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[ThaGlow]

Just because Diaz talks ish don't put him in the same category as Connor for promoting a fight. As Connor does dbl the media and press tours that Diaz ever does. Shoot I still remember the days of Nick Diaz refusing to do half the media stops.

Then the real key is Connor doesnt insult the ufc and Dana in every single public presser. Diaz continually bashing ufc brass in interviews, arguing or begging for ish. Come on, enough is enough. Uve gotten more fights in ufc than 99% of the Mma fighters in US. Stop bashing, be thankful for what you've gotten cous there's hundreds if not thousands of Mma guys dying for a chance and a shot like uve had and continually have been given.

Connor respects that, and that's y he gets da push, your brother nick has headlined huge cards and still argues no respect no money, he hasn't won a fight since 2011. Time 2 quit yapping and jus be Thankful.

Diaz bros ain't articulate like that, so they'll never have the gift of gab like a Connor McGregor.

Regardless whether Diaz bros themselves deserve a Connor-like push, the point is still valid. Any other fighter could be "big" if they win and the UFC keep praising them as p4p best.

Connor can talk trash all he wants, but NO WAY he is as over as he is if Dana had simply been like, "hey fukk all the speculation. Connor aint fighting none of yall. He just won the 145 lb belt. If he clears out the division, then we can talk" Connor would just be another exciting champion of his division.

But since the UFC decide to give Connor unprecedented control......... their sheep seem to think he's an unprecedented fighter.

I ain't saying they protecting McGregor, I mean, RDA is a fukking monster. But its all Win -Win for McGregor. Its a payday for RDA I'm sure, but its Lose-Lose for him.

 

[Pool_Shark]

Conor has proved himself though. He'll provide the big numbers, never test positive, and never pull out because of injury. He brings the show. If Nate was fighting anyone else people would never care about him as much they do now. Conor knows how to make people care about his fights. If he loses to Aldo in the rematch I think he'll be another Chael Sonnen. Hate Conor for excelling at arguably the most important aspect of the fight game brehs

 

[Northern Son]

Conor has proved himself though. He'll provide the big numbers, never test positive, and never pull out because of injury. He brings the show. If Nate was fighting anyone else people would never care about him as much they do now. Conor knows how to make people care about his fights. If he loses to Aldo in the rematch I think he'll be another Chael Sonnen. Hate Conor for excelling at arguably the most important aspect of the fight game brehs

That's only cause the UFC would bury such a result.

 

[Northern Son]

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[Screwface Exchange]

Diaz bros ain't articulate like that, so they'll never have the gift of gab like a Connor McGregor.

Regardless whether Diaz bros themselves deserve a Connor-like push, the point is still valid. Any other fighter could be "big" if they win and the UFC keep praising them as p4p best.

That's the whole point, not every fighter does the thing Connor does to deserve the push. U want a push make weight, u want the push showbiz to media events, he'll even do extra media events. 2ant push don't get popped for roids or weed.
U want the push, have exciting fights either finish the guy or u get finish don't lay and pray.

See every fighter bytches n whines after they win a big fight for the push or say why not me dana I deserve but then they aren't willing to do the work or do the things u needa do to deserve the push. I don't hate Connor nor do I like em but I respect him. He shows up, does extra media, really puts on for da fans and makes the fight exciting. Isn't that what it's all about. I'm not sitting here thinkin man I miss watching Jake shields in the ring or man I miss seeing Jon Fitch in the ufc.

Or how about fans paying to see Rumble Johnson Hut yet he misses weight when he was at 170, do I as a fan get my ticket price reduced cous there's 1 less fight?

 

[Screwface Exchange]

Sorry brehs dis Nate Diaz crap is jus unnerving. Dis fake nikka really bytchin for a push from ufc, like dayum. Uve fought over 20 times in ufc, u still bytchin u don't get fights. Uve done headlined 6 friggin cards but yet u still bytchin for more. Real talks jus b fukkin n grateful u got 20 fights in ufc uve gotten more fights, exposure, payouts and face put on heading flyers than 99% of Mma fighters. Shut da he'll up already and as Connor sd jus b happy u made a milli.

We got real ones bein shot by cops in da streets for real u smoking bomb ass weed Makin good money prolly got p*ssy lined up for months. Wha u bytchin bout.

 

[BlackSuperman]

"bytchin'" got Nate Diaz at least half a million so

 

[Screwface Exchange]

"bytchin'" got Nate Diaz at least half a million so

Joke is him finally being a team player takin a fight on 11 days notice got him over a million after ppv buys. He was guaranteed a minimum 1 million divided between show money and ppv.

 

[OfTheCross]

Joke is him finally being a team player takin a fight on 11 days notice got him over a million after ppv buys. He was guaranteed a minimum 1 million divided between show money and ppv.

He's been a team player more.often than not in his career.

Always makes weight.

Always puts on a great fight

Is great at hyping fights, etc.

He should've been getting push by the org and paid well.

 

[The ADD]

Wasn't he on the path to a title shot and then lost? I feel he was headed that way and then took an L and went back to the pack.

The $ I can't really argue at this point.

 

[BlackSuperman]

Wasn't he on the path to a title shot and then lost? I feel he was headed that way and then took an L and went back to the pack.

The $ I can't really argue at this point.

He got a title shot after beating Cerrone and Miller but Benson whooped his ass. He ended up looking bad sometime after that (missing weight, getting KOd). Those were probably his biggest career hiccups. He seems to be back to being mostly consistent though. And he's still, obviously, on the greatest streak of opponents he's ever faced in his career. In the last..5 years, I believe, his worst opponent was probably Jim Miller, who was top 10 at the time, so that really says a lot.

 

[The axe murderer]

justinbieberNo bandwagon but Conor is a true champion, fights with style and finesse, all the respect to Nate but his style is terrible. Nate has crazy heart respect.

Nate's response

Diaz fukkery!

 

[Screwface Exchange]

He's been a team player more.often than not in his career.

Always makes weight.

Always puts on a great fight

Is great at hyping fights, etc.

He should've been getting push by the org and paid well.

Are u serious never misses weight, what ufc have u been following?

UFC on Fox 13 Weigh-in Results: Nate Diaz Misses Weight

That's nate missing weight for a headline Co main event bout for the title too? And he still got knocked out that fight.

Nate Diaz Skips UFC on FOX 13 Open Workouts

Team player right, that's him skipping open media day workouts. Read the article Dana directly says he wld get even more money and ish if he wld jus play the game. I guess instead he rather jus pout n keep on whining.

What more of a push does he want? He's gotten over 20 fights, hes gotten title fights, hes gotten fights vs the top guys cowboy, rds , Ben Henderson. Hes headlined 6 cards, what more of a push does he want? Does he want dana to bend him over backwards n give em sum pushes from behind?

 

[RubioTheCruel]

He got a title shot after beating Cerrone and Miller but Benson whooped his ass.

I remember that fight, wasn't he whipping ass while chewing on a toothpick

Diaz said he was sick for the RdA fight(makes sense, he missed weight badly). He's a solid upper level gatekeeper.

 

[OfTheCross]

Are u serious never misses weight, what ufc have u been following?

UFC on Fox 13 Weigh-in Results: Nate Diaz Misses Weight

That's nate missing weight for a headline Co main event bout for the title too? And he still got knocked out that fight.

Nate Diaz Skips UFC on FOX 13 Open Workouts

Team player right, that's him skipping open media day workouts. Read the article Dana directly says he wld get even more money and ish if he wld jus play the game. I guess instead he rather jus pout n keep on whining.

What more of a push does he want? He's gotten over 20 fights, hes gotten title fights, hes gotten fights vs the top guys cowboy, rds , Ben Henderson. Hes headlined 6 cards, what more of a push does he want? Does he want dana to bend him over backwards n give em sum pushes from behind?

2 incidents in 10 years

Jon Jones is still getting plenty of push

Edit #2: also, you can take 'push' to mean 'Money'