Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz by majority decision in a back-and-forth, five-round bout that many said was the best fight UFC has had in years, if not ever.
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Conor McGregor would not commit to any definitive next step after UFC 202.
This was a rematch of a UFC 196 back in March, where Diaz was able to hand McGregor his first loss by beating him in 2 rounds.
The featherweight champion barely escaped the round as Diaz poured on pressure in the clinch and spent the closing moments of round 3 teeing off with unanswered punches.
“After that fight when I lost and I’m looking at all these people and they’re all celebrating my demise and saying I’m done and this”. “Just as I expected, he was going to slow down and I was going to speed up”. Diaz stated he doesn’t want to fight again until he gets a third fight with McGregor. According to MMADecisions.com, 14 outlets scored the fight for McGregor, one scored it for Diaz, and four judged it a draw.
And after outlasting Diaz in a bloodied and energy-sapping fight, which went the full five rounds, Irish star McGregor quickly turned his attention to a third showdown.
But it all may be moot.
McGregor slowly worked at Diaz, repeatedly landing blows to his right leg and although Diaz landed more punches, McGregor’s were more devastating.
Have no doubt that we are going to get a third version of this.
“I’d love it”, he said of a potential event in his homeland.
UFC 202 is underway, and Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are almost ready to begin their rematch of a two-round bout from March.
The intense rivalry between McGregor and Diaz pushed their first fight and the rematch to astronomical levels of interest from fans across the world.
As he said, McGregor is still the featherweight champion.
“I mean, how long was I going back and forth with Jose? You’re scared to engage.’ I feel like they should have took points for that”.
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“Conor has to defend his title or make a decision to give it up or whatever he wants to do”, White said. Many fighters took a step forward in their careers, so let’s see some potential next moves for them.
