Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Conor McGregor has confirmed he wants a rematch against UFC 196 opponent Nate Diaz and is open to having celebrity fan Justin Bieber in his corner for a future bout.
Speaking to TMZ in Beverly Hills this weekend, McGregor reiterated he thought he was beating Diaz prior to suffering a second-round defeat via rear-naked choke, and he hopes to earn redemption against the Stockton fighter:
The full transcription of McGregor’s comments on a potential rematch read: “I think I’d like to see that, yeah. It’s one that interests me most certainly. When I look at the fight, I was winning the fight. I won the first round and a half, I feel. I’d love to get that one back.”
The Notorious was unsuccessful on his welterweight debut after making a 25-pound weight jump against Diaz, who filled in as a late replacement for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196.
McGregor was also quizzed on the possibility of following Floyd Mayweather’s lead and having Bieber accompany him on a walk-out to the Octagon in future, to which he replied: “Yeah, sure, why not?”
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