I thought Nate Diaz wasnt elite

[Ortegoat]

Sherdog told me this. why all of a sudden hyped he is fighting? I thought it was a humiliation Conor lost to him. Weird dynamics on this board

and why are people giving him a chance against the #1 contender Porier?

 

[Snolla]

what?

 

[accolyte1022]

19-11 is not elite.


























Then again you know this and are trying to stir up shit.

 

[Sonny Qc]

He's not.

Bad Stylistic match-up for Dustin imo.

WME matchmaking again...

Dustin Vs Ferg was a better fight tbh.

 

[VVarhead]

He isn't. He's gonna get finished by Poirier.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Depends on who you ask. If you’re a Conor fan- Nate is elite because you need to feel better about Conor’s loss.

For the rest of us, he’a a 50-50 fighter with good hands, great submissions, and greater gas tank. A tough night out for anyone, but not champ material.

 

[gono btw]

Sherdog told me this. why all of a sudden hyped he is fighting? I thought it was a humiliation Conor lost to him. Weird dynamics on this board

and why are people giving him a chance against the #1 contender Porier?

Something relative since the LW div is the most stacked... The way I see it, in other div, top 5 is elite, in the LW, I would go as far as top7.

 

[D'z]

Nate isn't really elite....he's just a style match-up nightmare for a handful of guys.

 

[Seismic]

They said he was a bum when Conor beat him and that Poirier would batter Conor in a rematch.
Yet in the latest poll they have Nate beating Dustin.
They make it up as they go along.

 

[legkicktko]

He will get destroyed.

Hasn’t fought at lw since 2015 and is 2-3 in his last five.

He was always a fringe top 10 guy. Beating Conor made him a permanent staple of the top 10 just for wolf tickets if there was a rematch. He would have lost two more times by now if he had stayed active fighting top guys.

 

[accolyte1022]

Nate isn't really elite....he's just a style match-up nightmare for a handful of guys.

He's an unstoppable giant.

 

[meareiguana]

Something relative since the LW div is the most stacked... The way I see it, in other div, top 5 is elite, in the LW, I would go as far as top7.

If that's the case, I remember him being ranked 4/5 just a few years ago.

 

[Diamond Jim]

He’s a tough durable gatekeeper with great stamina. Elite fighters should beat him.

 

[Woliwo]

Nate is good, but Poirier is clearly the better fighter.
He should fight Khabib, not Nate.

 

[AssassinFacedBaby]

 

[Sonny Qc]

Nate isn't really elite....he's just a style match-up nightmare for a handful of guys.

I you don't have good takedowns or Leg Kicks or Cardio, Nate will be a tough fight lol.

 

[Ortegoat]

He's not.

Bad Stylistic match-up for Dustin imo.

WME matchmaking again...

Dustin Vs Ferg was a better fight tbh.

You mean nate is a better boxer/stand up fighter than him with cardio?

 

[D'z]

He's an unstoppable giant.

I thought RDA gave the blue-print to how you beat Nate. I just don't think Dustin has the wrestling to duplicate it.

 

[Fossor]

Google: styles make fights.
Nate have a chance against any non pinpoint striker without wrestling and decent leg kicks.

 

[accolyte1022]

I thought RDA gave the blue-print to how you beat Nate. I just don't think Dustin has the wrestling to duplicate it.

RDA is four times larger than Conor.