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It started innocently enough.

UFC commentator Jon Anik was so confident that Conor McGregor was going to knockout Nate Diaz in the first round of their UFC 196 headliner, that he told podcast pal Kenny Florian he would get a “209” tattoo on his forearm if “Notorious” lost.

As expected, that didn’t sit well with Diaz.

John Anik should keep his bitchass opinion to his self #uwillsoonbeslaped https://t.co/HvFXOHWnGX pic.twitter.com/VJcbQ2XYGX

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) March 2, 2016

Hey, he’s just following the example set by his brother Nick.

Not long after the tweet, Anik responded with an apology and insists there was more to the conversation surrounding this Saturday night’s (March 5, 2016) pay-per-view (PPV) event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

@NateDiaz209 Massive fan of yours. Was a lot more to what was said. Sorry for my comments and any misunderstanding. Not at all my intention.

— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) March 2, 2016

In case you weren’t aware of how deadly the open-hand bitch slap can be, just ask Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Nate Diaz says he might take a thrashing from Conor McGregor at UFC 196, but the Stockton product is willing to go out on his shield.

Not many are expecting Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz to go the distance at UFC 196. Diaz is known for his brawling style and McGregor can end a fight in an instant with his sniping left hand.

Both men will collide in a welterweight bout on March 5th, which will mark McGregor’s 170-pound debut, and Diaz says there’s a possibility he could get “murked” when the cage door closes.

The Stockton product was brutally honest in a video uploaded by TMZ on Tuesday (h/t MMA Fighting).

“I think you should beat everybody on your worst day, but you can never be ready enough for a fight anyway,” Diaz said. “Might get murked. Don’t care, though. It’s all good. Or he might.”

The 30-year-old has only been knocked out once in his MMA career and has been credited for his iron chin and mental toughness. Diaz’ corner threw in the towel after Josh Thomson landed a devastating head kick and unloaded a flurry of ground-and-pound at UFC on FOX 7.

Conor McGregor was originally supposed to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title in his pursuit to become the UFC’s first-ever simultaneous two-division champion, but the Brazilian was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury. Diaz was selected as the last-minute replacement and the former lightweight title challenger wishes he had more time to prepare.

“It would have been nice to get a camp,” Diaz said. “It’s all good, whatever. I’ve went to camps, trained hard and fought like sh*t. Three weeks later, after eating as much as I want, hanging out, not doing nothing, came in and whooped everybody’s ass in the gym anyway. So we’ll see what happens.”

The UFC 196 PPV, which will see McGregor and Diaz square off in the main event, takes place on March 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 196 is set to go down this weekend (Sat., March 5, 2016) inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For full “McGregor vs. Diaz” event details click here.

The event will be headlined by a last-minute welterweight fight, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor moves up to 170 pounds to face lightweight contender, Nate Diaz.

Sure, the fight was put together just a few days ago after Rafael dos Anjos bowed out with a foot injury, but McGregor and Diaz wasted no time in hyping up their fight (see how here).

In the co-main event of the evening, Holly Holm will defend her women’s bantamweight title for the first time when she faces Miesha Tate.

Before “Notorious,” Diaz, “The Preacher’s Daughter,” “Cupcake,” and the rest of the participants take care of business inside the Octagon, the talented men and women were on hand in “Sin City” to promote their pay-per-view (PPV) fights by showing off their best moves during the open workouts.

To see who else is fighting at UFC 196 click here.