Conor McGregor, the former two-weight UFC champion, responded to old rival Nate Diaz after the latter took a dig at him following his UFC 279 victory over Tony Ferguson.
The Stockton slugger delivered an absolutely stunning performance and brought the fans to their feet inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas today. Diaz was originally scheduled to take on Khamzat Chimaev. But the latter missed weight. Thus, the UFC reshuffled the fight card, making Diaz vs. Ferguson at 170lbs.
The 37-year-old gave his fans a glimpse of his prime as he dominated ‘El Cucuy’ in the main event. Diaz left the ‘Boogeyman’ bleeding and finished him in the fourth round via a guillotine choke.
Following his victory, Diaz, in the octagon interview with Joe Rogan, thanked Dana White and the UFC. He also announced his next move and took a subtle dig at his old rival Conor McGregor.
“I want to get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these UFC fighters how to take over and own up another sport, how you’re supposed to do it. Cause Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it. None of these other fighters know how to do it,” he said.
Later, ‘The Notorious’ took to his official Instagram account to respond to Stockton’s second child. “Ah come on bro, I’m absolutely stinking. And with so much quality. This has never been seen before what I’m doing, man. Please, Your nothing without me. Respect, please. I’d slap you around handy. And Tony easy. I’d have sawed Tony in half. 2 ham ball heads. Respect the king,” McGregor wrote.
Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3- On the verge of happening
McGregor and Diaz have clashed twice against each other inside the UFC cage. By each winning one bout, they have evened the score. The two fights are among the highest-selling pay-per-view matches in UFC history.
Fans, therefore, anticipate a trilogy. However, the highly anticipated fight was out of the picture for a while due to Diaz’s inactivity and McGregor’s leg injury. It’s interesting to note that both combatants now concur that it will take place in the future.
But the trilogy has merely been verbally approved by the two. Furthermore, there has been no formal announcement regarding it. Fans may therefore have to wait for the anticipated historic match.
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