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Well, that the absolute best we've ever seen him. What exactly would you call It then? To me that looked like a fighter truly coming into his own and entering his peak, finally stepping out of the shadow of his brother and performing to his full potential.Dude, I hope Nate is as good as you think he is!
But he simply does not fight enough...
There is no way youn can state he is now in his “prime”. Not with his last two performances at 170..... great scraps mind you... but he has given zero evidence of fixing the wrestler shaped holes in his game, or evolved to deal with competent leg kicks.
This almost smells like ill fated attempt to make Conor look good... No
He's not indestructible, styles make fights and we haven't really seen him tested again In that sense. A few notes though, It's not wrestlers but fighters who can wrestle with excellent top game that are able to nullify his otherwise very good bottom game. A big thing that allowed guys to do that as easily as they did was Nate spent most of his career as a toothpick. Many fighters held massive strength advantages over him. He's stated that he spent most of his career @ LW eating predominantly raw vegan. He's eating far more animal / building foods currently and Is clearly more filled out and stronger. He's spent the last 4 years training with Kron Gracie, while that Is presumably still a clear way to victory against him..I doubt It will be anywhere near as easy as It had been In the past. Also worth noting that those fights all happened In a pre usada era.
If he's not In his prime / peak as a fighter..what exactly do you call It then? Him not fighting enough in the last 2 years means he's been inactive, it doesn't mean he isn't in his prime..
I'm not trying to make Conor look good necessarily, but I do think Nate's current Incarnation Is highly underrated
Not that it matters though, because he doesn't fight but still
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