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The Complete Guide to UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

When Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz meet in the main event of UFC 196 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, a belt won’t be at stake. The fight will take place, strangely enough, at 170 pounds, which is outside both fighters’ normal weight. Diaz is on a meager…

When Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz meet in the main event of UFC 196 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, a belt won’t be at stake. The fight will take place, strangely enough, at 170 pounds, which is outside both fighters’ normal weight. Diaz is on a meager one-fight winning streak, while McGregor is the champion at 145 pounds.

No, what’s at stake here are bragging rights and the prospect of an all-timer of a scrap. The two men put on one of the most entertaining press conferences (warning: NSFW language) in the history of the sport after Diaz agreed to step up on short notice to replace injured lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. 

It’s hard to overstate how compelling the stylistic and personality matchup is here, and it’s definitely the selling point for the entire card. The co-main event, however, is also compelling, as newly crowned women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm faces perennial contender Miesha Tate in an excellent matchup. A potential shot at a returning Ronda Rousey and one of the biggest paydays in the history of MMA is at stake.

The rest of the card isn’t outstanding, but it does feature sneaky-entertaining fights. An outstanding women’s bantamweight matchup between talented strikers Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko opens the main card, while Brandon Thatch and Siyar Bahadurzada should produce violence on Fox Sports 1. In addition, veterans Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez will headline the Fight Pass portion of the event.

Let’s take a look at each matchup.

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Will Conor McGregor Fight Robbie Lawler If He Beats Nate Diaz?

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Conor McGregor (19-2) will be making his Welterweight debut on Saturday against Nate Diaz (18-10) at UFC 196 in Las Vegas. Diaz will come into the fight as the taller and lengthier fighter (six-feet tall, 76-inch reach). While this is McGregor’s first ever fight at 170 pounds, Diaz has been fighting at both 155 and 170 pounds throughout his MMA career.

The Stockton product is 2-2 at Welterweight in the UFC. The Irishman made an unprecedented move by moving up two whole weight classes and will be fighting a much taller and presumably bigger fighter when competes against Nate Diaz. If McGregor wins on Saturday night, will he fight Robbie Lawler for the Welterweight title afterwards?

UFC welterweight Matt Brown believes so. He recently said on the Last Great MMA Debate podcast that he is the money man.

“If Conor beats Nate, there’s no reason he shouldn’t be able to fight for whatever title he wants. He’s the money man.”

It would be tough for the UFC to deny McGregor a shot at the welterweight title with the amount of attention and revenue he brings to the promotion.

On a fighting standpoint too, Rafael Dos Anjos is out with a broken foot and Frankie Edgar has a torn groin. There is still no date yet as to when those two would be available to compete. So if McGregor has to pause from both featherweight and lightweight, the welterweight title fight makes sense next. Conor McGregor’s coach even said that he would like to see “Mystic Mac” go up to fight for the 170 pound title.

But first things first, McGregor has a tough task ahead of him in Nate Diaz before he considers a shot at the 170 pound belt.

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Conor McGregor (19-2) will be making his Welterweight debut on Saturday against Nate Diaz (18-10) at UFC 196 in Las Vegas. Diaz will come into the fight as the taller and lengthier fighter (six-feet tall, 76-inch reach). While this is McGregor’s first ever fight at 170 pounds, Diaz has been fighting at both 155 and 170 pounds throughout his MMA career.

The Stockton product is 2-2 at Welterweight in the UFC. The Irishman made an unprecedented move by moving up two whole weight classes and will be fighting a much taller and presumably bigger fighter when competes against Nate Diaz. If McGregor wins on Saturday night, will he fight Robbie Lawler for the Welterweight title afterwards?

UFC welterweight Matt Brown believes so. He recently said on the Last Great MMA Debate podcast that he is the money man.

“If Conor beats Nate, there’s no reason he shouldn’t be able to fight for whatever title he wants. He’s the money man.”

It would be tough for the UFC to deny McGregor a shot at the welterweight title with the amount of attention and revenue he brings to the promotion.

On a fighting standpoint too, Rafael Dos Anjos is out with a broken foot and Frankie Edgar has a torn groin. There is still no date yet as to when those two would be available to compete. So if McGregor has to pause from both featherweight and lightweight, the welterweight title fight makes sense next. Conor McGregor’s coach even said that he would like to see “Mystic Mac” go up to fight for the 170 pound title.

But first things first, McGregor has a tough task ahead of him in Nate Diaz before he considers a shot at the 170 pound belt.

Conor McGregor Enjoys The Vegas Weather In UFC 196: Embedded, Episode Two

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor stars in the second installment of UFC 196: Embedded, enjoying the warm weather that Las Vegas presents.

Miesha Tate and other UFC 196 fighters hit the media rounds to promote Saturday’s card.

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor stars in the second installment of UFC 196: Embedded, enjoying the warm weather that Las Vegas presents.

Miesha Tate and other UFC 196 fighters hit the media rounds to promote Saturday’s card.

Video: Nate Diaz Admits He ‘Might Get Merked’ At UFC 196

Much of the video coverage for this weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) blockbuster UFC 196 has been understandably focused on star featherweight champion Conor McGregor, but recently, a video surfaced of his opponent Nate Diaz that may or may not be a telling prognostication for the short notice bout. In the short spot that mainly

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Much of the video coverage for this weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) blockbuster UFC 196 has been understandably focused on star featherweight champion Conor McGregor, but recently, a video surfaced of his opponent Nate Diaz that may or may not be a telling prognostication for the short notice bout.

In the short spot that mainly focuses on Diaz’ training from MMA Uncensored, the popular Stockton slugger can be seen admitting that he ‘might get worked’ by the powerful Irish champion. While that’s an obvious possibility given the timing and odds of the heated affair, it’s also quite odd to hear the normally standoffish Diaz say such a thing.

Watch it here and decide if it’ll have any impact on the fight:

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UFC 196 Video: Sh*t Conor McGregor Says

The UFC seems to be getting a little bit more creative with their promo videos lately. But what do you make of this highlight of Conor McGregor from their official Youtube channel? UFC 196 is within touching distance now, as we count down the last three days before the massive March 5 pay-per-view event. In

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The UFC seems to be getting a little bit more creative with their promo videos lately. But what do you make of this highlight of Conor McGregor from their official Youtube channel?

UFC 196 is within touching distance now, as we count down the last three days before the massive March 5 pay-per-view event. In typical Conor McGregor fashion, the trash talk levels have been at an all-time high, as he finds himself paired with yet another late replacement in Nate Diaz. After the lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos fell out of the card injured, Diaz took the reigns and stepped in on just 12 days notice.

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This has allowed the promotion to put together a number of epic promo videos, mostly cut from the same impromptu UFC 196 pre-fight press conference. It’s quite amusing to see that the UFC released this following video highlight of Conor McGregor just yesterday, showing the UFC featherweight champion laughing for 49 seconds straight, in various different situations. Who needs career highlights and promo trailers when you can cut videos like this:

With just three days left until McGregor and Diaz face off in Las Vegas, Nevada at UFC 196, you’d think that a video of the Irish boxer laughing would be the last thing fans would want to see. That said, it’s got a ton of views in the brief time it’s been online.

Elsewhere on the internet, fans are once again outdoing the promotion in terms of video quality, as this awesome trailer for UFC 196 is doing the rounds:
 So who will emerge victorious in the last minute welterweight headliner at UFC 196? For once McGregor is at a height and reach advantage against the slightly taller Diaz, and once again faces a fighter with far more grappling credentials. But that’s not all, as we know Nate can also bang, bro.

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McGregor Predicts Left Uppercut Will KO Diaz

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Not only has Conor McGregor been able to predict the round he will finish opponents, he has recently been predicting the type of fashion in which he will finish a fight. The Irishman was successful in his prediction of knocking out Jose Aldo and said that the Brazilian would “overextend” with his right hand and that he would clip him with his left.

Media pundits have been eager to know what McGregor thinks of Diaz and how he would be able to beat him. McGregor said in a recent interview that he feels that Diaz is “too predictable” and that his style is limited.

“He’s in a set pattern, it’s hampered him” McGregor said. “I feel his body will be ripped through shreds. . . I feel like the left uppercut will be a nice one. . . My left uppercut will pin him clean.”

McGregor has been able to use his left uppercut to knockout Marcus Brimage in his UFC debut back in 2013 so it is a weapon in his arsenal.

Here is the full interview posted by “Fancy MMA”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwzVGH7zbQQ

 

What do you think? Will ‘Mystic Mac’ be right once again?

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Not only has Conor McGregor been able to predict the round he will finish opponents, he has recently been predicting the type of fashion in which he will finish a fight. The Irishman was successful in his prediction of knocking out Jose Aldo and said that the Brazilian would “overextend” with his right hand and that he would clip him with his left.

Media pundits have been eager to know what McGregor thinks of Diaz and how he would be able to beat him. McGregor said in a recent interview that he feels that Diaz is “too predictable” and that his style is limited.

“He’s in a set pattern, it’s hampered him” McGregor said. “I feel his body will be ripped through shreds. . . I feel like the left uppercut will be a nice one. . . My left uppercut will pin him clean.”

McGregor has been able to use his left uppercut to knockout Marcus Brimage in his UFC debut back in 2013 so it is a weapon in his arsenal.

Here is the full interview posted by “Fancy MMA”:

 

What do you think? Will ‘Mystic Mac’ be right once again?