nate diaz
Nate Diaz won the fight with superior boxing and put Davis to sleep with a guillotine choke in the 3rd round. [1]
I personally think in the Fight Night 20 main event that Nate Diaz should have won the split decision over Maynard. [2]
Joe Lauzon, Nate Diaz and Marcus Davis each pocketed a $60,000 performance-based bonus at Saturday’s UFC 118 in Boston, Mass. [3]
Coming into their UFC 118 encounter, many predicted that the battle between Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz would take home fight of the night. [4]
CagePotato Fun Fact: In victory, Nate Diaz has never gone to decision, all nine of his wins come by submission or TKO, as did his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter. [5]
He is the younger brother of UFC veteran Nick Diaz.Diaz is affiliated with the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pleasant Hill, California, where he trains under Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie. [6]
UFC 118: “Edgar vs. Penn 2″ from the TD Arena in Boston, Massachusetts has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those special fighters who went above and beyond to get a little extra moolah for their efforts. [4]
Then of course you had the shocking main event fights: Gray Maynard lived up to his nickname ‘The Bully’ by dominating Kenny Florian in a way that few other men were ever able to do, James Toney was sent packing back to pro boxing via an Arm Triangle Choke by UFC Legend Randy Couture, and in the main event, Frank Edgar solidified his position as the best Lightweight in the world by putting on an absolute clinic against BJ Penn. [7]
Nathan Anthony Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing for UFC in the Welterweight (MMA) and Lightweight (MMA) divisions. [2]
Nate Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is the Caesar Gracie trained younger brother of fighter Nick Diaz. [5]
After defeating Alvin Robinson at UFC Fight Night 12 he demanded tougher fighters. [1]
In the preliminary round, Diaz defeated Rob Emerson by submission; in the quarterfinals he defeated fellow Team Pulver teammate Corey Hill via triangle choke in the first round. [6]
… there’s one UFC 118 fight that I’ve seen a definitive lack of coverage on, and for the life of me, I can’t tell why. [7]
No stranger to post-fight awards, the two shared the honor for Fight of the Night. [...] If you’ve heard MMA legend and former UFC champ Pat Miletich ’s contributions to the Strikeforce: Challengers broadcasts or his analysis on ESPN’s “MMA Live,” then it won’t surprise you to know that Miletich had a lot of really insightful things to say when I called him to play Fighter vs. Writer for UFC 118. [3]
Sources:
[1] Nate Diaz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Nate Diaz - Kosmix : Reference, Videos, Images, News …
[3] Nate Diaz Posts — MMA Fighting
[4] Nate Diaz News - MMA - ESPN
[5] Nate Diaz
[6] Nate Diaz - MMA Fighter
[7] Nate Diaz - Fights, Knockouts, Record, Next Fight