After his excessive trash talking in the build-up to the bout, McGregor was expected to win easily but his shots didn’t have the desired effect as Diaz’s larger frame allowed him to withstand the pressure his opponent put him under before choking the featherweight champion out. UFC welterweight Conor McGregor shadow boxes for the fans during the UFC 196 weigh ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, March 4, 2016.
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“These things happen. I’ll learn and I’ll grow”, he said. She did anything that was asked of her and went above and beyond the call of duty. Diaz said he could not make 160, so McGregor ended up giving Diaz what he wanted, a fight at 170 pounds.
Conor McGregor has issued a defiant statement on social media after tasting defeat for the first time in his UFC career against Nate Diaz on Saturday night at UFC 196. However, he said part of his motivation to move back to 145 pounds is to prove why he’s the rightful king of the weight class. Once that’s done, he’ll refocus his sights on the lightweight belt.
He also thanked his fans for their support and slammed haters that include Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos, whom he said were just all talks and would not fight him inside the Octagon. I’ll eat it all and come back stronger.
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“That’s not the sign of a true champion for me”. “I had to be patient”. Yes, it is the former Bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey. Would Holm be able to follow up on the biggest upset in WMMA history by using Tate to send a message Ronda Rousey, the fighter she claimed the belt from? The oxygen deprived Holm, attempted to flip Tate off her back but she quickly passed out cold from the vicious choke being applied to her. Frankie at least gets in there and competes I don’t know. “If another champion goes up 2 weights let me know”, the Crumlin man said in a post on Instagram. Holm agreed to take on Tate, the very definition of a unsafe matchup for less experienced fighters. “It was stupid, and I should have fought it off more”.
