Ranking the top 10 most iconic Nate Diaz performances

1 Conor McGregor – ”I’m not surprised”

How could anything but this be the number one spot?!

While Diaz was undoubtedly a UFC star, his upset win over Conor McGregor catapulted him onto the mainstream talkshows like Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel. Few fighters have reached that status and the fight that secured that stardom was fantastic.

McGregor was heavily favoured to win and initially the fight seemed like it would go the way that oddsmakers predicted. The Irishman landed heavy shots and even dropped Diaz, but began slowing down. Slowing down in the early rounds against Diaz is like starting to sink in shark infested waters – it’s not going to end well!

In the second round Diaz began landing with his patented 1-2 strikes and Stockton slaps, forcing a sloppy takedown attempt from McGregor (Oh, you’re a wrestler now?), got on top and forced the tap off of a rear naked choke. His classic post fight speech sealed the deal and the MMA world collectively lost its mind.

While Diaz may have achieved his superstar status without this win, the odds of that are higher than the THC levels in Stockton today.

It’s not just because of fights like this that we love Nate Diaz – it’s because of fights like this that we love MMA.

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