This is incorrcet, NATE is not lazy at all, where did you hear this? he runs triathelons for fun, bikes massive distances and trains daily.
He won't gas, have you ever watched nate or nick fight? gassing and the diaz brothers are mutually exclusive, they have the best cardio hands down. There style is predicated on it, massive volume of punches until the other person breaks.
Lazy for a world class athlete. Just like B.J. Penn lazy. Nate gets high everyday and has that constant stoner look and speech. Other than Dana White saying that Nate was training for a Triathlon, there is no mention or record of Nate ever competing in a Triathlon. It's Nick that is the cardio king and loves Triathlons and prefers that to fighting if he could get paid doing it.
And Diaz has been out of shape in some of his fights. He couldn't even make weight when he fought RDA, one of the biggest fights in his career. Look at him after his open workout. He's the only one that is winded when speaking to the commentator.
We'll see how it goes but it's a disadvantage for him to be taking such a fight with someone of Conor's caliber on such short notice. There's a reason why the other fighters didn't want to step up. They believe they'll get a shot at Conor eventually and want the odds as much in their favor as possible. If you were a top contender would you want to take a fight on 11 days notice? With Nate, he really doesn't have much to lose as he's fading. He's only had two fights since the Maynard fight in Nov. 2013.
I've never been a fan of the Diaz brothers but I really want Nate to do well. I still want Conor to win because he makes the sport exciting but I want him to get beat up. You're right about the sheer volume of strikes both brothers put out. And I want to see it all on Conor's face.