Weaponizing Pace
To fight at a faster pace than your opponent can maintain, tiring them out. Nick Diaz is a fighter known to weaponize pace. His training involved lots of cardio, so he was able to have higher output than his opponents during fights, often successfully tiring them out and overcoming them.
"Poirier has never been given credit for his ability to weaponize pace. Dustin's former opponents will talk about how hard and in your face Poirier is." - Chael Sonnen
Stockton Slap
A signature move of fighters Nick and Nate Diaz. The brothers often open hand slap their opponents during MMA fights, a move named after their hometown, Stockton, California.
(Nick Diaz slaps Carlos Condit during UFC 143 main event.) Joe Rogan: "We've never seen anybody do that to Carlos Condit before." Mike Goldberg: "That was the Stockton Slap."
STOCKTON SLAP BY DIAZ BROTHERS
Nick Diaz - Stockton Slap
Number One Bullshit
Originally popularized by UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, "Number One Bullshit" is something he would say to express dislike, disdain or disapproval for a person or situation.
Khabib Nurmagomedov (on Conor McGregor getting a lightweight title shot before he did): "This is number one bullshit."
Khabib Nurmagomedov This Is Number 1 Bullsh!t
Uneducated Fool
"Uneducated Fool" is an insult said by Georges St-Pierre to his opponent Nick Diaz in the build up to their UFC 158 championship bout. GSP, who is a native French speaker speaking English as a second language, often says things that anglophones find humorous because his attempted insults are softened in translation. For more Awkward GSP insults, see "I'm not impressed with your performance."
Nick Diaz: "If I had that much money I'd be fucking pampering myself the fuck up! I'd be having fucking bitches pampering my shit left and fucking right!" Georges St-Pierre: "Let me tell you something you uneducated fool. I have not always been rich. I started from the bottom. I make myself. I worked very hard to be where I am right now."
GSP calls Nick Diaz an uneducated fool
Nick Diaz on GSP calling him Uneducated fool
It was super necessary
Jorge Masvidal answering a reporter's question about his two follow up punches after brutally ko’ing Ben Askren with a jumping knee. The punches were landed after the opponent was clearly knocked unconscious, much reminiscent of the flying bomb Dan Henderson landed on a stiffened Michael Bisping .
Jorge Masvidal explains why his punches to Ben Askren were 'very necessary'
Horsemeat
Alistair Overeem ate horsemeat as part of his diet while he was a UFC fighter. Fans speculate this is why Overeem had such a massive physique.
"I eat 6, 7, maybe 8 times a day. I like beef, beef is good for strength. Cow beef, horse beef, I like fish. Horse is a very good protein, better than beef." - Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem - Video Clip 04
Training Against Bears
Khabib Nurmagomedov literally wrestled with bears when he was young. Nurmagomedov grew up in Dagestan, where as a nine year old boy, his father led him out towards the edge of the forest, where a bear cub was chained to a nearby tree. His dad then turned on a handheld camera, pointed it at his son, and ordered him to the wrestle the animal. Khabib, even at that young age displayed technique and heart.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Bear
KHABIB WRESTLING BEARS 2015 vs 2020 in DAGESTAN
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