He could barely lift his leg to throw a head kick. Why he signed up to a 5 rounder was stupid after a long lay off.
Well, it seemed Diaz simply no longer has the flame of desire burning in his heart. I dont know why he agreed to the fight, only he knws...but his heart was not in it. Why do you think he was so far away from making weight they had to move the fight up a weight class. He is done, put a fork in him. But not because his skills are gone, and not because of weed unless in a peripheral way. So I dont think old age...ring rust for sure, not weed.....but i simply think his heart wasn't in it and he self sabataged, leading to not training, not making weight and it showed....and he knew it. Before the fight he said he didnt know why he was even fighting. After he said he knew he had it coming...Let's face it. Diaz looked like he was fighting at 0.5x speed.
He nearly made Askren's striking look legit
Old age? Ring rust or the result of decades of weed smoking, drinking and partying?
I agree, Nicks hands looked pretty crisp for a guy that has been out for that long, albeit slow, but still solid fundamentals.You guys are fucking ridiculous. Nick is 38, and hadn’t fought in 6+ years, and that was evident. But his hands actually looked really good, and he landed some beautiful shit on Robbie in rd 1. It’s like ppl just remember the visual of Nick looking older, and the finish of the fight only—and forget all the good shit that Nick showed in that fight.
Let's face it. Diaz looked like he was fighting at 0.5x speed.
He nearly made Askren's striking look legit
Old age? Ring rust or the result of decades of weed smoking, drinking and partying?