The Obligatory Nate Diaz Article (Diaz Vs. McGregor 2 Poll)
Much has been said about Conor's humbleness in defeat after his loss to Nate Diaz but it is actually easy to be humble in defeat. That is what we as primates are programmed to do, give way to the better man and step the fuck aside. That is not to say there aren't bad losers but they tend to be crazy people like Phil Baroni or Josh Koscheck.
What about good winners? What about Nathan freaking Diaz laying the beating of this century on the puffed up Irishman? Of course the UFC will boost Conor as is their promotional right, but all the other news media has done the same to the exclusion of the real story. Conor can't fight at 45 any more and Diaz proved he can't fight at 55 either.
What is a lost leprechaun to do? He is now in a world of larger men and I would bet good money that he won't beat Diaz in a rematch. That is what this sabre rattling between Conor and the UFC is about in my mind. Dana wanted to kill two birds with one stone by winning a pissing contest and protecting his show pony by sending him back down to 45s.
What Conor's next fight is remains to be seen but I am more interested in what Diaz will do next and more importantly if he could win the belt from Dos Anjos and give this underdog tale for the ages a proper ending.
When contacted Diaz said, "Fucking run, pussy white belt". (Not actually true, but what I imagine he would say)