The 27-year old Irish fighter, who took just 13 seconds to knock out Jose Aldo and win the featherweight crown, couldn’t put the 30-year-old away, and when Diaz landed a punch in the second round McGregor looked stunned. “He fought Nate Diaz, which is 155”.
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UFC featherweight champion McGregor was choked into submission by Nate Diaz in a stunning reverse. The night did not disappoint, as the two main events finished with major upsets as Holly Holm lost to Miesha Tate and McGregor lost to Nate Diaz.
She improved her record to 18-5.
Holm had won the belt after defeating Ronda Rousey in November but was unable to repeat those heroics this time around, being choked unconscious by fellow American Tate in the fifth round to suffer her first ever UFC loss. Tonight, I made some mistakes. He came in and took the fight on short notice, came in at a higher weight and did the job. With the featherweight champ going back to 145 to concentrate on his division he will get either Aldo or Frankie Edgar in his next fight which could be at UFC 200.
“He kept his composure”, McGregor said of Diaz. I don’t know. I’ll keep my ear to the ground and see who the fans want to see the most.
“I watch Sexy Hot at night, man”, said Aldo, guaranteeing that he watched the contest right after. “I couldn’t let her get out of that one”, said Tate. If you were Conor McGregor, would you have attended the after-party after losing? “You’re gonna have to give me my rematch, you [expletive]!!” “He went into nearly auto-pilot mode with the shots, his face was bruised up and I went into panic mode”.
“The fighting pride of Ireland would not of tapped out so easy Conor McGregor I would of went sleep first”. When I knew (about the result), I didn’t think twice and posted something (on Instagram), I knew that would happen.
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Rousey apparently didn’t watch the latest UFC action but White said she was keen to mix it with Tate.
