Nate Diaz says Neer will be toughest opponent he's faced

jhell · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 01:45 PM

Nathan Diaz Comments on Upcoming Fight

With just over 2 weeks to go for his fight against Josh Neer, Nathan Diaz shared his thoughts with us on the upcoming showdown.

On his preparation: "I'm training my ass off for this fight, so he'd better be training harder if he wants to beat me. He better be ready."

On his opponent: "I think that Josh is probably the toughest guy I've faced. I think he's underrated and that it will be a tough fight.

On being the main event: "It's great that this fight will be the main event. It's good to get the exposure. I don't want to let my team down so my thing is to go out and get it done."

Kind of surprised by this, I would have thought it was Pellegrino

BrandonM · #2 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 04:11 PM

Neer is no bum. Nate better come to fight or he will lose, no question lol

TheKidInside · #3 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 05:07 PM

I hope Neer wins, I personally cannot stand Nick or Nate. I want to see an awesome match though because the UFN card is looking good and a great Neer/Diaz war will definitely satisfy my thirst for MMA. and it'll be a good warm up for all the fights happening in OCTOBER, fights every weekend!

leedogg900 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 05:53 PM

neer is one of the top guys in the division, this is gonna be a stiff test for diaz.

Noise Chopped · #5 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 06:22 PM

I'd say Pellegrino was probably his toughest opponent...But I can't wait to see this fight.

Love the lightweight division.

blah · #6 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 09:23 PM

i'm refraining from calling certain people names but neer without a doubt is going to be diaz's toughest opponent...yes, tougher than pellegrino. TOUGHEST being the key word, not most skilled, not highest ranked in the pecking order for a title shot. neer will pressure diaz the entire fight and overwhelm him in all areas.

neer via unanimous decision.

ILJO · #7 (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 09:29 PM

I took the liberty to correct your post since it was pretty close to perfect... just a little change

Quote:

Originally Posted by blah

i'm refraining from calling certain people names but neer without a doubt is going to be diaz's toughest opponent...yes, tougher than pellegrino. TOUGHEST being the key word, not most skilled, not highest ranked in the pecking order for a title shot. neer will pressure diaz the entire fight and eventually get caught in a submission.

Diaz via triangle choke.