Nate Diaz might not have taken any belts off Conor McGregor when he beat him at UFC 196 recently, but he’s taken the respect of the world. He already had the respect of the fight game, though. Him and his brother Nick Diaz have been known and feared in various fighting disciplines since they were kids. These boys thrown down, go toe to toe and know how to mix it up in the ring. And we’ve some early proof of that right here…
We have to go back to 2002 when Nate was just sixteen years of age. He’s taking part in a wrestling competition and is up against an adult. Much older and a little bigger and more hench looking, the dude’s name is Robert Limon. In his thirties, he went into the match a big favorite.
But he didn’t figure for the heart and resilience of his younger opponent. Nate flies out of the traps and dominates proceedings. Check out how he beats a man twice his age right here:
