![]() ![]() Diaz then made a strong comeback against a tired McGregor. It looked like McGregor had the fight firmly in control early and that Diaz was worn down. That’s an interesting direction from McGregor, given UFC president Dana White has said he will give up his featherweight title if he doesn’t defend it next.ĭiaz-McGregor II was a strange, dramatic fight. After the fight, he talks about fighting Nate Diaz for a third time, this time at 155 pounds. “Surprise, surprise,, the king is back,” McGregor declares. McGregor gets a takedown but Diaz gets back up. Diaz lands some punches by the cage and a knee. McGregor backs away and Diaz gives him the finger. McGregor backs away and stares at the clock with his back turned to Diaz. McGregor goes for a flying knee but it doesn’t connect solidly. McGregor circles out of range early, prompting the crowd to boo. Diaz lands a punch and slips on a head kick late. He’s showing great tenacity continuing to press on despite being so tired. McGregor goes back to work with his punches. McGregor scores with a solid combination but Diaz answers back with a big punch of his own. McGregor lands a hard elbow in the clinch. Diaz goes for a takedown and gets close but McGregor stays up. Diaz’s confidence seems to have done a 180 since the end of the last round. McGregor is landing some solid punches and kicks and is walking Diaz down. Diaz is having trouble seeing and is wiping the blood from his eyes. Diaz is opening up big time up against the cage, landing punch after punch. Diaz lands a nice two punch combination and a kick. Diaz is walking McGregor down as McGregor keeps backing away and looks very tired. ![]() McGregor does look more tired this round, but he’s still landing the better shots. Diaz goes for a takedown but McGregor defends. McGregor lands two solid punches on separation and a good leg kick. They grapple up against the cage and separate. Diaz is smiling and moves forward with a big punch. McGregor starts out with some straight punches. This is like a replay of the first fight. Diaz catches McGregor with some solid punches up against the cage with less than a minute left. Diaz begins to add the pressure in the second half of the round, opening up with punches and moving forward. He also isn’t able to take advantage of his reach advantage. Diaz is bleding from the face, although it appears to mostly be coming from the nose and not in the eyes. He has Diaz stand back up but Diaz does so slowly. McGregor drops Diaz again with another punch. He then drops Diaz with a left hand and calls for Diaz to return to his feet. McGregor goes back to work on Diaz’s lead leg. McGregor lands a hard left hand straight up the middle. McGregor lands a nice 1-2 punch combination to the body and head. McGregor continues to throw those leg kicks. McGregor appears to stagger Diaz a little with a left hand. Now, McGregor is gunning for revenge while Diaz seeks to reaffirm the result of the first fight. Nate Diaz took the fight on short notice and scored the upset win in front of the second biggest pay-per-view audience in MMA history. He was supposed to fight Rafael Dos Anjos for the lightweight title earlier this year when Dos Anjos pulled out. Conor McGregor has quickly emerged as one of the biggest attractions in the history of MMA thanks to his bold trash talking and success inside the Octagon. ![]()
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