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NSAC Executive: Conor McGregor Only Fined $75,000

Last week, reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor appeared before the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) via telephone regarding the bottle-throwing incident at the UFC 202 press conference prior to his highly-anticipated rematch with Nate Diaz, a bout he won via majority decision. Ultimately, the Irishman was given a hefty $150,000 fine along

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Ultimately, the Irishman was given a hefty $150,000 fine along with 50 hours of community service. Despite McGregor’s actions, the punishment seemed to be a bit much, and the champ even wished the commission ‘good luck trying to get it (the fine)’.

It now, however, looks as if McGregor may not have actually been fined $150,000. According to NSAC executive Bob Bennet, who recently spoke with MMAFighting, the $150,000 fine includes a $75,000 fine as well as the value of a public service announcement that McGregor must do for the commission, something he and his team agreed to.

“It appears the media and others got it wrong,” Bennett said.

Diaz has yet to meet with the commission regarding his punishment for the incident.

In the meantime, McGregor is gearing up to challenge lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York in hopes of becoming the first man in promotional history to hold two titles at one time.

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Conor McGregor Issues Hilarious Challenge To NSAC Following Massive Fine

After the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) fined him a staggering $150,000 for his bottle-throwing incident at a UFC 202 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Dana White recently revealed that featherweight champion Conor McGregor no longer wanted to fight in the State of Nevada again. Now, “The Notorious” is back to confirm the sentiment,

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Now, “The Notorious” is back to confirm the sentiment, declaring he’d now rather fight in New York City, where he’ll meet lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205, in an interview with Rolling Stone:

“I don’t see Nevada in my future, for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor says. “I’m free to do what I want. … I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”

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Taking an accepting attitude of his punishment, McGregor called into the NSAC hearing and was apologetic, believing the stance would aid his plight. But the NSAC, who have long been ‘notorious’ in their own right for handing out ridiculous suspensions and fines, had other ideas. His initial requested fine of $25,000 went up to five percent of his whopping $3 million purse for UFC 202.

The Irish star thought they would respect his agreement, but instead ‘fired the rounds off first’ in his opinion. That established, McGregor wished the NSAC good luck in obtaining the money from him:

“I thought they might respect [me calling in] a little bit more. I owned up. I manned up. I’m here. I apologized. I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing. Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”

Although he defeated Diaz by close majority decision at the record-breaking UFC 202, both men put on one of the best fights of the year and delivered the reported highest-grossing UFC pay-per-view (PPV) of all time in the process. They obviously made millions in the process, and McGregor doesn’t want Diaz’ money to go the commission just like he doesn’t want to give them his:

“I do not wish to see Nate get any more or any less than me,” McGregor said. “I don’t want to see either of us have something like this happen. But we’ll see. I don’t know. If they went that way on me I don’t know what way they’re going to go on him. He threw the bottle first, but I don’t wish he get more than me or anything like that. I just wish we’d get it sorted out and get on with it and carry on.”

‘Notorious’ offered his own specific view of the scene in closing, reaffirming his wishes at the NSAC actually getting the fine money:

“Respect to them. They wanted me to pay them and work for them at the same time. How can I not respect that? Good luck to them.”

So the gloves are off between Conor McGregor and the NSAC. Let’s just hope there aren’t any loose cans of Monster Energy Drink nearby.

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Canelo Alvarez Offers Advice To Nate Diaz On Potential McGregor Trilogy

WBO light middleweight champion, and pound-for-pound No. 1-ranked boxer, Canelo Alvarez recently spoke to Fight Hub TV to discuss a potential trilogy bout between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. The two UFC stars now share one win over another after McGregor avenged his initial loss to Diaz back in March, when he took home a

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WBO light middleweight champion, and pound-for-pound No. 1-ranked boxer, Canelo Alvarez recently spoke to Fight Hub TV to discuss a potential trilogy bout between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.

The two UFC stars now share one win over another after McGregor avenged his initial loss to Diaz back in March, when he took home a majority decision win over the Stockton Strangler in their main event clash at UFC 202 in August.

When Canelo was asked what advice he has for Diaz heading into a potential rubber match with ‘Notorious’, the Mexican star had this to say:

“Well he’s a professional in his sport. I think the only piece of advice is conditioning. If he had the necessary condition to finish off McGregor in the third after what happened in the second he would’ve finished him, but he came out in the second looking like he was fatigued. So I believe just conditioning but we also don’t know what’s happening behind the scene with him.

“They say he had a messed up rib and knee. That’s why I tell you, we don’t know what’s going on in training and behind all that. If something happened to him, but if he would of brought the necessary conditioning to be able to finish him it would have been a different story.”

When asked what message does he have for Diaz, Canelo stated that conditioning is key to being able to finish the Irishman:

“Nothing other than he always prepares well, and like I told you, he’s a professional so it’s not my place to give him advice because it’s not my sport but I think from what I say, conditioning. Conditioning is the most important right there.”

Alvarez was then asked if he would be attending Diaz’s next match, and if the Mexican’s calendar book isn’t filled, he says he’ll definitely try and attend to support the Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt:

“It could happen, if we are not focused on something or busy yea we can, why not…”

You can watch Canelo’s full interview with FightHub here (make sure to turn on captions):

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Conor McGregor’s BJJ Coach Wants Nate Diaz In First UFC Fight

Remember that $300K fight camp Conor McGregor dropped in preparation for Nate Diaz at UFC 202? Well a key part of that big money purchase, McGregor’s newly hired Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Dillon Danis, wants to try his hand in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA) after dominating the BJJ scene. During the lead-up to

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During the lead-up to the massive showdown between McGregor and Diaz, Danis found himself in a brief encounter with the Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt, prompting him to challenge Diaz to an Octagon bout during an appearance on The MMA Hour (courtesy of Bloody Elbow):

“I don’t know what that means, I’m on his hit list,” Danis said. “But if he wants to do MMA, I’ll fight him in MMA if he wants. He can do a CM Punk with me and bring me into the UFC. He can be my first fight. I’ll fight him in a couple months, whatever he wants to do.”

“Any kind of combat he wants to do, I’m ready to step in there with him. Whatever he wants. No problem. MMA? It doesn’t matter to me. I’ll fight him in MMA tomorrow.”

This past Saturday the BJJ stud raised some eyebrows when he took home double gold at the medium heavyweight and absolute divisions in the 2016 IBJJF No-Gi Pans tournament.

Coming off the spectacular performance, Danis issued the following message via Instagram to the UFC roster:

I would play with any one of them. @danawhite #manswork

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While nothing has been set in stone for Danis’ debut in MMA, he is expected to be a part of McGregor’s camp for his upcoming lightweight title bout with Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 this November.

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Nate Diaz Will Not Face Discipline For Vaping At UFC 202

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has announced that Nate Diaz will only be subject to a public warning for vaping after his barn burner with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 202 this past August. During his post-fight press conference Diaz sat back and enjoyed some Cannabinoids while taking questions from the media, a

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During his post-fight press conference Diaz sat back and enjoyed some Cannabinoids while taking questions from the media, a substance that is banned under USADA testing criteria for athletes in-competition.

Diaz mistakenly thought the in-competition period had ended after providing post-fight testing samples for USADA, however, the period does not end until six-hours after the bout.

USADA released the official statement today on their website:

USADA announced today that UFC athlete Nate Diaz, of Stockton, Calif., has admitted using a prohibited substance during the in-competition period and has accepted a public warning for his policy violation.

Diaz, 31, admitted using the prohibited substance, Cannabidiol, following his bout at UFC 202 on August 20, 2016. Diaz’s use of the Cannabidiol occurred during the in-competition period, which is defined in the UFC Anti-Doping Policy as “the period starting six hours prior to the commencement of the scheduled weigh-in and ending six hours after the conclusion of the Bout.” Cannabidiol is a specified substance in the class of Cannabinoids and prohibited only in-competition under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

As part of its results management process, USADA gathered information and communicated with the athlete about the circumstances of his use of Cannabidiol on August 20, 2016. USADA concluded that Diaz mistakenly believed that the in-competition period ended after he provided a post-bout sample to USADA. In addition, the in-competition urine and blood samples provided by Diaz before his admitted use were analyzed and reported as negative for all prohibited substances, including Cannabinoids. Based on these circumstances, USADA determined that a public warning was an appropriate response to Diaz’s use of a specified substance during the in-competition period.

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Dana White ‘Won’t Do Three’ With McGregor-Diaz

After he gained revenge on bitter rival Nate Diaz in their rematch at UFC 202 on August 20, 2016, featherweight champion Conor McGregor said the two would likely fight for a third time down the road. But UFC President Dana White said that he was moving away from the rivalry for the time being, and it

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After he gained revenge on bitter rival Nate Diaz in their rematch at UFC 202 on August 20, 2016, featherweight champion Conor McGregor said the two would likely fight for a third time down the road.

But UFC President Dana White said that he was moving away from the rivalry for the time being, and it appears he’s sticking to it, at least for now. Recently speaking on the topic, White once again showed little interest in a third bout between the two stars:

“You can’t do three,” White told Hot 97 in New York. “Here’s the thing, Conor McGregor is this guy where if a fight falls out, this guy will step up. He doesn’t give a (expletive). He’s legitimately that guy. I’ve been on the phone and I’ve stood in the living room many times and looked guys in the face when their opponent pulls out, nobody faces that adversity the way that Conor McGregor does.

“It’s awesome and it makes me respect him very much.”

The two first met at UFC 196 last March in an instant classic that saw Diaz score an emphatic second-round submission victory. The rematch then turned out to be a five-round war in which each fighter had his moments. The “Notorious” one, however, took home a close majority decision victory.

From a business perspective, the rivalry is a lucrative one to say the least, as UFC 202 reportedly broke the all-time pay-per-view (PPV) record that was set by UFC 196. White, however, says a third contest ‘doesn’t make sense’:

“(Conor) ends up saying ‘let’s do this Nate Diaz thing’ and dude he’s two weight classes heavier than you and he doesn’t care. So we do the fight,” White explained. “Conor has to try to weigh 168 when they’re weighing in at 170. The night of the fight, Diaz comes in at 190. Now Conor McGregor is a 45, 55 pound guy and if you look at the wars he’s had with Diaz, you can only have so many of those wars in your career. It doesn’t make sense.

“That’s why we have weight classes. It ended up being an amazing fight, but you don’t want to keep doing that.”

Instead, McGregor will next challenge lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York. Despite this being a blockbuster fight, the UFC has received a bit of criticism for allowing McGregor to call his shots so to say, as the Irishman has yet to defend his featherweight strap that he won last December.
Continuing on, White explained why McGregor gets this ‘special’ treatment:

“That’s why I give this guy way more rope than I give anybody else. Conor can say whatever the hell he wants to, the guy steps up on four days notice, he can say whatever he wants,” White said.

“We’re in the fight game, who really wants to fight? That dude wants to fight.”

Do you approve of McGregor facing Alvarez, and would you like to see him and Diaz run it back one more time in the future?

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