4. Alvarez Doesn’t Have “Diaz Cardio”
Nate Diaz was literally the worst type of match-up for Conor, which is partly why their rivalry has been so fun to watch. Eddie Alvarez is a completely different kind of fighter.
Nate Diaz is a cardio machine with an iron chin. Conor McGregor is a fast-paced active striker who looks for the knockout. Conor would get tired but Nate would never let him take a break. At 196 Conor kept putting everything behind his punches thinking he could finish him, gassed out and Nate made him tap. The problem was that Nate kept coming forward, and wasn’t slowing down. Eddie Alvarez is not the cardio machine Nate is, Eddie will slow down.
Gassing out was Conor’s only flaw against Diaz, and that won’t be nearly as much of a factor in his bout with Alvarez.
