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Conor McGregor Says Trilogy Bout ‘Wouldn’t End Good’ For Nate Diaz

While featherweight champion Conor McGregor is gearing up to challenge lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York, Nate Diaz’s fighting future is currently unclear. Diaz and McGregor squared off in their highly anticipated rematch at August 20’s UFC 202 with McGregor winning the bout by majority

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Diaz and McGregor squared off in their highly anticipated rematch at August 20’s UFC 202 with McGregor winning the bout by majority decision after suffering a shocking submission loss to the Stockton native in their first bout last March at UFC 196. Given the fact that the two rivals have split wins and losses, a trilogy bout seems likely down the road, and Diaz has made it clear that that’s what he has his eyes set on.

The “Notorious” one, however, says a trilogy bout ‘wouldn’t end good’ for Diaz, although he is open to the possibility potentially for the 155-pound title he plans to win next month:

“I think potentially so. The more I think about it Nate is going to be… There was a lot of damage done to Nathan in that last fight. You know looking at his face it just didn’t look the same. I know those close to him will understand what I am talking about. So there could be a potential fight maybe down the line for the lightweight belt after I win this one. To see him have to make the weight. And then to see the damage that he took in the last fight and then come in at a much lower weight.. It wouldn’t end good for him. So I’d imagine and I would probably hope that his people close to him would stop him from doing it. It’s done now. Cash your money and bounce,” McGregor told The LAD Bible.

Diaz is currently ranked No. 4 in the lightweight division, and given his history with McGregor, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the two booked again if McGregor gets by Alvarez.

Would you like to see a rubber match take place?

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Dana White: Conor McGregor Competing At 170 Pounds Is Unfair

Since beating former longtime champion Jose Aldo in just 13-seconds at December 2015’s UFC 194, reigning champion Conor McGregor has yet to defend his title. Instead, he’s competed at welterweight twice in a bitter rivalry with Nate Diaz. Now, multiple rumors have surfaced indicating that McGregor could potentially headline November 12’s UFC 205 from New

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UFC President Dana White recently said that the “Notorious” one ‘could’ go to lightweight, but that once again going to welterweight would be ‘unfair’:

“At the end of the day, he’s a 145-pound fighter,” White said (via MMA Weekly). “He could go to (lightweight), but going back up to 170 makes absolutely no sense, and it clogs up the entire division, which isn’t fair to the rest of the crew.”

After McGregor scored a majority decision victory over Diaz in their rematch at August 20’s UFC 202, White said that he wouldn’t be making an immediate trilogy match, and that McGregor would have to move back down to 145 pounds to defend his strap. While the Irishman may not be defending his title right now, it looks as if White has stuck to his word regarding a third McGregor-Diaz bout:

“I made that fight twice. That’s it. It’s time to move on because (McGregor) has the 145-pound title.”

Who would you like to see McGregor take on next?

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Coach: McGregor Won Because They Want Third Fight

Conor McGregor may have been awarded a majority decision win over rival Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 on August 20, 2016, but the decision didn’t come without controversy, as some felt as if Diaz should’ve been the victor. In fact, Diaz’s longtime boxing coach, Richard Perez, feels as if the judges

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“I watched it when I came home. I came home and watched it four or five times already, and the judges were going for McGregor. I mean, you could tell. It’s obvious. And I figured, okay, they want a third fight. You know, a company just bought it out, they want to make more money. They just bought the UFC. If I bought the UFC, I would try to make it as best as I can to get a third fight, to make more money. That’s a money-maker right there. That’s a big money-maker – more than any other fight that’s happening now. So they would be smart to do a third fight.” Perez told Submission Radio.

Perez also claims that a trilogy bout is the only bout to make despite UFC President Dana White recently saying that he was moving away from the rivalry. Perez also said that pitting the two against each other would result in the biggest payday for everyone involved:

“You know and I know and the media knows that it was such an awesome fight, I mean, it was like a storm. Everybody’s telling me, I wanna see that again. They want to see that again. That’s gonna be the most big payday for both of them, and for the business, the new UFC people that own it. So if they’re smart enough, they would do it. They will set that up. There’s nobody else. If Nathan goes and fights B.J. Penn or Georges St-Pierre or anyone like that, or even if McGregor (fights them), that’s not gonna be a money-maker. Because those guys haven’t fought in a long time and they’re not action fighters like Nathan fighting McGregor. If anything, Georges St-Pierre will take him to the ground and just hold him and just wrestle him around. And then he’ll probably beat him up because McGregor’s not good on the ground, so he’ll probably tap him out.”

“If I was the UFC owner, I would say let’s do number three again. After that, he can go back to 145 if he wants, or 155. That’s where they’re fighting at, 155 – which is good if they fight at 155, because if Nathan wins he can go for the belt. But that’s not what he wants. Just like McGregor, they want the money. They want paydays.”

Aside from the payday, Perez also simply said that there’s ‘unfinished business’ between the two:

“Unfinished business. (There needs to be) Number three.”

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Nate Diaz on Conor McGregor Rivalry: I Beat Him Twice

Nate Diaz, perhaps in a joking manner, recently said that he was ‘obsessed’ with fighting featherweight champion Conor McGregor a third time. Now, however, it appears as if the Stockton native has changed his tune. Recently speaking with former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, Diaz said that he’s in ‘no hurry’ to book a third

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Nate Diaz, perhaps in a joking manner, recently said that he was ‘obsessed’ with fighting featherweight champion Conor McGregor a third time. Now, however, it appears as if the Stockton native has changed his tune. Recently speaking with former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, Diaz said that he’s in ‘no hurry’ to book a third bout, also saying that he feels as if he beat the “Notorious” one twice:

“It’s whatever to me. I won the fight. I’m not jumping for joy for round three,” Diaz said. “I think I beat him twice and it’s 2-0, as far as I’m concerned. If they’re gonna want to do it down the road, I don’t know. I’m not in a hurry. It’s all good.”

The two met for a first time back at UFC 196 in March in a bout that Diaz accepted on just over a week’s notice. Despite the short notice, however, the former lightweight title challenger submitted the Irishman in the second round, setting up a rematch for the ages that took place at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas, Nevada. At UFC 202, the two rivals slugged it out for five rounds in an instant classic, but it was McGregor who walked away with a majority decision victory.

With his future currently unclear, Diaz has said that he’s only interested in returning for a trilogy bout with McGregor, although he did also add that he’d follow the guidance of his older brother Nick, who recently served out an 18-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC):

“Nick is my fearless leader so I do whatever Nick tells me to do. But yeah, I don’t know what they’re doing with him right now, I don’t know what they’re doing with Nick right now,” Nate said. “I’m just over here enjoying the rest of this summer.”

“Nick’s the leader. If Nick tells me to go fight Joe Blow, I’ll fight Joe Blow. I’m a soldier man and that’s the general.”

How did you score the main event of UFC 202?

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Dana White Shuts Downs Diaz’s Desired Trilogy With Conor McGregor

Following his close and controversial majority decision win over rival Nate Diaz in a classic bout at last night’s (Sat., August 20, 2016) UFC 202 from Las Vegas, the MMA world is in full discussion about just what – or whom – Conor McGregor’s next move will involve. Diaz stated that he wouldn’t fight until he

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Diaz stated that he wouldn’t fight until he was granted a third match with McGregor in his media scrum (where he was self-medicating) following the card, but during a post-fight interview with FOX Sports, UFC President Dana White revealed that wouldn’t be happening as of now.

“We’re definitely not doing this a third time right now. I don’t think there’s anybody that doesn’t want to see this fight again, but Conor’s either going to go defend his title or give his title up and then we’ll figure out where to go from there.”

Much of the talk centered on “The Notorious” today involves him cutting back down to featherweight (his last two bouts against Diaz were at welterweight) to defend his 145-pound title against interim champ Jose Aldo, whom he knocked out to originally win the belt.

McGregor himself hinted that’s where his career could take him next, but with a noticeable foot injury reportedly stemming from Diaz checking one of his many low kicks last night, the future, at least immediately, is somewhat uncertain for the UFC’s golden draw.

There’s hardly a doubt that a third match between he and Diaz would do some of the biggest business in UFC history, and it could be tough to think that a second bout with Aldo would do the same. It will always be there, however, and Diaz can probably be taken on his word that he won’t be fighting anyone else in the meantime.

It seems like a curious proposal from White, too, as he’s repeatedly stated McGregor would be forced to move back down to featherweight in an age where the biggest potential money-making fight is often booked instead of the one that makes the most sense according to rank. “Notorious” also called out for a third bout with Diaz, this time at the veteran’s usual home of 155 pounds, in his post-fight interview in the Octagon. What should the UFC do with its biggest star next?

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