After his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Conor McGregor will now be facing his unfinished business in the UFC. One of them is a possible trilogy fight against Nate Diaz, among his other obligations as the undisputed lightweight champion.
The UFC lightweight champion told BBC News that should he return to the Octagon and face Diaz in a trilogy bout, it would have to be at lightweight, the division that McGregor currently rules over.
“I’m the 155-pound champion, I faced him at 170, he beat me, then I rematched him at 170, I beat him. Now I’m the 155-pound world champion. If he wants that fight, he must come down,”
McGregor said. “That’s a fair trade. I didn’t ask for the rematch at a lower weight, I asked for the rematch at the exact same weight. I thought that was a fair play move on my half and then I came in and I won. So now I won that, then I won the 155-pound title after that. If he wants to fight, he’s got to make that 155-pound limit.”
Conor McGregor Wants Nate Diaz at 155 Pounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwhktW8ZQ_I
Before winning the UFC lightweight title from Eddie Alvarez, McGregor jumped up two weight classes to meet Nate Diaz in a 170-lb bout at UFC 196. That situation manifested itself when McGregor’s original opponent, then-lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, was removed from that card with an injury.
Nate Diaz has spent most of his 24-fight UFC career at lightweight and previously fought for that division’s championship against Benson Henderson back in 2012, a bout that he lost by unanimous decision.
In a press conference prior to their rematch at UFC 202 (where McGregor would avenge his lone Octagon setback with a majority decision nod over Diaz), McGregor stated that it was his preference that they fight at welterweight again due to him wanting to “put everything to rest.”
Following his 10th-round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather in his professional boxing debut this past Saturday, McGregor said he is open to boxing again in the future or returning to the UFC.
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Fair
True dat!
Dustin Miller
Not a big deal, That is a yes weight class he fights in!
Connor Lombardo
Jimmy Lim Jason Brown I’m 120 kgs I’d drop down to that to choke him out nek minute last 2 seconds lol get knocked out by his toe
You should just join UFC bro just choke out cunts and get money ?
Reinert Sander
That’s only way Connor wins is in his realm haha Diaz would be better though if he dropped weight.
Fuck no such thing as fighting to rank these days
There all just money fights
He said this at the end of fight #2
Michael ‘Prickle’ Arthur told you it wouldn’t take him long to get back into media’s light.
Dominic Frazier
Sebastian you think it’ll happen?
Hell yes
whens the mcgregor vs the undertaker hell in a cell happening?
Figuring out contract now, McGregor only wants to use Speedos. Taker isn’t having it. Gonna be a billion dollar fight.
Laurens Baetens ik wist het
he calls the shots!!!!
honestly don’t see the appeal of these little guys going at it..to each their own.
Pahahaha, what a pussy!!
Shut the fuck up damn looser
Yawn
Josh Dreaver
Michael Scherpenzeel
Patrick
eh scho gsehn, nur fair aber find ich
Insuring his win… well played mayweather move lol
Except that’s Nates actual weight class. So he’s basically saying fight where you’re already best prepared to fight lol. Needless to say that shouldn’t be an issue at all.
Justin Richardson and so he should the lil bish
Doesn’t matter what weight it’s at
yes it does
Diaz will make him his bitch once again no matter the weight.
yeah nah
Lol wrong again
can’t wait for u to eat those words
Like I did with mayweather? ???
this is ufc not b boxing u ??
Bro his natural weight is lightweight, he’ll be faster even fast with those hands. Conor wants to hope he can KO him in the second.
hopefully with all his extra boxing he can knock him out!
Nebu Aguirre
era justa y necesaria, no podian estar empatados, pero ahora en peso de mcgregor, esta cabron
Id hate to fight the scrappiest triathlete in MMA at a lighter weight….
I don’t know why people are saying he is calling out Diaz. They asked him a question and he gave them an answer. Under no circumstance in that interview did he say Nate, I want you at 155.
Diaz is a 155 fighter you stupid cunts ..he came off the couch the first time en magregor wanted 170 again
The 170 lbs actually favored Diaz. If Diaz is better at 155, that’s great, we’ll see an amazing fight. Will be McGregor able to ko Diaz at that weight? At 170 of course not, but 155?
Sampanna Baidya would be sick