UFC 129 results: Nate Diaz 'probably' dropping back down to lightweight after loss to Rory MacDonald
by Brian Hemminger on May 1, 2011 10:17 PM EDT
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Nate Diaz has apparently worn out his welcome in the welterweight division.
The younger brother of Nick Diaz initially had a strong showing with consecutive stoppages in his first two 170-pound fights, against Rory Markham and Marcus Davis, respectively, but has now lost back-to-back fights to strong grapplers in Dong Hyun Kim and Rory MacDonald.
Diaz's coach, Cesar Gracie, tells MMAmania.com his fighter out of the "209" will likely return to 155-pounds:
"Nate Diaz didn't look too good. I'm gonna be the first one to say it. He looked lethargic out there and he's been asking me to go back to 155 for some time now. Frankie Edgar is the champion over there and he's the student of a good friend of mine. Nathan was one of the contenders at 155 so we brought him up to 170 but it looks like we'll probably bring him back down to 155 where he belongs. "
Nate Diaz initially burst on the scene as a lightweight, winning season five of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) before embarking on an impressive five-fight win streak. A string of decision losses to a slew of tough wrestlers in Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson and Gray Maynard, however, forced the Stockton native to move up to welterweight.
Can Diaz make a big splash in his likely return to 155-pounds? Or will top wrestlers continue to stifle his progress?
For the full audio of Gracie's interview, click here.
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can't blame him lot higher ra,nked down there and far more competitive.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on May 1, 2011 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
LOVE to see Bocek and Nate battle
Now officially a member of Team Tompkins. Mark's got heart and I want a god damn reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeematch!
This!!!
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One Step closer to Gleison Tibau @ 145
If the round is too close, it's 10-10, NOT flip a coin 10-9 or late takedown FTW.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on May 1, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Great idea
Though, I still see him having trouble with high-class wrestlers. Nate/Cerrone would be awesome.
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Cerrone finally learned to wrestle. But i think he takes it striking as well.
Much crisper though still no head movement. Action on the mat could be cool.
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One Step closer to Gleison Tibau @ 145
If the round is too close, it's 10-10, NOT flip a coin 10-9 or late takedown FTW.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on May 1, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
I thought Diaz would perform better at 170 because of his body type similar to Nick’s but even in his wins Nate just didn’t look the same
at 155 he was a win away from a possible shot at the title and to me it looked like he beat Maynard, he needs to move back down
by 49erEmpire on May 1, 2011 10:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
you're right
He was very close to defeating Maynard and don’t forget, the last guy he beat at lightweight was Melvin Guillard, who’s now a contender in the division.
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by Brian Hemminger on May 1, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
"A black belt only covers two inches of your ass, you have to cover the rest" ~Royce Gracie
"I don't work submissions, not because I'm trying to prove anything, but frankly I'm just not very good at them" ~Chael Sonnen
I was gonna say this
that would be a war
by 49erEmpire on May 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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i see what you did there
maybe this whole thing will be good for him..
..because now that he has the added weight, he can drop back down smart, get better at cutting weight..and be a bigger/stronger 155er than he was before.
Finish Him!
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Look above yo post:
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you kids are too slow for me
i see what you did there
Why can't the GSP haters see that is exactly what would happen to Nick if he fought GSP.
Nick is a little better than Nate,but they both suck against strong wrestlers. Especially well rounded wrestlers. Nicks striking would suffer tremendously when he is constantly wary of the takedown. Nick would never be champion in the UFC, just like his brother never will.
Hate this guy someone plz post some slam gifs that made my night
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by malito3og3 on May 1, 2011 11:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
wish granted
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by Brian Hemminger on May 1, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you Brian it’s no page slam but I give it a hard 10
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by malito3og3 on May 1, 2011 11:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey Brian-
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by arm.bar.bandit on May 2, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Nate Diaz and my trash...
The only difference between my garbage and Nate Diaz is that after I throw out the garbage, I never see it again. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of this cocky POS…yet, but his UFC days are coming to an end with just 1 or 2 more losses. But then, I’ll have to see him in the corner of Nick, whose 10x the fighter…uggghh
I suppose I would want to move down a weight class as well........
if I’d just been thrown around like a ragdoll for 15 minutes. He’s not a top 10 fighter in either weight class, but at least won’t get pancaked on top of his head at 155……..
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what?
Nate was competing in the fist 2 rounds man. He was tossed around in the third round and got his ass handed to him but he was never close to tapping or getting tko’d.
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by ScrapPackBackAgain on May 2, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Poor Johnny WF his hero Bin Laden is dead
Anyways Nate needs to stay at 170 and bulk up fighting at 155 will result in him getting nowhere he will just continue to be bullied by strong wrestlers. At 170 he can bulk up and stop that shit from happening.(hes to tall to bulk up at 155)
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I said it before the event
this will be the beginning of the destruction of the Cesar Gracie camp. First Shields and Nate. Now people are talking about having GSP smash Nick Diaz? Wow, please let this happen.
People who don't have the patience for the technical aspect of MMA should think about getting into another sport. THIS ONE requires BRAINS.
you're way off.
“A string of decision losses to a slew of tough wrestlers in Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson and Gray Maynard, however, forced the Stockton native to move up to welterweight.”
No, no, no. It was because he was a contender! Look: “Nathan was one of the contenders at 155 so we brought him up to 170”. See?
;)
He never should've moved up.
I found it curious that he complained about the wrestlers in the LW division, getting held down, etc. Then he moved to a division full of bigger, stronger wrestlers. Maybe he will actually work on the weakness instead of continuing to run from weight class to weight class.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on May 2, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions
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