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Im going against the flow here but I think Conor grappling is somehow underrated. Not saying he matches Diaz there but he is not a scrub.
I feel he has a good top game with good gnp. The timing and killer instinct translates there. He showed a little of that against Holloway (mostly LnP and passes), Brandao and Nate round 1.
On his back he is like a turtle tho.
I do think that an active fighter like Nate is a nightmare to fight in the ground if you are not really really good avoiding subs and mantaining control (like RDA did). Also Nate long limbs make him even dangerous while fighting a midget.
Jim Miller a few years ago was EONS better than Conor is. Go rewatch Diaz/Miller to see how huge the grappling disparity is between Nate and Conor regardless of who's on top.