UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz: Conor McGregor lost his boxing debut in 2017 against Floyd Mayweather via 10th-round knockout, a defeat that may haunt him to this day. After all the bold claims made in the pre-fight presser, McGregor couldn’t live up to his words and failed before the undefeated Floyd Mayweather. Follow UFC updates with insidesport.IN.
It’s been over five years since Mayweather vs McGregor, but the combat world continues to talk about it. Nate Diaz reminisced the MMA fans about the bout while referring to his own UFC 196 win over Conor McGregor. A few days back, McGregor teased a potential fourth clash against Diaz but demanded to happen at the power slap championship and Nate Diaz didn’t fail to offer his response.
Nate Diaz posted a clip of the UFC 196 main event on Twitter and wrote, “If submissions weren’t allowed I knocked you out way faster than Floyd did”
If submissions weren’t allowed
I knocked you out way faster than Floyd did 😴 pic.twitter.com/yy66rBsXFi— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 19, 2022
Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 196, which was also McGregor’s maiden defeat in the UFC. That said, Diaz stung his Irish opponent with commendable strikes before choking him out. While Conor McGregor suffered a horrific loss that day, he avenged it by beating Nate Diaz via decision at UFC 202. Hence, there’s no way Conor McGregor accepted the recent social media trolling silently. Here’s how McGregor responded on Twitter.
The former UFC champion wrote, “I carried floyd. Not next time. Like in the pub. One shot. Nighty night I don’t give a rats, U too , 2.”
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1604693399050883072?cxt=HHwWgMC8_Z6JgsUsAAAA
After losing to Nate Diaz, McGregor earned back-to-back wins in a rematch against Diaz and then against Eddie Alvarez in the same year to earn a multi-million boxing crossover against Floyd Mayweather. The fight fetched him generational wealth but put a dent in McGregor’s combat legacy. With a 0-1 pro boxing record under his belt, McGregor’s UFC career has been bleak in recent years too.
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Conor McGregor fight: When can Conor McGregor return to the UFC?
Since 2022 is almost in its final days, we can expect Conor McGregor to return by early or mid-2023. He has gained some extra pounds and can possibly perform in the welterweight division next. The 155 lbs and 170 lbs division is currently filled with A-listed fighters and McGregor wouldn’t lack a valid opponent to welcome him to the UFC.
Nate Diaz: UFC legend believes he knocked out Conor McGregor faster than Floyd Mayweather after being called out for slap competition by ‘Notorious’
Nate Diaz: UFC legend believes he knocked out Conor McGregor faster than Floyd Mayweather after being called out for slap competition by ‘Notorious’
Fighting Conor McGregor would be lucrative for any UFC fighter and none of them wants to miss out on receiving the big payday. That said, it remains a mystery who will make it against McGregor on another UFC return.
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