Nate Diaz defeated Donald Cerrone in a one sided affair at UFC 141. Cerrone and Diaz stood toe to toe for 15 minutes in what was clearly the fight of the night and arguably a fight of the year candidate. Donald Cerrone entered the fight 4-0 in the UFC and possibly was fighting for a shot at the winner of Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson.
For 15 minutes Nate Diaz put on the performance of his career landing a total of 258 strikes with 83% accuracy as per Compustrike. Cerrone was only successful on 33% of his strikes landing a total of 66. After the fight both Diaz and Cerrone squashed whatever beef they had entering the fight. It’s what usually happens when two men pour their hearts and souls into on of the most exciting fights in MMA history. Diaz is now on a two fight winning streak and will probably be fast tracked in the lightweight division.
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