Similar to the Aldo fight, I woke up to this news. Just have to say this one was a war.
Many similarities to a fight that took place years ago. Back then,I was a huge fan of Pride Fc 's lightweight and lightweight tournament champion, Gomi Takanori. Gomi has some similarities with Conor, both are southpaws and are unorthodox in their own ways. Gomi faced someone that I was unfamiliar with, Nick Diaz. The brother of Nate Diaz was vulgar and I was shocked to see when he flipped the bird in Pride. Needless to say, I was introduced to the power of the Diaz brothers, they could really take punishment and dish their own later in the fight. Nate had this similar style with his brother, slow forward boxing style with a good chin, both like and are not afraid to trade with strikers. Gomi was submitted in round 2 with a "gogoplata".
9 years later, "Mata leao" today. Props to both Conor and Nate!
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