Nate Diaz is a professional lightweight fighter in the UFC. Twice fought with the famous Conor McGregor. The fighter has many awards and achievements in the field of mixed martial arts.
Biography
The future fighter was born in California in the mid-80s. Nate's parents were of different nationalities, his mother is from England, his father is Mexican. During the training of the boy at school, the father left the family and left a woman with three children.
The main motivation of the young guy was his older brother, who from childhood began to engage in various martial arts, in particular mixed. Following the authority of Diaz Sr., the boy spent all his adolescence in sports. Already at the age of 15, he became the owner of a significant title in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
From the age of 14, he studied in the same gym with his brother, their mentor was a man who was deeply imbued with the philosophical component of martial arts. Under his influence, immediately after adulthood, Nate decided to become a vegan, completely refused animal food.
Fighting career
At the age of 19, he first acted as a fighter of mixed martial arts, won a landslide victory with the help of strangulation. After 2 years, he was invited to the famous American sports program with a large prize pool. Within the framework of the Federation of the Absolute Fighting Championship, in this tournament he played both alone and as a team. In the end, he got into the final battle and got a technical victory right during the battle due to an opponent’s arm fracture.
Since 2010, the athlete has received permission to perform in both light and medium weight. Diaz spent three fights in the middle category, two of which were hopelessly lost in the first rounds. Mentor Diaz insisted on returning the athlete to the low-weight category.
In 2015, he spoke against Michael Johnson as part of the UFC, won with great difficulty, and was awarded the Fight Federation award. “For the best fight of the evening” - this title was rewarded to both athletes after a spectacular confrontation.
Fights with Conor McGregor
In 2016, the Irish champion was supposed to fight with another opponent, but due to a forced replacement, Nate Diaz came out against him. After the first round, the California fighter got a chance, he overcame Conor with the help of a strangulation. As a result, the victory remained with Nate, but the winner’s fee was 2 times less than that of the eminent McGregor.
Six months later, the athletes agreed on a rematch. According to the results of this match, the Irishman won due to the advantage in points earned. Speakers were awarded the title of "Battle of the tournament."
