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Nate Diaz on Conan, wears same T-shirt, unwashed since 2003

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#2 ·
It certainly does seem like Nate cares about the environment and is against sweatshops slave labour and is not taken in by vacuous fashion. What a good guy.

When McGregor talks in this clip, it is like someone has has their hand up his arse and is working his mouth like a glove puppet.

I think the media people are stitching up McGregor, first they doctor his microphone at the 202 press conference, and in this clip they seem to have harsh lighting coming from below which makes him look like Boris Karloff

And good morning to you DonRifle, hope you're well on this lovely day.
 
#8 ·
Nate is awesome. He has come off as much more likable than Conor since he got aome spotlight.

Also, Conor's traah talk is compared to Ali and Sonnen? He couldnt even sniff their jock. He recorded a video and the best he could come up with not even on the spot was "hes tall and skinny" " he wears a black shirt all the time" "he hit the lotto when he won".

Most overrated trash talker of all time.
 
#9 ·
I personally resonate more with Conor more than Ali and Sonnen. People who say Conor rehearses his stuff haven't met anyone from Dublin ever. The rehearsed poems of Muhammad Ali and Chael Sonnen's "character" are both too professional wrestlingey for me.

Conor's funny and off the top. Nate Diaz is more of a 'Ima just say some shit and who knows how it'll sound' guy which can be awesome based on his attitude (when he's not trying. Dissing SBG and accusing of steroids was stupid).

But since even before the Conor fight, like maybe the day he got told his paycheque, Nate has been a whole new person. He's so happy and confident in speaking. Ive always liked the guy but he's much more likeable now I think. Nick probably is still 50/50. When you catch him comfortable, he'll talk all day. But you catch him uncomfortable and he has one word awkward answers. Nate since becoming a "rich man" has got rid of all that and is relaxed with everyone and everything.

He let himself get riled up a few times before the Conor fight at pressers when being talked down to, but when alone he was always fine and didn't care about thhe past shit Conor said. Since the sub, he's not even caring about Conor at pressers.
 
#10 ·
Ali and Sonnen had poems. But if you have heard them speak at other times outside of a fight you know they can talk with the best of them off the top as well.

Conor just recorded a video and came with he is tall and skinny. Then picks on a guys clothes and goes back to what he always talks about his money. All he talks aboit is his money and talks down to anyone with less. Not a fan of that. Nate talks about his teamates most of the time. Conor hardly speaks of his.

Nate is real. Conor is a clown.
 
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I reckon Conor could come out with the greatest jokes ever and you'd not like it. If you don't like the guy, you won't find him funny. Chael Sonnen's gangster video is probably my favourite thing in MMA, but for sure Sportsman won't like it.

I thought it was funny as fk when Conor accurately predicted the black t shirt. Nate thought it was funny too cause he deliberately showed it off.

I agree about money. I tune out the second he starts talking about money. How does Conor's bank balance make me a fan of his? That's like when my mate claims Kanye West must be great cause he sells a lot.

But you can't say "Nate is real, Conor is a clown" if you're right after talking about how good Sonnen and Ali are, two of the fakest personalities in sports history.

People are all like "I miss the good days of guys like Ali and Tyson. Not this bullshit WWE shit we see these days". You know, Ali who based his entire personality on Gorgeous George or Tyson who was actually a pretty big part of WWE's biggest event in 1998.
 
#16 ·
I take back the clown word a little bit.

I'm sure in real life Conor is a little more normal.

What meant was, Conor's fanbase is partly hinged on this act of his.

Nate's fanbase is a fanbase based around Nate or Nick just being who they are at all times and how they fight.

I just thought for a staged video that Conor could come up with more. But when you cant talk about your skills this time around I guess it leave clothes jokes and pointing to how much money you bring in.

Did he mean lotto as in 1 out of a million or as in he made a ton of money? If it is the 1 out of a million thing I can sort of see the trash talk there and he can have his chance to prove it isnt 2 out of a million. If it is lotto as in money then of course Nate made money for the first time off Conor. Why does he think he called him out like 5 times prior? That is why he held out for Conor to train up and not show up fot 200...because he wants that money. Obviously.
 
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Nate won't be as big as Conor ever. Conor is good with business and captured his brand and plays the role anywhere he goes.

But Nate has done pretty well in this. Gotten a ton of respect the old fashioned way.

-Dana let Nate slap him

-Helwani put on a special wed mma hour for a Nate interview

-Nate got a local mural in his town

-Nate's "im not surpriaed MF" is the most quoatable phrase in MMA. From other fighters, to media, to dana using it.

-Conan and ESPN which who would have ever thought a Diaz bro would be there ever.
 
#20 · (Edited)
Nate won't be as big as Conor ever. Conor is good with business and captured his brand and plays the role anywhere he goes.

But Nate has done pretty well in this. Gotten a ton of respect the old fashioned way.

-Dana let Nate slap him

-Helwani put on a special wed mma hour for a Nate interview

-Nate got a local mural in his town

-Nate's "im not surpriaed MF" is the most quoatable phrase in MMA. From other fighters, to media, to dana using it.

-Conan and ESPN which who would have ever thought a Diaz bro would be there ever.
And that's all that really matters (in bold). Conor has said multiple times he's just in this for money, we all know he is, he's never hidden it. He's said it plain as day, he's said multiple times that it's a young man's game, very limited, this isn't your "career" for life, this is a short term job that you can only do as long as your body allows, and the he wants to "get in, get rich, and get out".

Conor is very intelligent and he's doing his job, a job, that thing you do to make money and that is there specifically to make money so you can buy things and pay bills and support yourself/your family. He's doing exactly what he has to do to get paid a lot of money, it's a short-term job, one that lasts only a couple years of your life, 10-15 years on average probably, out of your (hopefully) 70+ year life. More importantly, it's a job in the entertainment business. It's a job full of celebrities/media, it's a job where you're only as important as how many eyes you pull to the screen.

Conor is doing his job far better than most people in the sport, and getting paid a lot of money, which I think is awesome. I'm always happy for people who jump into something to make a lot of money, succeed, make a lot of money, then move on to their next adventure. His "talk" is amusing and brings eyes, and he wins most of his fights and is an exciting fighter. He does exactly what he needs to do to complete his "get in, get rich, get out" plan, and it's working wonderfully for the guy. I have nothing but respect for hard working individuals who go out there, follow the rules, play the game in a competitive world, and earn a great living.
 
#21 ·
Im not disagreeing. Most are in it for the money. He has found a way to maximize his profits with game to back up a majority of his claims.

Conor is wonderful. I'm just saying i'd rather chill with Nate. And Nate and Nick have made more than a majority of other MMA fighters by just being themselves. That is pretty cool if you think about it.
 
#22 ·
I dont buy the beef between these two entirely. Because behind it all, we have two fighters who fight brave. Get in there and fight aggressively without fear. Both Diaz brothers have moaned countless times about opponents who point fight; fight negatively to win. They wont say it on camera, but I have no doubt Conor is exactly the kind of fighter they like to watch... and vice versa. And these are guys who judge anothers character based on what they do in the cage, more than anything else.

Basically, the respect hey hold for each other as fighters far outweighs any shit that gets said outside the cage. I think off camera, Conor and the Diaz brothers would be great company.
 
#23 ·
I agree with that a bit. I think Conor is a bit showy for them even if they understand it is an act.

On a recent interview the guy asks Nate about ufc 200 and Conor standing up talking to Aldo. And Nate was basically like yea he was there trying to make a scene.

I think they respect eachother as fighters no doubt. Not entirely sure they would want to hangout. I think they have some heat in terms of a fight. Nate wants to prove something and Conor has an ego to protect. When the fight is on it is real. I dont think Nate likes some of the crap Conor says though, selling or not.

To me it is a real beef but they don't hate eachother or anything. But they want to show eachother what is what basically.
 
#27 ·
Dane cook is pretty awful.

Not saying Conor totally sucks at talking. He is a good talker. Some have the gift of gab. In the ufc there are maybe 4 shit talkers so it is fairly easy to stand out.

I just think his talking is overrated. "Your skinny fat" " you hit the lotto" "you wear a black shirt".

A lot of his stuff is pretty meh and predictable. But he has created his image so he has to force a lot when he has nothing. So I sort of get it.
 
#28 ·
A lot of his stuff is pretty bad but if there was plenty of Roody Poo references to a Rock promo as well. Kind of a "good talker" will be defined by a "greatest hits" video. Conor's got some hilarious stuff but you probably wouldn't like any of it.

I think you argued that Nate killed Conor with the steroids reference to annoy him, while I thought Conor killed Nate with the "Your camp is full of proven cheaters so you'd know better than anyone" stuff. We obviously just click with the shit in different ways.

Conor seems like a sound lad when he's not in "hype up a fight" mode. I probably wouldn't want to hang out with Nick and Nate because they feel to hate just about everybody :laugh: Conor seems a bit more approachable. You had that stupid farmer joke guy who does vines or short vids on facebook who met Conor once in a pub and got his number for some reason. He phones him to do a park in his farmer character and just ends up having a talk with Conor. Nick and Nate would only want to hang out if you're doing a triathlon or you've got weed to share :D
 
#39 ·
Yea cuz I said he was a pvssy. Get real clyde and go away.

He wanted it at 170 to leave a division open. Matt Serra said it others said it. It makes sense. If he fiught nate at 155 and lost boom there goes 155 as well. It is smart business.

Again F you. You are a master of inserting words.
 
#46 ·
So, we were exchanging ideas on an MMA topic like normal people. No animosity at all, when you come with that a*shole post out of the blue and doesn't want to consider that YOU were the one who "started" anything, right?

Calling someone an a*s when someone is being an a*s is hardly an insult. But you can explain how you were not being an a*s with that a*shole post and all was just a misinterpretation from my end and I shall present my apologies immediately.

I keep trying to go back dealing with you like you were a normal poster, but you manage to fail every time. You are a lost cause.
 
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