Other than a few choice words for Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor was remarkably restrained in the aftermath of his defeat by Nate Diaz.
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was impressed by how Conor McGregor handled his first UFC loss-a second-round defeat via submission to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 on Saturday night.
“Conor is a good fighter, but I think I can put a worse beating on him for sure”.
“I took the chance going at 170”. I text Ronda and she said “What happened?'” White said.
“I will not shy away from it”.
“I’ll keep my ear to the ground and see who the fans want to see the most”.
[McGregor] is saying that, ‘I went up two weight divisions.’ No, he did not fight Robbie Lawler.
Now, Conor will move back down to Featherweight to defend his title, possibly in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9, 2016 in “Sin City”. Never ever shy away from challenges.
” It’s a tough pill to swallow, but we can either run from adversity or we can face our adversity head on and conquer it.
“If I was fighting a man at my own weight, 155 or 145, they’re gonna be ko’d from them shots, you know?” he explained. He was thwarted in challenging Dos Anjos for the lightweight belt following the latter’s foot injury.
Aldo went more than 10 years without a defeat prior to his encounter with McGregor at UFC 194. Diaz was able to do what Chad Mendes failed to hold on to when the two faced off at UFC 189.
“Now another man gets a victory over me, and he celebrates it?” The answer is, I’m guessing, no.
“There’s a new king right here”, Diaz added.
If McGregor would have won against Nate Diaz, he would have continued to have the UFC over a barrel and make whatever demands he wanted.
“If you’re exhausted of me talking money, take a nap”.
McGregor suffered a shock loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in Las Vegas on Sunday (NZ time), losing by a rear naked choke in the second round.
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Earlier, Miesha Tate defeated Holly Holm – also with a rear naked choke – to take the bantamweight title.
