In what should come as a surprise to absolutely noone, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were not able to keep things civil at yesterday’s UFC 196 press conference. In the evening’s staredown, Diaz put his fist a little too close to Conor’s face for the Notorious one’s liking, and McGregor responded by punching — not slapping, punching — Diaz’s hand out of his face.
What resulted was a bench-clearing skirmish that — had we been in Nashville — would have almost certainly resulted in the featherweight champion getting curb stomped.
After the jump: A full video of the skirmish with actual sound, plus McGregor and Diaz’s profanity laced interview on Fox Sports Live that followed.
In what should come as a surprise to absolutely noone, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were not able to keep things civil at yesterday’s UFC 196 press conference. In the evening’s staredown, Diaz put his fist a little too close to Conor’s face for the Notorious one’s liking, and McGregor responded by punching — not slapping, punching — Diaz’s hand out of his face.
What resulted was a bench-clearing skirmish that — had we been in Nashville — would have almost certainly resulted in the featherweight champion getting curb stomped.
After the jump: A full video of the skirmish with actual sound, plus McGregor and Diaz’s profanity laced interview on Fox Sports Live that followed.
Seriously, have you seen how deep Diaz’s crew rolls? I don’t care how many pool noodles Ido Portal brings to the equation, McGregor and poor Artem were lucky that there were about a dozen armed police officers and Dana White’s bodyguard on hand.
After their scuffle, the UFC 196 headliners appeared on Fox Sports Live for a dual interview and if you think it was anything less than gold than you have clearly been in a coma for the past week or so.
Few fighters in the MMA realm appreciate toe-to-toe ruckus more than Dan Henderson. The former two-divisional Pride champion has built a storied career on his ability to leave elite-level competitors staring up at the lights at fight’s end. Where the early stages of the former Olympian’s career saw him go to his wrestling pedigree to […]
Few fighters in the MMA realm appreciate toe-to-toe ruckus more than Dan Henderson. The former two-divisional Pride champion has built a storied career on his ability to leave elite-level competitors staring up at the lights at fight’s end. Where the early stages of the former Olympian’s career saw him go to his wrestling pedigree to […]
Jon Jones and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson had everyone eating out of the palm of their hands after staging a fake fight at Saturday’s “UFC: Welcome to the Show” press conference. Everyone, that is, except Daniel Cormier. The former UFC light heavyweight contender believes Johnson is playing a dangerous game in putting on cooperative skits and […]
Jon Jones and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson had everyone eating out of the palm of their hands after staging a fake fight at Saturday’s “UFC: Welcome to the Show” press conference. Everyone, that is, except Daniel Cormier. The former UFC light heavyweight contender believes Johnson is playing a dangerous game in putting on cooperative skits and […]
The UFC held a press event hours before Saturday’s UFC 184 entitled “Welcome to the Show.” It was similar to its “The Time Is Now” event held earlier this year, but this one focused on the next wave of slated fights. And the event had a little comedy at the end. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and UFC […]
The UFC held a press event hours before Saturday’s UFC 184 entitled “Welcome to the Show.” It was similar to its “The Time Is Now” event held earlier this year, but this one focused on the next wave of slated fights. And the event had a little comedy at the end. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and UFC […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and 205-pound top contender Daniel Cormier appeared before the Nevada Athletic Commission to discuss their August brawl at a press event. Both fighters received modest punishments that ensures their fight will still go down in Las Vegas, Nevada at UFC 182 on Jan. 3rd. The entire hearing was broadcasted […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and 205-pound top contender Daniel Cormier appeared before the Nevada Athletic Commission to discuss their August brawl at a press event. Both fighters received modest punishments that ensures their fight will still go down in Las Vegas, Nevada at UFC 182 on Jan. 3rd. The entire hearing was broadcasted […]
I know it’s only Monday morning, but are you guys ready to have your f*cking minds blown?!! Because it turns out that, contrary to the opinions of almost everyone who witnessed it live, the super awesome Stephan Bonnar-Tito Ortiz brawl at Bellator 123 *might* have been pre-planned. I know, right? So sayeth Bonnar himself:
Listen @Lowkey1324, @titoortiz is a self absorbed ego maniac.The world needed 2 know.Tito, Coker, @BellatorMMA & @SpikeTV, didn’t know shit! It was all me & @JustinMcCully. If u wanna hate us 4 pulling a pro wrestling esque promo off while calling tito out on the BS he’s pulled on people over the years..Then by all means, go buy yourself some punishment gear, a front row ticket, and be sure to bring a rain coat, cuz things r gonna get bloody.
Well I don’t know about you guys, but I am shocked. Shocked I tells ya!! I could have sworn that cornrows rapist mask executioner mask guy was legitimately just there for moral support, and that Bonnar’s hi-larious Jenna Jameson jokes were ripped from the top of his dome, but now I feel cheated. Embarassed for the sport, even. So I say shame on you, Stephan Bonnar, for toying with our emotions so carelessly during an otherwise pleasant evening of fights. I can’t even look at you anymore, and it’s not just because you’re making that face again.
But I’m sure we’re all still wondering, whose idea was the f*cking rape mask? Well…
(Bellator 131: Stubble. Will. Reign.)
I know it’s only Monday morning, but are you guys ready to have your f*cking minds blown?!! Because it turns out that, contrary to the opinions of almost everyone who witnessed it live, the super awesome Stephan Bonnar-Tito Ortiz brawl at Bellator 123 *might* have been pre-planned. I know, right? So sayeth Bonnar himself:
Listen @Lowkey1324, @titoortiz is a self absorbed ego maniac.The world needed 2 know.Tito, Coker, @BellatorMMA & @SpikeTV, didn’t know shit! It was all me & @JustinMcCully. If u wanna hate us 4 pulling a pro wrestling esque promo off while calling tito out on the BS he’s pulled on people over the years..Then by all means, go buy yourself some punishment gear, a front row ticket, and be sure to bring a rain coat, cuz things r gonna get bloody.
Well I don’t know about you guys, but I am shocked. Shocked I tells ya!! I could have sworn that cornrows rapist mask executioner mask guy was legitimately just there for moral support, and that Bonnar’s hi-larious Jenna Jameson jokes were ripped from the top of his dome, but now I feel cheated. Embarassed for the sport, even. So I say shame on you, Stephan Bonnar, for toying with our emotions so carelessly during an otherwise pleasant evening of fights. I can’t even look at you anymore, and it’s not just because you’re making that face again.
Clarification time – I planned the mask/s, Bonnar wrote the speech, Tito had no clue what to say and attacked. Period! I love it when a plan comes together…
You’re playing it pretty fast and loose with the phrase “comes together”, NSane1. I ask you, how exactly could this WWE-style promo have gone any worse? It was laughably absurd and immediately ridiculed by every MMA fan who could tell their ass from a hole in the ground, yet here you are patting yourself on the back for it. In addition to being possibly illiterate, it appears that Juz10 McCulE has a somewhat inflated understanding of the non-reaction his double unmasking received. Go figure, right?
(Neither do we, Erik. Neither do we.)
And don’t for a second think that Tito Ortiz wasn’t in on this sham. Less than a month ago, Ortiz told ESPN that the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier brawl (you know, the one that actually appeared to be for real) was “good for the sport” and would easily double the amount of PPV buys their fight received. You think that he isn’t going to apply that one-to-one correlation to a fight against a formerly retired journeyman? Well then you clearly never saw Ortiz’s run on The Apprentice. The man is nothing if not business savvy.
