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Once Diaz actually retires for good, has he (or will he have) done enough to warrant HOF status?
I believe he has, but his case is tricky since a lot of his outstanding work was done outside of the UFC. It's even more complicated since a good portion of that work was done in Strikeforce, which ended up being owned by Zuffa. And we all know Zuffa will/already have included all the Pride legends they had under contract, into their UFC HOF....even when their actual "UFC" records weren't that great.
So what say you sherdog? Nick Diaz to the HOF?
Edit: here are some of his accomplishments
^ not to mention, he beat BJ (a HOF'er for sure) and Frank Shamrock (SHOULD without a doubt be in the HOF, but we all know why he isn't). So basically Nick retired 2 legends and HOF caliber guys, and could very possibly retire a 3rd legend/HOF caliber guy in Anderson Silva. If you beat 2 or 3 HOF caliber guys, are you not a HOF caliber guy yourself?
Once Diaz actually retires for good, has he (or will he have) done enough to warrant HOF status?
I believe he has, but his case is tricky since a lot of his outstanding work was done outside of the UFC. It's even more complicated since a good portion of that work was done in Strikeforce, which ended up being owned by Zuffa. And we all know Zuffa will/already have included all the Pride legends they had under contract, into their UFC HOF....even when their actual "UFC" records weren't that great.
So what say you sherdog? Nick Diaz to the HOF?
Edit: here are some of his accomplishments
He beat the current WW champ, when he was a huge underdog. (still the only man to ko Lawler iirc)
He beat the #1lw in the world in Gomi, when he was a huge underdog. (with the rarely seen gogo)
He beat the absolute shit out of BJ Penn, a 2 division champ/legend. Diaz retired a legend in Penn.
He beat the absolute shit out of Frank Shamrock, former UFC & SF champ/legend, at a higher weight than Nick was used to. Diaz retired another legend in Shamrock.
He has a good chance imo to beat Anderson Silva in a couple weeks (we'll see). He may retire his THIRD legend.
He's also beaten Paul Daley, the previous #1 or #2 UFC WW contender.
He beat (imo) Carlos Condit, the #1 UFC WW contender.
He's just never gotten the UFC gold. Which is part of what makes this issue a little tricky. He's also one of those guys that you can't just look at fightfinder and understand their career. Most of us that were there watching him along the way, understand how damn good that kid really was, and how many times he's shocked the entire sport with his upset wins.
^ not to mention, he beat BJ (a HOF'er for sure) and Frank Shamrock (SHOULD without a doubt be in the HOF, but we all know why he isn't). So basically Nick retired 2 legends and HOF caliber guys, and could very possibly retire a 3rd legend/HOF caliber guy in Anderson Silva. If you beat 2 or 3 HOF caliber guys, are you not a HOF caliber guy yourself?
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