Why has Nate never evolved as a fighter?

[D'z]

The real question is....How tf this man still has haters? What is it? Yall hate weed that much?

 

[Brit_Brawler]

Might I suggest he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer?

 

[kalabula]

because he is dumb

As a fan of both the Diaz bros, this is likely the most accurate answer.

 

[whitebelt4life]

He has the same weaknesses all throughout his career, boxing stance, heavy on lead leg which gets kicked to oblivion by his opponent. Lack of kicks and wrestling…

In contrast you get fighters whose weakness is exposed and they work to rectify it. Not sure how much is Nate or how much is his team but you know what’s going to happen every-time he fights.

I don't know why he doesn't train wrestling more...he has great BJJ but it's mostly useless because he's a standup fighter.

 

[HockeyBjj]

Legit think he's just too stupid.

Example: He had Leon rocked badly, he knew it, and another 1-2 would have won him the fight. Instead, Nate just pointed and laughed and wasted time

 

[Buddy Revell]

Why hasn’t the sport evolved to the point were a dude who’s style is solely based on slap boxing and jiu-jitsu is not relevant 15 years into his career?

Diaz can’t wrestle. Diaz can’t really throw down (as Masvidal showed). He gets by on jits and cardio fighting. Smoke and mirrors. Embarrassing for the sport

 

[Nelly]

i bet you a HUGE jon fitch fan

What does that have anything to do with what I said? Go watch Benson and RDA vs Nate and tell me they lay and prayed like Fitch.

 

[Quietus]

A lot of reasons. Number one probably because he's so hung up on the "loyalty" thing that the idea of training elsewhere but with his crew is a bad idea, so that limited his potential, he never got different looks from big training camps around the country/world. He has a style that is sometimes effective and entertaining, but other times makes him lose when people start faster than him and don't let him make his cardio a factor. He's a lot like Cowboy in how they're both these aging respected vets with huge records, fought everybody but never got the belt, except Nate loses in entertaining ways instead of being brutally KOed every other fight.

 

[Kingdumb]

of course they did, they just used UFC rules that reward lay and pray
but didn't RDA lose his red panty night because he bruised his toe? isn't benson getting knocked out by nobodies in bellator?

nate has legendary cardio, titanium chin, olympic level boxing, gracie lineage BJJ, unshakeable confidence, and one of the best fighters of all time in his corner

-Lol christ, 'olympic level boxing.'
-Gracie lineage bjj is no longer an asset for fighters. Same refusal to evolve as the Diaz bros.
I do agree on the other points though more or less

 

[HaulParris]

Stubborn, complacent, defiant, and surrounded by sycophants.