Two things swayed my opinion going into their previous fight; Nate's outstanding return-performance against a very game Johnson, and Nate having to deal with short notice.I'm pretty sure most of the guys with PHDs in MMA who now think Conor has no chance were criticising Conor for picking an easy opponent when he picked Nayt. He barely lost the first fight, cardio was what beat him in the end. But suddenly all the haters think he has no chance now. One word for you: grow up. Conor was favourite for this fight for a reason. He's still that same fighter and Nayt is still that same gatekeeper that has never been good enough to be champ. Conor will come in with a different strategy straight from the General John Kavanagh and it will be a different fight with probably a different ending.
So how many of you actually thought Diaz would win? How many of you have now done a complete turn and now think Diaz has an easy fight?
Certainly not as many as the amount of people that will claim it in this thread.
I agree, I thought that Nate was picked for his lack of takedowns, and some lackluster performances previously.
I thought Conor would win, but, like many, the prefight stuff had me wondering. Diaz was so confident, like he was amused by little Conor. Meanwhile, Conor was flustered and barking in a higher pitch than usual - it denoted fear, and definitely reminded me of Holm-Rousey.
For the record I picked Holm, although warily. But you are right, I thought Nate was picked for the way he matched up.
After watching the fight, I cant see how Conor can land more or do better than he did. Maybe something will hit perfectly on the button, or he will win via a bad cut, but, man, even that Josh Thompson head kick didnt have Nate all the way out.
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