“He doesn’t care. He’ll fight anybody, anywhere, any time and he absolutely means it”, White said about McGregor. “I want them to beg” for the payday that comes with fighting him. Would he face dos Anjos for the lightweight belt, or perhaps the featherweight strap he won against Jose Aldo needs to be defended at some point in the coming months?
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Just like how it was at UFC 189 in July when he got a last-minute opponent change, McGregor is once again placed in the exact same scenario after lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the bout due to a broken foot early this week.
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) – Conor McGregor has turned fight promotion into an art during his ferocious rise to the top of the UFC.
Here I will display some possible ways Diaz can win the fight.
Nate Diaz was drafted in as a replacement and the two have been trading verbal snipes since the Las Vegas clash was announced, with McGregor even being accused of using a racial slur.
This time around, the opponent turned out to be Diaz, who reacted McGregor’s claims like a true Stocktonian.
Aside from his advantage in size and weight, Diaz also holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the tutelage of Cesar Gracie.
He also has 11 Professional Submissions and 4 knockouts in his 18 wins. They asked me to fight. I don’t know what problem they have. It’s the fight fans wanted to see.
Mendes opened a cut near McGregor’s right eye with a slashing elbow, and piled on the punishment with ground-and-pound from inside guard in the first round.
Conor McGregor with long-term girlfriend, Dee Devlin.
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UFC president Dana White says McGregor has entered rarified air when it comes to the history of fighters he’s promoted because there’s only been one other person with the same willingness to always accept any challenge and he’s a Hall of Famer. He wants to prove himself in different weight classes against the best in the world.
