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Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 3 is going to happen. It probably doesn’t matter all that much if it happens in six months or six years — the trilogy is unsettled, and those two can disappear for years at a time without losing their loyal followings. Oh, and the occasional social media beef goes a long way in keeping people interested.
Tonight’s is a doozy. Typically, an exchange between the two online is a few short characters, a quick shot across the bow that the other is a loser. This time, however, McGregor and Diaz engaged in a lengthy debate, the majority of which can be read below (organized as chronologically as possible given the scattered nature of their Tweets and replies).
Bruh u can’t walk or fight right now why u talkin shit?
we talk later pic.twitter.com/WJXyljjD5s
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
Who can’t? Come thru and see you little skinny fool you be smacked up and rolled up you bum. Calis mine.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
This exchange lead to a direct debate between the rivals.
He fled the cage and I boxed his whole family around. And nobody finished me mate. I broke MY leg. No one or nothing else done anything to me. And anyway. Don’t worry bout them. I’m here in Cali months doing what I want. It’s 3 on the street now mate fuck your little sport.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
I’m on a hair trigger mate. You stay where you are in hiding if you know what’s good for you bro. God bless ya kid have a good day
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
Fuck the whole city I am #bye
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
After this exchange, the two broke apart to subtweet the other, choosing to essentially give uninterrupted slide shows about their respective dominance over one another. Let’s first look to Stockton’s native son:
Nah bitch u should’ve learned how to not break ur leg when I checked ur shit and u crutched outta the fight with me
And how u gonna fight me when u can’t run for your life this time wit ur broken ass you lost the last fight and ran for the hills just like kabob ur a pussy too— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
That means I’m the double triple champ of this whole shit fuck all you pussies ..
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
Ps you jumped ship on your country bitch go home don’t you got any friends
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
I ended this guys career lol what happened to him get him back here u need some help and why u just throw ur friends away shithead pic.twitter.com/wepc2qc7ph
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
I’ll fight you in 4 years when your healed up
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
And you dead pic.twitter.com/qnfBG5VfyD
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) September 1, 2021
Naturally, McGregor did not keep quiet — here’s his presentation:
Little cockroach Diaz brother.
It’s 3 on the street grab the heat. pic.twitter.com/Cvbp2PEJBt— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
It’s none of that hitting arms and commentary screaming with me.
It’s silence and holes in the head. pic.twitter.com/QFB9OghB8Q— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
Bones heal. Blunt force trauma to the brain? Not so much. #seeyouwheneveriwant pic.twitter.com/rlDbWUFmQ4
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
“You taking everything I worked for motherfucker” hahahaja well then work harder you little cockroach #foreverrich #bye pic.twitter.com/6aLHJQWVH6
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 31, 2021
In the midst of all the chaos, Dustin Poirier caught a stray shot. Far strange, however, is that Diaz maybe accepted the callout from Vicente Luque? Diaz’s train of thought is rarely the easiest to follow, but he seems down to fight the streaking finisher.
Undisputed choked artist pic.twitter.com/ImGJqimel2
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) August 31, 2021
Just another day on MMA Twitter!
The Return Of Shameless Self-Promotion
A bit over one week into awkwardly plugging myself, and I’d like to send a major thanks to the 54 (at this time of writing) people who have supported the cause. Glad to have you on the team, and there’s still room on board!
As with all my pro fights, I raise funds to cover camp costs/actually make a profit via the fight banner. $5 or more gets your name/screen name/nickname on the fight banner, and it enters you into a raffle to win the banner itself. Payment options include venmo: AndyLRichardson (1572), PayPal, or the latest GoFundMe page. Complete details are HERE!
And, for those that don’t care for my fight career and its associated e-begging, all the coming Midnight Manias will have the same amount of content as usual. Simply skip this section each night and it’s like nothing happened!
Insomnia
UFC 269 may end up with a trio of title fights if this bout goes through and the rumor mill about Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier is correct …
Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja in the works for UFC 269 (Dec. 11), Marcelo Rojo tells @AlexBehunin pic.twitter.com/ZUGBNShiIN
— MMA Island (@MMAisland) August 31, 2021
To follow up on last week’s story about Khabib and ring girls, lots of people are poking fun at the former Lightweight kingpin.
Hahahah sorry not sorry! https://t.co/9m3ND2alJg
— Brittney Palmer (@BrittneyPalmer) August 31, 2021
Shoutout to Laura Sanko for breaking ground on “Contenders Series!”
Congratulations @Laura_Sanko for being the FIRST female color commentator for the Zuffa era!#DWCS live on #ESPNPlus! pic.twitter.com/7OyALR4mTm
— UFC (@ufc) September 1, 2021
The most powerful name in MMA returns at Bellator’s Moscow event.
Three new fights added to #Bellator269 in Moscow, Russia (October 23rd)
Catchweight 160lbs.
– Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Patrik Pietila
Women’s Flyweight.
– Irina Alekseeva vs. Stephanie lelo Page
Welterweight.
– Alexey Shurkevich vs. Christian Eckerlin— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) August 31, 2021
I’m not shocked to see Darren Stewart go after his loss to Dustin Jacoby, but I always enjoyed his fights. If the judges go his way in ultra close bouts vs. Kevin Holland or Edmen Shahbazyan, perhaps things would be different! MMA crazy.
Darren Stewart has been removed from the UFC rankings pool.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) August 31, 2021
I wonder what Paige VanZant is up to following her Bare Knuckle loss …
MMAmania fun fact: recently crowned Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion Ricky Turcios acted as the cameraman for the MMAmania Facebook live stream of my second pro fight!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Who’s pumped for the return of “Contenders Series?”
JUST. LIKE. THAT. WOW!
[ #DWCS LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/1WiU7eS6F7
— UFC (@ufc) September 1, 2021
Dustin Akbari’s style of BJJ is both athletic and slick:
Okay, maybe the Southpaw left kick isn’t always the answer …
He said he was ready….#iKon5 pic.twitter.com/n1x1DBbaIa
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 6, 2021
Random Land
Who is making these videos? Seriously, I would love to post the original. MMA related, but decidedly random!
Midnight Music: Glen Campbell’s cover of “Southern Nights” hit No. 1 on the charts and is a classic piece of ‘70s pop, but Allen Toussaint’s original recording is wildly different and quite interesting.
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.