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Video: Yesterday’s UFC 196 Press Conference, In All It’s Profanity-Laced Beauty

(via the UFC.)

It wouldn’t take a genius to predict that a mic battle between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would be entertaining from start to finish, but I don’t think that any of us could have predicted how balls-to-the-wall bonkers yesterday’s UFC 196 press conference ended up being. Both Ireland and Stockton were represented in full, and the result was a conference that felt less like a media day and more like a Def Jam comedy special. A few choice pull quotes:

McGregor: “I like Nick’s little bro. He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time, he coaches kids Jiu Jitsu on Sunday morning and goes on bike rides with the elderly. He makes gang signs with the right hand and animal balloons with the left.”

Diaz: “Fuck you.” (this was the majority of Diaz’s trash talk)

Diaz: “You fight midgets.”

McGregor: “Most people, when they get that red panty night, they ring home to their wife, ‘Baby we did it!’ Nate rings Nick, ‘Baby, we did it!'”

Check out a handful of highlights from the conference above, then head after the jump for the whole affair.

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(via the UFC.)

It wouldn’t take a genius to predict that a mic battle between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would be entertaining from start to finish, but I don’t think that any of us could have predicted how balls-to-the-wall bonkers yesterday’s UFC 196 press conference ended up being. Both Ireland and Stockton were represented in full, and the result was a conference that felt less like a media day and more like a Def Jam comedy special. A few choice pull quotes:

McGregor: “I like Nick’s little bro. He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time, he coaches kids Jiu Jitsu on Sunday morning and goes on bike rides with the elderly. He makes gang signs with the right hand and animal balloons with the left.”

Diaz: “Fuck you.” (this was the majority of Diaz’s trash talk)

Diaz: “You fight midgets.”

McGregor: “Most people, when they get that red panty night, they ring home to their wife, ‘Baby we did it!’ Nate rings Nick, ‘Baby, we did it!’”

Check out a handful of highlights from the conference above, then head after the jump for the whole affair.

The belt aside, it would be safe to say that UFC 196 has arguably become more popular since Diaz agreed to face McGregor. This press conference peaked at 361,000 viewers for Christ’s sake; that’s better ratings than 23 previous WSOF broadcasts on NBC SN. For a press conference. On a Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Anderson Silva is fighting this weekend and no one gives a fuck. The power of Mystic Mac, ladies and gentlemen.

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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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FBI Investigating Death Threats Sent To Conor McGregor

It looks like someone is not a fan of Conor McGregor, and this recent image has sparked an investigation by the UFC and the FBI… UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 this coming March 5, and we got to see the first battle of the

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It looks like someone is not a fan of Conor McGregor, and this recent image has sparked an investigation by the UFC and the FBI…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 this coming March 5, and we got to see the first battle of the trash talkers during an eventful presser last night. Both ‘The Notorious’ and Diaz were on form, and shared a heated staredown to close the evening’s festivities. With Rafael dos Anjos injured, there probably wasn’t a better replacement in terms of marketability for this fight.

With Conor McGregor coverage hitting fever pitch over the recent weeks, it looks as though the Irish striker has been ruffling a few feathers outside of the mixed martial arts world. This threat was sent out over Twitter last night, and broke by Mike Dyce and Zombie Prophet. Check it out:


The federal bureau of investigation is now seeking the owner of the account associated with the threatening image, where the man appears to be holding an AK-47 assault rifle, while sending out the following threat:

@TheNotoriousMMA Be careful talking down on neighbourhoods, you don’t run shit here except the UFC, and in the hood we use guns not fists this ain’t Ireland

Needless to say, the authorities and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are taking this threat very seriously, especially given the heightened threat levels already being experienced the world over. We’ll bring you more updates on this story as they arise.

With all the drama surrounding Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, it’s easy to forget the UFC is putting on a show in London this weekend featuring Anderson Silva. Be sure to stay with us here at LowKickMMA as we bring you all the UFC Fight Night 83 and UFC 196 news, updates and coverage!

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Conor McGregor Reacts To Nate Diaz’ Steroid Accusations: That Was Your Team

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his new opponent for March 5’s UFC 196, the polarizing Nate Diaz, met up for a pre-fight press conference earlier today (Wed., February 24, 2016), and not surprisingly, the results produced some noteworthy fireworks. Much of that came in the form of Diaz’ suggestion that the entire UFC, including

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his new opponent for March 5’s UFC 196, the polarizing Nate Diaz, met up for a pre-fight press conference earlier today (Wed., February 24, 2016), and not surprisingly, the results produced some noteworthy fireworks.

Much of that came in the form of Diaz’ suggestion that the entire UFC, including ‘Notorious,’ is on steroids, a concern they’ve no doubt had to deal with in full force when a series of drug test failures left them no choice but to enact new and stringent testing policies in conjunction with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

But regardless of the testing protocol in place, Diaz still thinks all of the major fighters are using:

“They’re all on steroids. They’re all on steroids. Everybody.”

With the original question about the weight of the fight, which will be contested two weight classes up from McGregor’s normal featherweight, ‘Mystic mac’ used the stage to forcefully reply to Diaz’ accusations:

“I don’t care about weight. Steroids? What you talking about, steroids? Don’t be putting my name in with steroids. Don’t put my name in the name of steroids, Nate. The only weight I give a fuck about is the weight of them checks, and my checks are always super heavyweight, so I don’t give a shit.”

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McGregor then referred back to Diaz’ profanity-filled callout of McGregor following his win over Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17, noting that he hasn’t ‘taken what Diaz has worked for’ and has worked hard for everything he’s earned in the fight game:

“He talks like I took something from him; that’s what he said after the fight, ‘I’ve taken everything he’s worked for.’ I work like a motherfucker. I don’t get out of shape; he gets out of shape. His fight against dos Anjos, he looked like the skinniest fat guy I’ve ever seen in my life. The last fight he came in in shape. This time now the fact that he’s asking for weight changes all the time, I’d imagine he probably got out of shape again, so I took none from him, I work hard. I work hard, and that’s it.”

While there isn’t much doubt that Diaz was definitely out of shape when he lost a one-sided decision to the lightweight champ back at UFC on FOX 13, Diaz didn’t seem to care about the criticism. Instead, he stuck to his initial stance that the entirety of the UFC was on PEDs:

“Everybody’s on steroids, the whole UFC, everybody.”

McGregor was visibly upset when that came out, and he had a stinging reply ready to go. Read on to the next page to find out what ‘The Notorious’ came back at Diaz with….

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Nate Diaz Accuses McGregor, Others Of Using Steroids

What a wild press conference that was. Both Conor McGregor (19-2) and Nate Diaz (18-10) put on a show for the fans today with the back-and-forth verbal jabs.

Nate Diaz threw a wild accusation that Conor McGregor and every other fighter use’s steroid…

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What a wild press conference that was. Both Conor McGregor (19-2) and Nate Diaz (18-10) put on a show for the fans today with the back-and-forth verbal jabs.

Nate Diaz threw a wild accusation that Conor McGregor and every other fighter use’s steroids in the UFC.

“Everybody is on steroids,” Diaz said at the press conference. “The whole UFC.”

McGregor did not take the accusation lightly and reminded Nate Diaz that his teammates Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields were caught for PED use.

“I’m not on no steroids,” McGregor said. “What the [expletive] are you talking about? Your two teammates were on steroids.”

Diaz did not respond to what McGregor said about Melendez and Shields but was firm about his stance that McGregor was on steroids.

Dana White later said to TMZ that Diaz was wrong and the UFC has the best anti-doping program in sports. The UFC president said that fighters would be caught if anyone was using PEDs. UFC 196 is slated to take place March 5th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

You can watch the entire press conference here:

Coach: It’s Going To Be An Early Night For Nate Diaz

With lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of his scheduled super fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor, it was announced last night that Nate Diaz will step in to meet McGregor on just 11 day’s notice in the main event of March 5’s UFC 195. While a title won’t be on the line, McGregor

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With lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of his scheduled super fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor, it was announced last night that Nate Diaz will step in to meet McGregor on just 11 day’s notice in the main event of March 5’s UFC 195.

While a title won’t be on the line, McGregor vs. Diaz is still a huge fight in its own right. Not only do the two possess contrasting styles of striking, but they also happen to be two of the best trash talkers in the sport, even having a history with each other to show for it.

As for how the fight will play out, it’s hard to tell given the short notice.

The “Notorious” one infamously predicted that he would “dust” dos Anjos in less than a minute, and it appears as if Team McGregor feels just as confident going up against the Stockton native.

McGregor’s long-time head coach, John Kavanagh, recently spoke on the fight, noting some of Diaz’s past performances, including his 2013 knockout loss to Josh Thomson.

All in all, Kavanagh doesn’t feel as if this one is going to last too long (via The42.ie):

“You must be ready for every type of opponent. As for Nate, if you look at his last fight when he beat Michael Johnson by decision, Michael comes from a great team but he is quite new to striking, yet he still managed to land a lot of shots. Josh Thomson badly lit Nate up when they fought in 2013. The Diaz brothers are known for walking through shots but Nate doesn’t quite have Nick’s ability to absorb punishment. It’s a different ballgame when you face somebody who has been striking for their entire life, as opposed to a wrestler who’s still trying to develop their striking. I think it will be an early night for Nate.”

The weight at which this bout is taking place at is also interesting to note.

McGregor, who holds a title at 145-pounds, was jumping up ten pounds to clash with dos Anjos, but he will now move up two whole weight classes to fight Diaz at welterweight.

Who do you see walking away with the victory in this highly anticipated affair?

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