{"id":3841,"date":"2016-03-09T12:33:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2016-03-09T12:33:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:33:57","slug":"ufc-196-breakdown-of-the-conor-mcgregor-v-nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2016\/03\/09\/ufc-196-breakdown-of-the-conor-mcgregor-v-nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 196 &#8211; Breakdown of the Conor McGregor V Nate Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard a few things floating around the proverbial internet grapevine:<br \/>\n&#8220;He gassed&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;He couldn&#8217;t carry the weight&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;He was winning until he went for a takedown&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t bother to address the last quote&#8230;but for the gassing out issue, and lack of cardio&#8230;I agree&#8230;what are the Diaz brothers known for?<\/p>\n<p>Boxing, BJJ and the Stockton slap. \u00a0More specifically in terms of boxing, a peppering boxing style, an &#8216;outworking, high-paced style&#8217; of throwing a high volume of 50\/60% punches that grind fighters down, disrupt their breathing and make their cardio &#8211; &#8216;run out&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Even being aware of this, I was convinced Conor was going to win until he got caught in the 2nd round. \u00a0He looked good in the first round, combining his\u00a0walking-stalking movement, where he pressed forward, waited for Diaz to throw, and countered Nate&#8217;s jab with his own left cross.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/technique\/fighting-a-taller-opponent\/conornate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/conornate.gif?fit=344%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"344,199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ConorNate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/conornate.gif?fit=344%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/conornate.gif?resize=344%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ConorNate\" width=\"344\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He mixed this up well, with a lead uppercut that was thrown if Nate was trying to duck out of the way of the cross. Clever stuff, that no doubt was part of the pre-fight strategy.<\/p>\n<p>How did Nate react? \u00a0As he very often does &#8211; he attempted to\u00a0utilise his length\u00a0by leaning back and throwing his own punches just outside of his opponent&#8217;s reach. However these landed less frequently, and with less force than Conor&#8217;s strikes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2016\/03\/09\/ufc-196-breakdown-of-the-conor-mcgregor-v-nate-diaz\/nate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nate.gif?fit=344%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"344,199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nate.gif?fit=344%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3861\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nate.gif?resize=344%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nate.gif\" width=\"344\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, damage was accumulating, and the pace was relatively high (compared to the first few rounds of the Tate Vs Holm fight that preceded it anyway), they weren&#8217;t shy in exchanging blows.<\/p>\n<p>The second round was more equal, with Nate timing Conor with more success, and finding the mark with his jab. \u00a0However, I think\u00a0Conor was still looking good for a KO win of his own, until he got caught with a 1,2, right on the chin:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2016\/03\/09\/ufc-196-breakdown-of-the-conor-mcgregor-v-nate-diaz\/conorko\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/conorko.gif?fit=245%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"245,202\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ConorKO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/conorko.gif?fit=245%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/conorko.gif?resize=245%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ConorKO\" width=\"245\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was eventually force to shoot in for an &#8217;emergency double&#8217; (a wonder if a &#8216;snatch single&#8217; would work better in this scenario?) and already wobbled, Nate had no trouble in putting the Irishman away.<\/p>\n<p>I still think Conor would win 6\/10 times in this fight. \u00a0He just got caught, and perhaps (emphasis on perhaps here) should have utilised his kicks more. They worked perfectly against Chad Mendes &#8211; slowing him right down until eventually it was the wrestler, not Conor that was out of steam. \u00a0The gamble with kicks however, is that they are tiring\u00a0to throw, as well as tiring and damaging to &#8216;receive&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard a few things floating around the proverbial internet grapevine: &#8220;He gassed&#8221; &#8220;He couldn&#8217;t carry the weight&#8221; &#8220;He was winning until he went for a takedown&#8221; I won&#8217;t bother to address the last quote&#8230;but for the gassing out issue, and lack of cardio&#8230;I agree&#8230;what are the Diaz brothers known for? Boxing, BJJ and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41980142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12504,1],"tags":[60126711,34941026,1237432,228695334],"class_list":["post-3841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma","category-uncategorized","tag-conor-mcgregor","tag-mma-2","tag-nate-diaz","tag-ufc-196"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFC 196 - Breakdown of the Conor McGregor V Nate Diaz - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2016\/03\/09\/ufc-196-breakdown-of-the-conor-mcgregor-v-nate-diaz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UFC 196 - Breakdown of the Conor McGregor V Nate Diaz - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;ve heard a few things floating around the proverbial internet grapevine: &#8220;He gassed&#8221; &#8220;He couldn&#8217;t carry the weight&#8221; &#8220;He was winning until he went for a takedown&#8221; I won&#8217;t bother to address the last quote&#8230;but for the gassing out issue, and lack of cardio&#8230;I agree&#8230;what are the Diaz brothers known for? 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Conor (or Conor's social media executive) shared the post above on his Facebook page, which seems like a rare, intelligent breakdown of how to execute a punch. 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