Conor McGregor has recently been criticized for tapping out at UFC 196 in his fight against Nate Diaz. Diaz recently spoke with MMA Junkie about why McGregor shouldn’t be getting flak for tapping.
“If you’ve got to tap out, you’ve got to tap out,” Diaz told MMAjunkie. “I think Holly, she thought she was maybe going to get out. She had already gotten out of one (choke earlier in the fight) and she thought, ‘I’m not quitting.’ McGregor, he was (expletive) done. All the way done. It’s all right. He had to tap out because there was no getting out of that. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with tapping out.”
“It’s a fight against the best fighters in the world; you’ve got to tap to that (expletive),” Diaz said. “You ain’t getting out of it. You can tap out, or you can go to sleep. It’s (expletive) the same (expletive). You tap out if you’re caught. The thing is, that’s what I think, is don’t get caught.”
Diaz is rumored to be the next challenger for UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos later this year.
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Conor McGregor has recently been criticized for tapping out at UFC 196 in his fight against Nate Diaz. Diaz recently spoke with MMA Junkie about why McGregor shouldn’t be getting flak for tapping.
“If you’ve got to tap out, you’ve got to tap out,” Diaz told MMAjunkie. “I think Holly, she thought she was maybe going to get out. She had already gotten out of one (choke earlier in the fight) and she thought, ‘I’m not quitting.’ McGregor, he was (expletive) done. All the way done. It’s all right. He had to tap out because there was no getting out of that. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with tapping out.”
“It’s a fight against the best fighters in the world; you’ve got to tap to that (expletive),” Diaz said. “You ain’t getting out of it. You can tap out, or you can go to sleep. It’s (expletive) the same (expletive). You tap out if you’re caught. The thing is, that’s what I think, is don’t get caught.”
Diaz is rumored to be the next challenger for UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos later this year.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is slowly but surely making her way back into the limelight after last November’s knockout loss to Holly Holm, the first defeat of her professional m…
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is slowly but surely making her way back into the limelight after last November’s knockout loss to Holly Holm, the first defeat of her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career.
Along the way, “Rowdy” has become affable, parading around the set of Saturday Night Live (watch it) and posting tongue-in-cheek videos about her ability to chew solid foods, a far cry from her dour disposition in the days before — and after — UFC 193.
Much to the delight of FOX Sports mouthpiece Colin Cowherd:
“I find her very cute and likable and vulnerable and fun there. If you’re a dominant MMA fighter — Holly Holm came on the set… you can still be fun, and vibrant, and a woman. I found Ronda Rousey, right before her fight with Holly Holm, kind of a bully. I didn’t find her likable. It’s okay to be a woman and a fighter. Holly Holm is an attractive woman and a fighter. Sometimes with these women who fight it’s like, ‘Hey, all I am is a fighter!’ It’s okay to be vulnerable, fun, cute, awesome, dominant athlete, and a fighter and a woman. It’s the same for guys.”
Rousey is expected to return to combat sports later this year, but now that Holm coughed up her division strap to Miesha Tate earlier this month at UFC 196, “Rowdy” will skip her do-over with “The Preacher’s Daughter” (for now) to complete her trilogy with “Cupcake.”
Although initially scheduled for UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, the bout between Evan Dunham and Leonardo Santos has been moved to UFC 199.
Dunham reportedly suffered a “small injury,” which forced UFC to move the fight back by a short period of time,…
Although initially scheduled for UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, the bout between Evan Dunham and Leonardo Santos has been moved to UFC 199.
Dunham reportedly suffered a “small injury,” which forced UFC to move the fight back by a short period of time, thus the switch from UFC 198 to UFC 199.
Dunham-Santos now joins the card headlined by Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II for the UFC Middleweight Title and Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III for the UFC Bantamweight Title.
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Weidman II is scheduled to take place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
UFC 195 produced one of the craziest five round wars in UFC welterweight history, as Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit traded leather in the main event. The champion Lawler managed to take home the split decision win at the end of the bout, but it wasn’t without some shaky moments along the way. In vintage
UFC 195 produced one of the craziest five round wars in UFC welterweight history, as Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit traded leather in the main event. The champion Lawler managed to take home the split decision win at the end of the bout, but it wasn’t without some shaky moments along the way. In vintage fashion, ‘The Natural Born Killer’ scored with a variety of creative striking techniques, using a high volume approach with nimble footwork to try and avoid the power strikes of ‘Ruthless.’
Unfortunately for Condit, fighting for his second time in a 170-pound title fight (minus the interim bout), his style did not please the majority of the judges. Many debated the fact ‘NBK’ lost, and punch stats might concur, but the undeniable fact was the power shots from Lawler swaying the judges. The bout was so intense toward the final round that you could barely hear Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, and they were screaming.
Although Lawler came out on top, there are two points glaring in the case of Condit; one is that he can do more than hang with the elite, the second is the fact ‘NBK’ is perhaps the most entertaining fighter on the roster, along side Lawler himself. Speaking with FOX Sports, the Greg Jackson’s product reveals that UFC matchmakers might be close to announcing a rematch with ‘Ruthless’ at UFC 200, which would literally blow our minds if it transpires.
“It’s a little bit of a waiting game. That’s basically what the UFC told me. Give them a few weeks to kind of figure stuff out and we’ll just see where it goes from there. It’s a little crazy right now. There’s an argument that could be made for a lot of different guys getting a title shot. I think I have one of the strongest arguments but it’s kind of crazy right now. I don’t think anybody would be sad about them making that matchup. I understand there’s other fights they might want to make and that’s basically want they told me, but I’m going to stay in shape. You know how this sport is, people get hurt, people back out of fights. If that happens in this situation, I’ll be ready to step in and fill in for the challenger. I don’t think anybody would be sad about that.”
Now that Conor McGregor is no longer experimenting with higher weight classes, thanks to a UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz, “Notorious” will return to the featherweight division to defend his 145-pound strap, presumably at the UFC …
Now that Conor McGregor is no longer experimenting with higher weight classes, thanks to a UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz, “Notorious” will return to the featherweight division to defend his 145-pound strap, presumably at the UFC 200 pay-per-view (PPV) event in July.
And while he’s not sure which rival will be waiting for him in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan told podcast listeners that Frankie Edgar is an easier sell, since Jose Aldo was recently creamed by McGregor at UFC 194 back in December.
“Frankie Edgar is a way easier sell. Maybe if Aldo comes back and wins in spectacular fashion, like if he and Cub Swanson have a rematch. Because Swanson-Aldo went the same way Aldo and McGregor went. Aldo hits him with a flying knee two seconds into the fight cracks him. Aldo has to win again. You could sell [Aldo-McGregor II], but you wouldn’t sell it for as much as if Aldo won. Frankie Edgar is a 48-hour storm. You better have everything strapped down. He’s not going to get tired and he’s going to keep coming at you. He can wrestle his ass off. His footwork is sensational. I think Conor can knock out anybody, but you know what? So can Cub Swanson and he didn’t connect on Frankie. Frankie just wolverine’d him. Look at the Chad Mendes fight. Conor had a knee injury coming into it but Chad took him down at will. When Frankie gets you tired… What he did to Cub Swanson was incredible. Frankie’s not a huge draw but it’s a big fight. If Aldo fights Max Holloway, how about that? That’s a fucking fight. If he looks like the Aldo of old or he gets his ass whooped, one of those guys emerges. Then you’ve got the possibility of Max having a rematch with Conor. He’s the only guy to take Conor to a decision.”
After losing a close decision to Jose Aldo in his featherweight debut, Edgar went on a torrid five-fight winning streak, capped off by last December’s knockout win over Chad Mendes. “The Answer” has also been extremely vocal about his place in line — as has Aldo — so it will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
