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Report: Nate Diaz & Conor McGregor Verbally Agree To Rematch At UFC 200

Prior to his UFC 196 welterweight showdown with Nate Diaz, it was confirmed that 145-pound kingpin the “Notorious” Conor McGregor would be fighting at July 9’s massive UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. After the brash Irishman suffered a shocking submission loss to Diaz, however, the options for who his UFC 200 opponent might be

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Prior to his UFC 196 welterweight showdown with Nate Diaz, it was confirmed that 145-pound kingpin the “Notorious” Conor McGregor would be fighting at July 9’s massive UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

After the brash Irishman suffered a shocking submission loss to Diaz, however, the options for who his UFC 200 opponent might be became a bit more limited.

It was looking as if McGregor would drop back down to featherweight to defend his title against either Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar, but a report surfaced earlier this morning (March 18, 2016) indicating that the promotion was interested in booking a rematch between Diaz and McGregor for the summer showdown.

The news has now heightened, as FOX Sports has reported that the two combatants have actually verbally agreed to the rematch, which will likely serve as the event’s headliner.

While the rematch, especially once again taking place at 170-pounds, may be a head scratching move for McGregor given the outcome of the first bout, it remains a big money fight nonetheless.

The “Notorious” one has also made it very clear that he’d like to get revenge on the Stockton native, while Diaz has his eyes set on the biggest fights available.

At this moment, nothing has been confirmed regarding the potential clash, but all signs are pointing to the two facing off once again.

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news regarding Diaz vs. McGregor II and UFC 200 becomes available.

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Five Changes Conor McGregor Must Make To Defeat Bigger Opposition

Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor took on a daunting task when he accepted a bout opposite lightweight kingpin Rafael dos Anjos. The scrap was scheduled for last weekend’s (March 5, 2016) UFC 196, and McGregor was attempting to become the first man in promotional history to hold two titles simultaneously. Ultimately, dos

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Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor took on a daunting task when he accepted a bout opposite lightweight kingpin Rafael dos Anjos.

The scrap was scheduled for last weekend’s (March 5, 2016) UFC 196, and McGregor was attempting to become the first man in promotional history to hold two titles simultaneously.

Ultimately, dos Anjos pulled out of the fight just over a week out with a broken foot.

The “Notorious” one would end up taking on fan favorite Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout, two whole weight classes above his usual home at 145-pounds.

While his willingness to take on anyone at any time was on full display, the move proved to be detrimental to the Irishman, as he suffered a shocking second round submission loss to Diaz.

After the loss, McGregor will likely drop back down to featherweight to defend his title, but that doesn’t mean a future at 155-pounds or even 170-pounds is completely out of the question.

Let’s take a look at five changes McGregor must make in order to defeat bigger foes:

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UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was. Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

As far as the main card goes, the majority of the fighters ended up healthy after battle aside from Ilir Latifi, who took out Gian Villante. Latifi must receive medical clearance on his toe or he will face a lengthy six month suspension.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

  • Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
  • Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
  • Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
  • Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
  • Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
  • Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was. Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

As far as the main card goes, the majority of the fighters ended up healthy after battle aside from Ilir Latifi, who took out Gian Villante. Latifi must receive medical clearance on his toe or he will face a lengthy six month suspension.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

  • Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
  • Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
  • Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
  • Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
  • Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
  • Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
  • Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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Conor McGregor Risked It All For Money At UFC 196, But It Might Not Matter

Now that the dust has finally settled on last weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) insane UFC 196 from Las Vegas, the world’s foremost mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion can begin to pick up the shattered pieces of a landscape that seemingly changes dramatically with the passing of each and every blockbuster card. Obviously the vast

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Now that the dust has finally settled on last weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) insane UFC 196 from Las Vegas, the world’s foremost mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion can begin to pick up the shattered pieces of a landscape that seemingly changes dramatically with the passing of each and every blockbuster card.

Obviously the vast majority of the fallout is directed at UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in the main event. The pivotal, hyped bout has been dissected, re-dissected, and examined under a million microscopes, so there’s no need to go into meticulous detail about what transpired in the wild affair. Basically the quick summary of the fight was that after winning the first round and arguably the first portion of the second with several powerful punches, McGregor faded and was tagged by a vicious one-two combo from Diaz, who swarmed on a rocked ‘Notorious’ prior to absolutely demolishing him on the mat with a brutal rear-naked choke.

It was a devastating, bloody, and overall descriptive loss for the exploding fame and personality that is Conor McGregor, and indeed it will harm his UFC career path in more ways than one. But at the end of the day he deserves respect for being a true fighter who took a fight up two classes for the risk of a huge payday, which he said would be a massive $10 million when it was all said and done.

The outspoken Irishman has taken a hit to his perhaps overblown aura of invincibility, yet he took the loss like a true champion and is still that in the 145-pound division. With that said, there are some key reasons why the loss may or may not hurt his overall scope. Let’s take a look at both sides of the discussion.

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Diaz To Anik: You Better Get A Motherf***ing ‘209’ Tattoo

UFC color commentator Jon Anik made waves earlier this week when he made a bold statement regarding UFC 196’s main event between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Heading into the bout, McGregor was a massive favorite over the late replacement Diaz, and Anik believed that the “Notorious” one would get the job done.

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UFC color commentator Jon Anik made waves earlier this week when he made a bold statement regarding UFC 196’s main event between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Heading into the bout, McGregor was a massive favorite over the late replacement Diaz, and Anik believed that the “Notorious” one would get the job done.

Anik was so confident in the Irishman that he offered to get a ‘209’, which is the area code of Diaz’s home in Stockton, California, tattoo if Diaz were to win.

Well, Anik has been forced to eat his words, as Diaz shocked the world last night (March 5, 2016), submitting McGregor via rear naked choke in the second round.

Nearing the end of the post-fight press conference, Diaz took his chance to fire back at Anik one more time:

“Yo! Yo! Yo!” Diaz yelled. “Jon Anik better get a motherf—ing ‘209’ tattoo or ima whoop his little ass.”

Later on during a media scrum, Diaz was asked if he would pay for the tattoo, responding in a friendly, and joking matter:

“No! Jon Anik should pay for his own tattoo!” Diaz replied when asked if he would pay for what would be Anik’s first ever ink work. “He’s the one who said I was going to lose, and he said he was going to get this tattoo.”

“…I’m just kidding,” Diaz said with a laugh. “Jon Anik, you ain’t got to get no tattoo.”

Although Diaz laughed it off, Anik took to his official twitter account to praise the Stockton native for his spectacular performance:

Undoubtedly the best win of his career, Diaz should be in line for a huge fight next if not a title shot.

How surprised were you by the outcome of last night’s event?

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