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Quote: F*ck Conor McGregor, I’ll Beat Him With One Hand

It seems everyone is keen to jump on the subject of Conor McGregor at the moment, and Tony Ferguson isn’t impressed by the UFC featherweight champion… UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor experienced deja vu in the lead up to next weekend’s (Saturday March 5) UFC 196 main event. With almost identical timing as Jose Aldo

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It seems everyone is keen to jump on the subject of Conor McGregor at the moment, and Tony Ferguson isn’t impressed by the UFC featherweight champion…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor experienced deja vu in the lead up to next weekend’s (Saturday March 5) UFC 196 main event. With almost identical timing as Jose Aldo with his injured rib before UFC 189, lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos backed out of the UFC 196 pay-per-view with a broken foot. The lottery of who would fight McGregor in the big money spot was underway.

Eventually it would be Stockton bad boy Nate Diaz that got the nod to fight Conor McGregor, but the rabble surrounding ‘The Notorious’ continues. UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson recently called McGregor a ‘turtle’ and a ‘bitch,’ claiming he’d make it ‘red panty night’ for the outspoken Irishman if they ever fought.

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‘El Cucuy’ is riding a red hot seven fight win streak at present, and most recently submitted Edson Barboza in a classic brawl last December. Scheduled to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in a UFC on FOX 19 clash, Ferguson took to periscope to answer some fan questions last night, and it wasn’t long before the inevitable subject of McGregor was raised. Here’s how Ferguson responded:

The truth is that nobody knows what’s next for McGregor if he beats Diaz, and that pretty much puts the top end of two weight divisions on hold. Would he face dos Anjos for the lightweight belt, or perhaps the featherweight strap he won against Jose Aldo needs to be defended at some point in the coming months? Don’t even get started on the fact McGregor called out Robbie Lawler at UFC 200.

Whatever the case, ‘The Notorious’ continues to be hot property in multiple weight classes in the UFC, but for how long? Is it only a matter of time before his alleged weakness of wrestling and submission defense is exposed, or will McGregor continue his meteoric rise unbeaten?

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Quote: F*ck Conor McGregor, I’ll Beat Him With One Hand

It seems everyone is keen to jump on the subject of Conor McGregor at the moment, and Tony Ferguson isn’t impressed by the UFC featherweight champion… UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor experienced deja vu in the lead up to next weekend’s (Saturday March 5) UFC 196 main event. With almost identical timing as Jose Aldo

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It seems everyone is keen to jump on the subject of Conor McGregor at the moment, and Tony Ferguson isn’t impressed by the UFC featherweight champion…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor experienced deja vu in the lead up to next weekend’s (Saturday March 5) UFC 196 main event. With almost identical timing as Jose Aldo with his injured rib before UFC 189, lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos backed out of the UFC 196 pay-per-view with a broken foot. The lottery of who would fight McGregor in the big money spot was underway.

Eventually it would be Stockton bad boy Nate Diaz that got the nod to fight Conor McGregor, but the rabble surrounding ‘The Notorious’ continues. UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson recently called McGregor a ‘turtle’ and a ‘bitch,’ claiming he’d make it ‘red panty night’ for the outspoken Irishman if they ever fought.

USATSI_8990645

‘El Cucuy’ is riding a red hot seven fight win streak at present, and most recently submitted Edson Barboza in a classic brawl last December. Scheduled to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in a UFC on FOX 19 clash, Ferguson took to periscope to answer some fan questions last night, and it wasn’t long before the inevitable subject of McGregor was raised. Here’s how Ferguson responded:

The truth is that nobody knows what’s next for McGregor if he beats Diaz, and that pretty much puts the top end of two weight divisions on hold. Would he face dos Anjos for the lightweight belt, or perhaps the featherweight strap he won against Jose Aldo needs to be defended at some point in the coming months? Don’t even get started on the fact McGregor called out Robbie Lawler at UFC 200.

Whatever the case, ‘The Notorious’ continues to be hot property in multiple weight classes in the UFC, but for how long? Is it only a matter of time before his alleged weakness of wrestling and submission defense is exposed, or will McGregor continue his meteoric rise unbeaten?

diaz

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Pics: Is Nate Diaz Truly In Shape Like Dana White Said?

When popular lightweight Nate Diaz filled in on short notice for champion Rafael dos Anjos to take on Conor McGregor in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 from Las Vegas, many wondered just how in shape Diaz would be, and that was only amplified when news arrived that the bout would take place

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When popular lightweight Nate Diaz filled in on short notice for champion Rafael dos Anjos to take on Conor McGregor in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 from Las Vegas, many wondered just how in shape Diaz would be, and that was only amplified when news arrived that the bout would take place at welterweight.

But last night, UFC President Dana White spoke up in an effort to seemingly quell those questions, stating that Diaz was training for a triathlon and is in phenomenal shape. Both Diaz and his brother Nick are well known for competing in the grueling contests, and their cardio is no doubt a valuable asset in the Octagon as a result.

Whether or not it has Diaz in truly fight ready shape for a bout against one of the world’s top fighters remains to be seen, however. McGregor famously called him ‘the skinniest fat guy he’s ever seen’ at the UFC 196 press conference this week, and based on what we’ve seen from the younger Diaz before, we’ll just have to wait to find out if the Irishman’s trash talk holds any weight.

An Instagram post from triathlete Damian Gonzalez surfaced with Diaz posing shirtless. Take a look and judge for yourself if you think Diaz is in the shape required to top McGregor:

Based on what we’ve seen from Diaz recently, it may appear that he’s not in the best shape on short notice. He famously returned to the cage in top shape last December, when he beat top contender Michael Johnson handily in an impressive unanimous decision.

Here is what he looked like in one of his best all-around performances:

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By comparison, here’s what he looked like in one of his worst, a dominant decision loss to dos Anjos in late 2014 in his fight right before the win over Johnson. Diaz badly missed weight before the affair and claimed an injury kept him from training correctly:

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Those are two completely different versions of Diaz, obviously, and the current one is probably somewhere in between the ripped machine we saw lay waste to ‘Menace’ and the flabby discontent who was wholly dominated by dos Anjos.

But with McGregor looking huge and ready with a full fight camp behind him, anything but the best physical condition might not suffice for this pivotal bout.

We’ll find out when he steps into the Octagon to face McGregor at the MGM Grand Garden Arena a week from this Saturday.

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Dana White Explains Why Nate Diaz Is Not Out-Of-Shape Headed Into UFC 196

With Nate Diaz taking the UFC 196 main event against Conor McGregor on short-notice, there has been a lot of talk regarding the Stockton native potentially being out-of-shape for arguably the biggest fight of his career. According to UFC President Dana…

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With Nate Diaz taking the UFC 196 main event against Conor McGregor on short-notice, there has been a lot of talk regarding the Stockton native potentially being out-of-shape for arguably the biggest fight of his career. According to UFC President Dana White, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

In addition to taking the fight on short notice, Diaz sat idle while McGregor claimed he had to agree to fight Diaz at 170 pounds because the former TUF Champion refused to accept a bout with him at 155 pounds, 160 pounds and 165 pounds.

While all of this would point to Diaz being out-of-shape, the UFC President explained to L.A. Today why that is absolutely not the case.

“Nate Diaz has been training for a triathlon,” White revealed to the Los Angeles, California-based media outlet (via FOXSports.com). “Nate Diaz is in phenomenal shape right now. So he’s not coming in out of shape. He’s in phenomenal shape right now.”

Headlined by the McGregor-Diaz bout and featuring the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship fight between Holly Holm and Miesha Tate, UFC 196 takes place on Saturday, March 5th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Make sure to visit MMANews.com on 3/5 for the best UFC 196 live results coverage on the web!

Dana White: Nate Diaz Isn’t Coming In Out Of Shape

After lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his scheduled bout with featherweight champion Conor McGregor earlier this week, fan favorite Nate Diaz stepped up on extremely short notice to meet the “Notorious” one in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196. McGregor, the 145-pound champion, was originally set to fight dos Anjos

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After lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his scheduled bout with featherweight champion Conor McGregor earlier this week, fan favorite Nate Diaz stepped up on extremely short notice to meet the “Notorious” one in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196.

McGregor, the 145-pound champion, was originally set to fight dos Anjos at 155-pounds, but his fight with Diaz will now take place at 170-pounds.

Apparently there was issues with Diaz getting down to lightweight on such short notice, and the two agreed to compete at welterweight.

The weight issues and the short notice may lead some to believe that the Stockton native isn’t in the best shape, but UFC president Dana White assured LA Today that Diaz is in tip top condition and ready to go:

“Nate Diaz has been training for a triathlon,” White revealed. “Nate Diaz is in phenomenal shape right now.

“So he’s not coming in out of shape. He’s in phenomenal shape right now.”

Continuing on, White admitted that featherweights Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar were called first, but neither man was fit to compete, leading the UFC to bring in Diaz for the blockbuster event:

“We called a lot of people. Our first choices were Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. Neither guy could do the fight. Frankie Edgar’s going crazy because I said he couldn’t do the fight. He’s injured. He’s injured and couldn’t take the fight,” White clarified.

“This business is a business of opportunity. When opportunity knocks, you jump on it or you don’t. In a perfect world, you’ve had six to eight weeks to train, you know the guy you’re fight and you have no injuries and everything goes perfectly. Nate Diaz and a lot of other guys, too — Urijah Faber was on the list, Anthony Pettis, “Cowboy” Cerrone — but at the end of the day, Nate and Conor really want to fight.”

McGregor’s title was never on the line at this event, and he won’t be fighting for a second title anymore either. At the end of the day, however, White claims that this fight isn’t about belts:

“This isn’t about numbers or belts,” White said. “It’s about two guys who want to fight.”

Which illustrious trash talker will come out victorious next week?

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Conor McGregor Tells TMZ Reporter To ‘Shut The F*** Up’ After Accusation Of Racism Towards Diaz

The mixed martial arts (MMA) world was turned upside down by yesterday’s (Wed., February 24, 2016) UFC 196 press conference between two of the game’s best trash talkers in Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. True to form, it was McGregor that kept the laughs rolling with some truly over-the-top trash talk where he accused Rafael

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The mixed martial arts (MMA) world was turned upside down by yesterday’s (Wed., February 24, 2016) UFC 196 press conference between two of the game’s best trash talkers in Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

True to form, it was McGregor that kept the laughs rolling with some truly over-the-top trash talk where he accused Rafael dos Anjos and Frankie Edgar of having ‘sore vaginas’ for not being able to fight him while injured. As far as the man he was actually fighting was concerned, McGregor didn’t waste any time in making it personal.

Stating that he actually liked Diaz, McGregor used a backhanded jab to poke fun at Diaz’ thug persona and the somewhat contrasting fact that he makes extra money off of seminars:

“I honestly like Nick’s little bro,” McGregor said. “He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time, he coaches kids Jiu-jitsu on a Sunday morning, and goes on bike rides with the elderly!

“He makes gun signs with the right hand, and animal balloons on the left hand. You’re a credit to the community.”

The words had the fans laughing hysterically, but not surprisingly, others were offended by the smack talk, which they viewed as based on race.

A TMZ Sports reporter questioned McGregor as he walked out of the event, and ‘The Notorious’ was none too pleased with the wording of the inquiry:

Reporter: “You called him a cholo in there. That’s kind of racially motivated. Did you mean to say it like that?”

McGregor: “Mate, shut the f*** up with that. Remember that Jesus s*** you brought up? Such a stupid question.”

Reporter: “People wanna know that.”

McGregor: “You’re an idiot.”

But McGregor didn’t do much to disprove the theories that he’s racist in his trash talk, making a post on Instagram that featured his staredown with Diaz with a controversial caption, ‘I see a fajita’:

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A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on

The two sides are undoubtedly going to be polarized over this one, with one side believing McGregor to truly be racist and out of line, while the other side will think that he’s just having fun hyping a fight and those that believe he’s racist are being overly politically correct.

It seems as if many issues in our society, and not just in fighting, are coming down to this unfortunate dichotomy, but as is normally the case, perhaps the truth is somewhere in between. Which side are you on?

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