Rafael dos Anjos saw to it that Nate Diaz’s week of bluster ended with a whimper.
From Wednesday to Friday, Diaz had largely set the pace for UFC on Fox 13, grabbing the lion’s share of the headlines when he slept through his open workout, cut a professional wrestling style promo on new UFC signee CM Punk and then missed weight by more than four pounds.On Saturday, it was dos Anjos’ turn to offer a rebuttal.
The 30-year-old Brazilian pounded Diaz for 15 full minutes in their co-main event bout—punishing his legs with hard kicks from the outset and opening a large cut over his right eye during the second round. Diaz took it all in a style befitting his impetuous reputation, but by the time it was over, the judges called it a lopsided sweep for dos Anjos (30-26 x 2, 30-27).
“I’ll give him this, he’s tough as hell, man, (with) those leg kicks he ate,” UFC President Dana White said of Diaz after the fight, via Fox Sport’s Ariel Helwani. “Dos Anjos should’ve come back here and got arrested for attempted murder with that fight. He absolutely destroyed him. It was a one-sided beating. Nate Diaz either needs to get serious about this sport and get his head together, or retire.”
We already knew a win would keep dos Anjos in the discussion for a shot at the lightweight title in 2015. The dominating fashion with which he pulled it off now leaves him neck-and-neck with Khabib Nurmagomedov for immediate consideration. He’ll finish 2014 at 3-1, and (though he won’t win the award) he should get his name on a few Fighter of the Year ballots.
Source http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2299364-32-million-fee-for-eliaquim-mangala-will-prove-to-be-good-value-for-man-city
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