Nate Diaz (19-10) besegrade Conor McGregor (19-3) via submission på UFC 196 och hans lagkamrat Jake Shields (31-8-1-1) tvivlade aldrig på Diaz och vann pengar.
Shields förklarar att han aldrig tvivlade på Diaz förmåga att vinna över McGregor och bettade därför pengar på att Diaz skulle vinna. Shields berättar dock att han var lite orolig över att Diaz hade varit i Cabo och festat innan matchen och inte haft ett ordentligt camp.
”I absolutely thought Nate was going to win. I went and bet money on him,” berättade Shields. ”There were things I was worried about. Like the fact that Nate was in Cabo right before the fight. Him and [Gilbert Melendez] were out in Cabo, drinking, eating, you know, having fun and partying, not training, so that was in the back of my head.”
”Nate’s a cardio freak, so I was like, ‘Well hopefully that doesn’t hurt him.’ I definitely thought Nate was gonna win. I think Conor’s a great fighter, but I think he got a little overhyped.”
Shields berättar att han visste att matchen var över så fort Diaz gick på en nedtagning och förklarar att McGregor blev nerbruten av Diaz slag. Trots att Diaz inte hade ett ordentligt camp innan matchen, förklarar Shields att Diaz hade övertaget i att vara den större fightern och att ha mer erfarenhet.
”I believed in him regardless,” sa Shields. ”Obviously definitely the camp would’ve been a lot better, but I still like Nate was just the smarter fighter, the bigger fighter. I felt like he had a lot more experience.”
”I knew it was over when he went for the takedown,” sa Shields. ”You could see it actually before that. He landed a couple of shots and you could see it in Conor’s face that he was broke. Conor hasn’t really been in a war like that, if ever or a long time. I’ve never seen Conor in a war. He’s used to going out there and bullying people. That’s something I knew. Nate’s a true warrior. If it does go deep and they try to battle, Nate’s going to keep going.”
