McGregor Diaz 2 watch the fight in full. Conor McGregor - strengths and weaknesses
On August 20, Las Vegas hosted one of the most significant events in the world of MMA. The odious Conor McGregor came out to “fight” for the second time against Stockton hooligan Nate Diaz. The Sportbox.ru columnist gives his assessment of what happened in the octagon.
The judge's decision made at the end of this confrontation caused a lot of controversy. The Irishman's hand is raised, the debt is returned. But is it fair? To understand this, let's go through each of the five rounds of the fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW6VrKAoUY/? taken-by =ufcnewsalertsRound 1
In the cage we see a calculating man who interrupts his opponent over and over again. The Irishman demonstrates excellent striking technique and does not force things. In the middle of the first five minutes, the shocked one lands his butt on the canvas, but Conor does not fly to build on his success, realizing that he may stumble upon a deft submission. Nate gets up to catch the rest of the time at the same pace. accurate shots McGregor.
Round statistics: 34-25 on significant shots in favor of the 28-year-old Irishman.
McGregor's total dominance, he takes the first round
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW4jbcBX3H/? taken-by =ufc_brasilRound 2
The start of the round again belongs to Conor, who was able to shake his opponent twice. A couple of minutes before the end of the five-minute period, Diaz turns on and begins to literally shower the Irishman with a hail of blows, from which he simply runs away. Nate’s manner looked strange, because he had the strength to make more precise and confident hits. As a result, McGregor manages to move the fight into the third five minutes without falling off his feet.
Round statistics: 37-34 on significant shots in favor of the Stockton native.
Diaz skillfully turned the tide of the meeting and took the second round to his advantage.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW0r1Lga50/? taken-by =ufc_russiaRound 3
McGregor is not shy about showing his fatigue. Throughout the third segment, he continues to avoid contact with Diaz. Nate methodically defeats the Irishman, while at the same time managing to play to the audience. A minute before the end of the round, the American presses his opponent to the net and smashes him all over the floor. But since such powerful hits did not knock Conor down, we can assume that Diaz’s functionality also failed. However, he confidently takes the next five minutes.
Round statistics: 49-26 in significant shots for Nate.
Diaz's unconditional dominance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJXq12GAPwD/? taken-by =ufc_russiaRound 4
McGregor's entire training camp is visible on Diaz's face. It's just covered in blood. The incredible progress of Conor's striking technique, coupled with Nate's avid face for cutting, bore fruit. By the fourth round, the Irishman found the strength in himself and began to drive Diaz around the cage, accompanying the whole thing with heavy hits, thus demonstrating a position completely opposite to what he had seen five minutes earlier.
Round statistics: 46-36 on significant strikes for the featherweight champion.
McGregor equalizes the score and postpones the decision until the end of the fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJYc2RxAv6C/? taken-by=paperchaserdotcomRound 5
The decisive segment. Both are tired, both want to get everything over with quickly. But how McGregor behaves, and how Diaz behaves. Conor openly looks at his watch and runs across the floor of the cage with his back to his opponent, so as not to make contact. This is not the behavior of a winner. This is not the behavior of a champion. For a long time, the fighters exchanged equal blows. But 25 seconds before the end of the epic, a key moment occurs, for which, in my opinion, Nate should have been given five minutes. Accented transfer to the ground from the American. The icing on the cake is the demonstration of ground and pound. Diaz ends the fight on top.
Round statistics: 24-19 in significant strikes for McGregor. Diaz scores the only takedown.
Nate takes the end of the fifth round, and with it the entire fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZqgrJhnls/? taken-by =thenotoriousmmaFinal score according to Sportbox.ru: Diaz win - 48:47
They organized perhaps the most successful and profitable show in the history of MMA. The main fight of the evening turned out to be spectacular, bloody and principled. But the impression was that the main persons of the event knew in advance what the outcome should be. The promotion bosses made a huge amount of money, with McGregor and Diaz receiving three and two million dollars respectively. Of course, everything led to a trilogy that would bring even greater profits. I think that the Irishman should have behaved more confidently so that there would be no questions left. Not getting into the wheelhouse and openly running away from your opponent are two different things. Conor demonstrated a high fighting intelligence, but this probably should have been presented in a more beautiful style, rather than brazenly flashing his heels, constantly looking at the timer.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJXDXkXhMYL/? taken-by =ufcThe UFC 202 tournament turned out to be extremely interesting and exciting. It is worth paying tribute to McGregor, who has done a huge amount of work and significantly improved his technique and style of fighting. Diaz is in Once again showed what it was made of.
Revenge can safely be called close. The judges decided that the Irishman deserved the victory. Well, we'll probably believe it. For Diaz, it was fatal to leave the outcome of the fight to the judges. Still, they want the banquet to continue. Now all that remains is to wait for the third part of this incredible story.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW6uNRAtd6/? taken-by =ufcnewsalertsYaroslav Stepanov, Sportbox.ru
Tournament mixed martial arts UFC 202 will be headlined by a rematch between Irish featherweight champion Conor McGregor and American lightweight champion Nate Diaz.
The previous fight took place as part of the UFC 196 show. On that fateful evening, Nate Diaz managed to create a sensation in front of a packed room of martial arts fans by choking out the Irish superstar in the second round.
The rematch will take place at welterweight (up to 170 pounds) and is expected to be no less intriguing than the last fight. This time, gambling companies are more restrained in choosing a favorite. For example, it gives fighters almost equal chances of winning, accepting bets with odds of 1.76 on McGregor and 1.95 on Diaz.
As often happens, the parties were divided into two, almost equal, camps. Some believe that McGregor will be able to draw the right conclusions from the defeat and take revenge, thereby returning to his former position as an invincible and daring aggressor. Others are betting on another victory for the Stockton hooligan, seeing in the Irishman only an inflated media personality bringing multi-million dollar profits to the UFC with his chatter.
Conor McGregor, struggling to climb into the featherweight division, jumped two categories higher, risking his aura of invincibility and lost, losing all his energy in the first round. We will find out what will happen this time on August 21 at UFC 202, but for now we will analyze the previous fight and try to predict the outcome of the rematch.
Conor McGregor - strengths and weaknesses
Today, Conor McGregor is the highest-grossing mixed martial arts fighter. According to unconfirmed reports, the fight against Nate brought McGregor about $10 million. With his shocking and defiant behavior, he managed to attract a huge audience to this sport.
Conor McGregor or “Notorious” has proven himself to be a very dangerous striker who managed to send former champion featherweight Jose Aldo. He has a great sense of distance and timing. He always knows when and how best to strike. Conor has a high knockout percentage of 89%. In 17 out of 19 fights, McGregor's blow became decisive for his opponent.
Without any doubt, “Notorious” dominated his weight until he decided to move up a category and challenge the title of the current Brazilian lightweight champion weight of Rafael dos Anjos. But due to an injury, the Brazilian dropped out of the fight and was replaced by Nate Diaz, who managed to catch the talkative Irishman in a chokehold.
Conor McGregor's wrestling skills are still a big question mark. “Notorious” has a record of 3 defeats by submission. Unfortunately, the Irish athlete has not yet had the opportunity to meet with a trained wrestler who has gone through a full-fledged camp.
Also, after the first fight, McGregor’s mental state and physical condition raise doubts. The Irishman did not take into account more heavy weight and was unable to properly distribute energy throughout the fight, apparently hoping to “finish” Diaz in the first round. After a series of missed punches from the “Stockton bandit,” Conor slowed down greatly, and all his will to win disappeared at that moment in an unknown direction.
Nate Diaz - strengths and weaknesses
A truly talented and uncompromising lightweight, Nate Diaz could have achieved greater heights in this sport long ago, but a lack of discipline and a responsible approach to work created obstacles on the path to the championship belt.
Nate Diaz, like his older brother, has phenomenal endurance, which is facilitated by the lack of excessive muscle mass and constant participation in triathlon tournaments.
Nate prefers to fight exclusively in a standing position, demonstrating good boxing skills. Tall stature and long limbs allow the younger Diaz to choose a safe distance for attacks. He does not have a cannon strike capable of putting an opponent on his butt, but constant hand work and numerous accurate hits ultimately lead to the desired result.
The American fighter has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and this makes him a dangerous ground fighter. During his long career, Nate fought 29 fights, of which he emerged victorious 19 times: 4 by knockout, 12 by submission, and the remaining by decision.
Diaz is a strong and durable fighter with enough strong character. It is difficult to suppress him psychologically before or during a fight. Nate received almost all of his losses by decision. He has enormous experience behind him, which includes fights with the best fighters light weight.
Forecast for the fight
The first fight was quite controversial. In the first round, Conor McGregor completely dominated, controlling the fight while Nate Diaz tried to find his rhythm. The main problem with the American’s lackluster start was the lack of a full-fledged training camp. Nate found out about the fight about two weeks in advance and did not have time to prepare properly.
In the second round, having spent a fair amount of energy, McGregor missed several significant strikes from Diaz, tried to take the fight to the ground and fell for a choke, signaling the referee to submit.
Of course, both athletes drew conclusions. Nate Diaz will have time to go through a full training camp and if he can come into the fight in exactly the same shape as he did against Michael Johnson, he will be very dangerous for any opponent. Conor McGregor, in turn, will be able to work on his endurance and create a more competent game plan.
Diaz will be the favorite in the upcoming fight. He has already defeated McGregor, and he did it with absolutely no preparation for the fight. Nate is a psychologically stable fighter and it will be extremely difficult for Conor to get him angry with trash talk, and after a defeat it will be inappropriate.
The fight should take place in a standing position, unless Diaz tries to take McGregor to the ground, where he is more vulnerable. “Notorious” is a pure drummer. However, Nate is quite good at boxing using a long reach. In previous fights, the Irishman skillfully used the length of his arms, but in the fight with Diaz it was more difficult to choose the appropriate distance for attacks.
For the featherweight division, Notorious has with a strong blow, however, despite a large number of hits, failed to shake Nate. Conor, on the contrary, having missed several accurate blows from the American, began to openly “swim”.
Despite the heavier weight, McGregor showed very high speed, and the kicks were dangerous and unpredictable. As for endurance, the advantage here is on the side of Nate Diaz, who, with proper preparation, will be able to “run back” all five rounds.
Taking into account the experience, physical characteristics of the fighters, psychology, as well as the fact that Nate Diaz has already defeated Conor McGregor, it is more logical to tip the scales of victory in the direction of the American athlete.
MMA fans are already counting down the days until UFC 202, as the main event rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz is one of the most anticipated fights of the year and is generating huge interest around the world. On the eve of the second battle between the Irishman and the Stockton native, our site invites you to find out 10 interesting facts about the careers and achievements of fighters.
Facts about Nate Diaz
1) It’s not for nothing that Nate is considered not the most stable fighter. He will enter the fight with two wins in a row for the first time since 2012. That time, Nate was able to extend his streak by submitting Jim Miller in the second round.
2) The younger Diaz had only one rematch in his career, and he won it. In November 2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 18 tournament, Gray Maynard became his victim.
3) Nine victories painful techniques, which Diaz won while competing in the UFC, is a record for the promotion in its modern era (after the introduction of the unified MMA rules, approx.). If we take the entire history of the organization, then Royce Gracie holds the record (11). There is one more achievement that characterizes Nate as one of the best grapplers in the game. UFC history: He is one of only two fighters in the promotion's modern era to achieve 4 straight submission wins. The second is Demian Maia, and he was able to extend his winning streak to five.
4) 238 significant strikes that Nate landed in his fight against Donald Cerrone on UFC tournament 141 remains the UFC record for a single fight.
5) Diaz received fight bonuses 14 times and, together with another lightweight, Joe Lauzon, is the UFC leader in this indicator.
Facts about Conor McGregor
6) Conor McGregor will fight after losing. He hasn't had to experience this feeling since February 2011. Then, after losing to Joe Duffy, he took his anger out on Hugh Brady.
7) McGregor is one of five European-born fighters who managed to try on the belt UFC champion. The others are: Michael Bisping, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Bas Rutten and Andrei Arlovski.
8) 17 of “Notorious”’s 19 victories were by knockout, with 13 of them in the first round. Competing at featherweight UFC champion, Conor won 6 fights by knockout, which is best indicator in the division.
9) If you, quite by chance, have been in suspended animation for the last 8 months, then you probably don’t know that at UFC 194 McGregor set a record for the shortest duration of a title fight in the promotion. It's in 13 seconds.
10) Conor, like his opponent, knows a lot about getting bonuses. He has received six awards in the featherweight division and, together with Charles Oliveira, holds the championship in this category at 145 pounds. In addition, McGregor is among the four UFC fighters, who managed to get 4 bonuses in a row, and after the fight with Diaz, he can become the first in the promotion who managed to get an additional $50,000 in five fights in a row.
