Not only is Nate Diaz a fantastic fighter, but he’s also one
of UFC’s greatest characters in the sense that he’s never anything but
entertaining and he has zero filter when it comes to saying what he truly thinks.
And man, how great was it to see Nate back in the octagon?
It had been three years since Diaz last fought – that coming back at August 2016’s UFC 202 in which he controversially lost to Conor
McGregor by decision – and the sport of MMA has been a duller place without the
youngest Diaz brother competing.
But what was particularly awesome here was that Nate didn’t
miss a beat in his UFC 241 decision win over ‘Showtime’ Antony Pettis.
The fight itself may have gone the distance, but Nate Diaz
looked constantly in control as he landed shots, absorbed hits, outworked the
former UFC Lightweight Champion, and came so close to getting a stoppage in the
third round.
Nate Diaz is back, and the world of UFC is a better place for
it.
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