Diaz is only popular because he beat Connor.... get the fuck right outta here! delete your accounts, pussies.
 
Because he’s a “real one”... and because he beat Conor in one of the biggest PPVs of all time
 
to a ALL of you saying it's because he beat Connor..
HAHA!! keep showing us what newb, idiots you are! lol, exposing yourselves for the casuals you are. Imagine coming into an international MMA forum and saying Nate Diaz is only popular because he beat Connor.... get the fuck right outta here! delete your accounts, pussies.
It propelled him for sure, he was mostly just a fan favorite before that because of TUF
 
to a ALL of you saying it's because he beat Connor..
HAHA!! keep showing us what newb, idiots you are! lol, exposing yourselves for the casuals you are. Imagine coming into an international MMA forum and saying Nate Diaz is only popular because he beat Connor.... get the fuck right outta here! delete your accounts, pussies.
they dont even believe that themselves. They say that out of hate more than ignorance.
 
He filled the void his brother left when Nick stopped fighting.
 
It propelled him for sure, he was mostly just a fan favorite before that because of TUF
Just the thought that it might be Nate who would be the one to take Conor out delighted alot of people,because they already liked Nate.
 
How was Trump a superstar?

Idiots attract idiots lol

In all seriousness though, the Diaz bros came up in the game of MMA, have a warrior heart with a “don’t give a fuck” attitude and a lot of people out there love that about them.

As far as his charisma, he was high and I think he simply doesn’t give af about the theatrics leading up to fights anymore.
I think self-awarness can help you go a long way. Anyone who had the privilege of sitting in that oval office as the president is not an idiot, Sherdogger. Also, Trump has been a household name for almost fifty years. He is known for speaking his mind in the most basic terms. Dismissive people call that idiotic, others call that courageous because it is a lot more difficult to say something decisive and to the point than talking around it.
 
Nick Diaz
OG of the fight game
"Dont play by the rules"
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Fights anytime anywhere
Choked out Conor one how many days notice?
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Entertaining fightstyle.
 
Winning TUF, being a personality, fighting like a million times in the UFC, ducking nobody in 2 separate weight classes.
 
The dudes been game since before the ultimate fighter. He’s beaten so many big names and had to so many awesome fights. He’s got an attitude too.

The fans love him. Not hard to understand
 
Cause of his mouth and his character. Simple as.

People can hate on people like Jake Paul and 'non-fighters' all they like but people like Nate ain't far off.

Not saying he doesn't have skills,
But he's a name due to his personality - and the amount of blood that streams from his face during fights - leading to beautiful visual violence.

But he rarely wins against top comp.
He's never been champ
He mostly loses
He's lost almost as many times as he's won
His boxing is shit
His kicks are shit

... Like, any fight fan or MMA fan claiming he's a legit fan favourite from a skills perspective is kidding themselves .He's a journeyman with a character. Everything people say Masvidal is.
 
You should be happy for him OP. Him and his brother built up a cult following. Diaz and his brother earned what they make
 
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