Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a special media press conference earlier today (Tues., Sept. 27, 2016) inside Madison Square Garden, host venue for the upcoming UFC 205 pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza in New York City on Nov. 12.
Watch the full video replay here.
As with any mixed martial arts (MMA) press conference that involves Conor McGregor — who will headline UFC 205 against Eddie Alvarez — it was all about “Notorious,” as the reigning featherweight champion talked about everything from his current salary to his future as two-division champion.
I get the feeling Nate Diaz was not impressed.
My little bitches up there fighting for that #2 spot …#industrypunks
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) September 27, 2016
Fake phony motherfukers
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) September 27, 2016
Diaz submitted McGregor back at UFC 196, then dropped a majority decision when they ran it back at UFC 202. Since then, the wily Stockton slugger has been calling for a rematch. In part because it pays beaucoup bucks, but mostly because he believes Mcgregor lost.
Not happening (yet).
Even if McGregor loses, there is that little matter of defending the 145-pound title he won from a dejected Jose Aldo last December. That means Diaz will have to make a decision regarding his combat sports future, though I get the feeling he’s not in any big hurry to return.
Time will tell.
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