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Who Wins? Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz At UFC 196

The UFC 196 main event is going to be madness. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz at welterweight, expect many middle fingers… As the UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot one week ago, we are now just five days away from seeing Conor McGregor face Nate Diaz. The UFC 196 main event is

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The UFC 196 main event is going to be madness. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz at welterweight, expect many middle fingers…

As the UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot one week ago, we are now just five days away from seeing Conor McGregor face Nate Diaz. The UFC 196 main event is perhaps less meaningful, but maybe equally or more fun than the original booking, it really all depends what you look for in a fight. For fans of attitude and trash talk, this is a great one, but let’s look at how they stack up in the octagon.

Conor McGregor, for once, will be at a reach disadvantage against the naturally bigger Nate Diaz, by two inches. The Stockton bad boy is three inches taller, so it will certainly be intriguing to see how ‘The Notorious’ deals with a fighter that also uses range well and is longer than anyone he’s faced.

Physicality aside, we have an interesting pairing of styles. On the one hand, with McGregor, you have a very diverse strategy, in the form of intuitive movement and body shapes, as well as the ability to strike on the front or back foot, which could prove pivotal. In terms of arsenal, McGregor has an in depth set of tools and likes to throw spinning kicks as well as power punches and anything in between. Diaz is more of a precise boxer, and the performance he put in against Michael Johnson is a perfect example of how effective Diaz can e when he utilizes his length properly.

The big question in this fight is will Diaz be able to take the power strikes of McGregor as he’s done with opponents in the past? Another factor that could quite easily win this fight is the defense of McGregor, as well as his footwork, which will be key in overcoming the range of Diaz. We saw in the Josh Thomson fight that good footwork and head kicks can unravel a taller fighter, but Diaz was also in pretty corny shape that night.

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If the ripped and focused Diaz that dominated Michael Johnson in December shows up against McGregor on Saturday March 5, this could well be either man’s fight for the taking. One major advantage that Diaz holds over McGregor though? The grappling, as the Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt has shown in past fights, he can be a nightmare even for accomplished ground fighters.

So, who you got?

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Nick Diaz Trolls Conor McGregor After UFC 196 Presser

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had a lkot to say during the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference. Nate Diaz held his own though and now his older brother Nick has responded too… Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz might well represent the biggest pairing of trash talk artists in mixed martial arts history. The two have

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had a lkot to say during the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference. Nate Diaz held his own though and now his older brother Nick has responded too…

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz might well represent the biggest pairing of trash talk artists in mixed martial arts history. The two have a long record of throwing smack talk as well as hard punches at their opponents, and already we’ve got some golden moments fro the eventful UFC 196 presser. The younger of the Diaz brothers and the UFC featherweight champion McGregor traded barbs for around 45 minutes before facing off in an intense staredown.

Now all that’s left is 10 days of madness before they collide in the UFC 196 welterweight main event. In the time between you can expect none stop shots being fired between both camps, and now Nick Diaz has emerged to get his opinion heard. Using his Twitter account, the older of the Diaz brothers posted the following image:

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Shots fired! Nick Diaz, also known for his epic trash talk, is expected to make a UFC comeback at some point this year when his ban for an allegedly failed drug test for marijuana is served. Does he make a valid point here? It looked as though McGregor was winning the fist war of words with Nate Diaz, until the Stockton bad boy pulled out some classic lines, including the one pictured above.

With so much on the line for both men, even without a title in sight, you can expect the mind games to only get bigger and more personal as the final days to March 5 count down.

In case you missed it, our in house video editor made this re-enactment of Rafael dos Anjos injuring his foot, and it’s pretty hilarious. Check it out after this cool fan made UFC 196 poster:

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