Diaz had problems with Conor’s powershots but was able to wisely survive the initial attack, Diaz took over the 2nd round were he caught McGregor with a clean one-two combo, Diaz started to pin McGregor to the cage as Diaz saw the Irishman wobble on his feet. However, on Friday, Diaz chalked the situation up to a simple misunderstanding.
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The other guy he hasn’t fought yet so I don’t know about him yet.
Kavanagh says his next wave of young fighters could make an even bigger impact, as they are benefiting from the high-level experience accrued by their coach and forerunners. I didn’t want to be out there for that long. It all worked out though.
McGregor said his performance in the first fight with Diaz, which came together on just 10 days’ notice after original UFC 196 opponent Rafael dos Anjos withdrew due to injury, was not a representation of his best work.
“Like, f*ck this sh*t”.
McGregor maintains little respect for the veteran over his actions as but said “fair play” to him for being willing to fight but said “at the end of the day” he was “juiced up to the eyeballs” so how could he “respect that?”. “But it all got worked out and everything is all good”.
The rematch headlines the pay-per-view main card August 20 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. After appearing on Conan, Diaz also filmed a man-on-the-street sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live! that saw him prank unsuspecting fight fans who picked McGregor to win. Diaz now sports a 19-10 win-loss record compared to McGregor who will enter the octagon with 19 wins and 3 losses.
“I think McGregor could do well in the featherweight division.if the WWE had one”, AJ Styles wrote. “How I’ll be remembered is as a guy who showed up every single time”.
“Maybe not straight away, but most certainly this will be a trilogy fight”.
“There’s something different that happens mentally and I’m learning that now”.
“Look, we deserve everything. I’ve been preparing for this since the night I lost”. We deserve our names in lights. He’s just making money and getting people to talk.
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“But even still, I struggle to give him past round three”. The event is contrary to the pre-fight hype in UFC 196 when he was the more talkative gladiator.
