The long tenured UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently claimed that theformer Strikeforce world champion Josh Thomson is the only fighter he believes to have legitimately defeated Nate Diaz. Joe Rogan Reveals Huge Jake Paul UFC Idea
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Diaz and Thomson had squared off back in 2013, with ‘The Punk’ winning via headkick TKO.Thomson has since retired from MMA, and is currently working as an analyst for Bellator MMA.
Nate Diaz is still competing and most recently suffered a loss in a five-round decision against Leon Edwards.
Rogan recently spoke about this on his podcast:
“The only guy that’s legitimately beaten Nate is Josh Thomson. Josh Thomson legitimately stopped Nate. I mean, obviously, so did Jorge Masvidal. Other people have beaten him, don’t get me wrong. But I mean like shut him off, and that was Josh. Josh shut him off. Josh head kicked him. Josh Thomson in his prime was one of the most spectacular fighters on the planet. Completely well balanced. He had great wrestling, great submissions. Became a world champion… He’s the only guy that ever stopped Nate Diaz.
Joe Rogan then analysed the fight and detailed it. He noted that the bout took place when both athletes were in the very prime of their respective careers. He stated the following:
“Crazy fight. And you know, Nate was in his prime. And so was Josh… Josh went through some f***ing wars with Gilbert Melendez in Strikeforce… That was the best beating that anybody ever put on Nate. And then Mike Beltran stopped it. That’s probably the finest performance anybody’s had against Nate. You know, obviously Conor beat him by decision, other guys have beaten him. You know, Rafael dos Anjos, there’s other guys that have beaten him, but nobody’s beaten him like that.”
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