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Many stated Cloner seemed content to 'be the bigger man' and 'act like a champion' after Nate beat him on Saturday, but in reality, when you delve deeper into those comments, his actions belie and contradict that statement. Cloner himself said he made no excuses...
Yet, despite that claim, in interviews with Ariel Helwani and Megan Olivi he claims that his power didn't translate to the fight because he was fighting the 'bigger man' and that 'weight' was a factor, disregarding the fact that Nate weighed the same as him on fight night. He, himself said that weight shouldn't matter, but he's invoking this excuse right out of the gate.
It also took less than a full day for Cloner to release a statement speaking of 'taking a shot' and losing. However, that's disingenuous, considering he hand picked Nate, who happened to have no camp, and be on a vacation in Cabo when he got the call. Cloner's shot was a calculated move by him, nothing to be considered a huge risk before the fight -- only after the loss where it suited him.
Even more so, he took the time to call Rafael Dos Anjos a 'pussy' and mock his injury, though it had already been confirmed by doctors that RDA's injury was real. He went on to mention Aldo in this press release and in the aforementioned post fight interviews for taking pride in another man's victory, which is incredibly hypocritical when you realize that Cloner himself mocked Duffy and Cerrone openly poked fun at their losses against Poirier and RDA just months prior and reveled in other men's success.
At the end of the day, Cloner comes off just as hypocritical as his fan base. He wants to portray himself as respectful in a loss, acting as if he is above the games. But when he wins, he's the first person to pile on the loser. He's the first guy to mention someone's kids or talk shit to anyone in the general vicinity. This is his comeuppance. His mouth, his actions and his hubris earned this.
He isn't being a bigger man. He isn't being respectful. He's still showing the dearth of class he's demonstrated time and time before. He better hope he can continue to bully the smaller men, because now that his aura is gone, if he can't, he'll be an afterthought sooner rather than later.
You guys should just be honest and realize, a bloated, 155'er who was 2-2 at 170 ate his best shots, rocked him, mounted him and tapped him in less than ten minutes.
Accept it as fan, unlike Cloner and stop making excuses just like him. Be better than your hero.
Hey, even Jack Slack abandoned this ship. I may not expect you to, but instead be realistic and accept the loss: http://fightland.vice.com/blog/death-of-a-southpaw-how-conor-mcgregor-lost-to-nate-diaz
Yet, despite that claim, in interviews with Ariel Helwani and Megan Olivi he claims that his power didn't translate to the fight because he was fighting the 'bigger man' and that 'weight' was a factor, disregarding the fact that Nate weighed the same as him on fight night. He, himself said that weight shouldn't matter, but he's invoking this excuse right out of the gate.
It also took less than a full day for Cloner to release a statement speaking of 'taking a shot' and losing. However, that's disingenuous, considering he hand picked Nate, who happened to have no camp, and be on a vacation in Cabo when he got the call. Cloner's shot was a calculated move by him, nothing to be considered a huge risk before the fight -- only after the loss where it suited him.
Even more so, he took the time to call Rafael Dos Anjos a 'pussy' and mock his injury, though it had already been confirmed by doctors that RDA's injury was real. He went on to mention Aldo in this press release and in the aforementioned post fight interviews for taking pride in another man's victory, which is incredibly hypocritical when you realize that Cloner himself mocked Duffy and Cerrone openly poked fun at their losses against Poirier and RDA just months prior and reveled in other men's success.
At the end of the day, Cloner comes off just as hypocritical as his fan base. He wants to portray himself as respectful in a loss, acting as if he is above the games. But when he wins, he's the first person to pile on the loser. He's the first guy to mention someone's kids or talk shit to anyone in the general vicinity. This is his comeuppance. His mouth, his actions and his hubris earned this.
He isn't being a bigger man. He isn't being respectful. He's still showing the dearth of class he's demonstrated time and time before. He better hope he can continue to bully the smaller men, because now that his aura is gone, if he can't, he'll be an afterthought sooner rather than later.
You guys should just be honest and realize, a bloated, 155'er who was 2-2 at 170 ate his best shots, rocked him, mounted him and tapped him in less than ten minutes.
Accept it as fan, unlike Cloner and stop making excuses just like him. Be better than your hero.
Hey, even Jack Slack abandoned this ship. I may not expect you to, but instead be realistic and accept the loss: http://fightland.vice.com/blog/death-of-a-southpaw-how-conor-mcgregor-lost-to-nate-diaz
