I found it pretty amusing that Nate Diaz said directly after the fight that it was rigged...could that possibly be true? I mean, there's a ton of money in MMA and it wouldn't be too hard to find a fighter who would take a dive for a Connor-sized paycheck. I don't want to believe it but you have to admit, Connor winning was great for the sport since he has so many fans. What got me was the Holly Holm fight...how boring was that?
Nate Diaz says a lot of crazy things. I wouldn't take them as gospel. I also don't think getting your nose broken is necessarily taking a dive. Having said that, both Cerrone and Pettis seem to lose a lot recently to bump up other fighters.