The time of the fight McGregor Diaz. Conor McGregor - Biography, personal life, when fight, UFC
On August 20, one of the most significant events in the world of MMA took place in Las Vegas. The odious Conor McGregor went out for the second time to "fight" against the Stockton hooligan Nate Diaz. The Sportbox.ru observer gives his assessment of what happened in the octagon.
A lot of controversy was caused by the judicial decision made at the end of this confrontation. The Irishman's hand is raised, the debt is repaid. But is it fair? To understand this, let's go through each of the five rounds of the fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW6VrKAoUY/? taken-by =ufcnewsalertsRound 1
In the cage, we see a prudent who interrupts his opponent over and over again. The Irishman demonstrates excellent striking technique and does not force things. In the middle of the first five minutes, the shocked one lands his ass on the canvas, but Conor does not fly to develop success, realizing that he can stumble upon a deft submission. Nate rises to "catch" the rest of the time at the same pace accurate shots McGregor.
Round statistics: 34–25 on meaningful strikes to the 28-year-old Irishman.
McGregor's total dominance, he takes the first round
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW4jbcBX3H/? taken-by =ufc_brasilRound 2
The beginning of the round is again for Conor, who was able to shake his opponent twice. A couple of minutes before the end of the five-minute period, Diaz turns on and begins to literally shower the Irishman with a hail of blows, from which he simply runs away. Nate's manner looked strange, because he had the strength to make more precise and confident hits. As a result, McGregor manages to move the fight into the third five-minute period without falling off his feet.
Round statistics: 37–34 on meaningful strikes to the Stockton native.
Diaz skillfully turned the tide of the meeting and took the second round to his credit.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW0r1Lga50/? taken-by =ufc_russiaRound 3
McGregor is not shy about showing his tiredness. The entire third segment, he continues to avoid contact with Diaz. Nate methodically breaks the Irishman, while simultaneously managing to play for the audience. A minute before the end of the round, the American presses his opponent to the net and smashes him across all floors. But since such powerful hits didn’t bring down Conor, it can be assumed that Diaz’s functionality also failed. However, he confidently takes another five minutes.
Round statistics: 49–26 on significant strikes to Nate.
Diaz's unconditional dominance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJXq12GAPwD/? taken-by =ufc_russiaRound 4
The entirety of McGregor's training camp looms on Diaz's face. It's just covered in blood. The incredible progress of Conor's striking technique, coupled with Nate's greedy face for cuts, paid off. TO fourth round the Irishman found strength in himself and began to drive Diaz around the cage, accompanying this whole thing with weighty hits, thus demonstrating a position completely opposite to that of the five-minute earlier.
Round statistics: 46–36 on significant strikes to the featherweight division champion.
McGregor compares the score and postpones the decision of the issue for the final segment of the fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJYc2RxAv6C/? taken-by=paperchaserdotcomRound 5
Decisive cut. Both are tired, both want to finish everything as soon as possible. But how McGregor behaves, and how Diaz behaves. Conor frankly looks at his watch and runs through the floor of the cage with his back to his opponent, so as not to make contact. This is not the behavior of a winner. This is not the behavior of a champion. For a long time, the fighters exchange equal blows. But 25 seconds before the end of the epic, key moment, for which, in my opinion, Nate should have given five minutes. An accented transfer to the stalls from an American. The icing on the cake is the ground and pound demo. Diaz ends the fight on top.
Round statistics: 24–19 on meaningful strikes to McGregor. The only takedown is chalked up to Diaz.
Takes the ending of the fifth round Nate, and with it the whole fight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZqgrJhnls/? taken-by =thenotoriousmmaFinal score according to Sportbox.ru: Diaz win - 48:47
Organized perhaps the most successful and profitable show in the history of MMA. The main duel of the evening turned out to be spectacular, bloody and principled. But the impression was that the main persons of the event knew in advance what the outcome should be. The bosses of the promotion earned huge money, and McGregor and Diaz received three and two million dollars, respectively. Of course, everything led to a trilogy, which will bring even more profit. I think that the Irishman should have behaved more confidently so that there were no questions left. Do not climb into the wheelhouse and frankly run away from the opponent are two different things. Conor demonstrated high fighting intelligence, but it should have been presented in a more beautiful style, and not insolently sparkling with his heels, constantly looking at the timer.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJXDXkXhMYL/? taken-by =ufcThe UFC 202 tournament turned out to be extremely interesting and exciting. It is worth paying tribute to McGregor, who has done a huge amount of work and significantly improved the technique and manner of fighting. Diaz once again showed what he is made of.
Revenge can be safely called close. The judges decided that the Irishman deserved the victory. Well, maybe we'll believe it. For Diaz, it was fatal to leave the decision of the outcome of the fight at the mercy of the judges. They still want to continue the banquet. Now it remains only to wait for the third part of this incredible story.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW6uNRAtd6/? taken-by =ufcnewsalertsYaroslav Stepanov, Sportbox.ru
It's hard to say exactly when such an exciting story began, but the public first learned about it after a simple Irish guy was in the best promotion on the planet and crushed long-term champion Jose Aldo within 13 seconds.
Already at a press conference, Conor McGregor said that he was not opposed to fighting for the belt in the lightweight division, but then many perceived these words as an ordinary PR move. Later, Notorious's intentions began to be confirmed by more and more words and actions, but when his mentor announced a potential entry into the ring at 170 pounds, no one believed him for sure. Who knew that McGregor would get into the welterweight division, bypassing the lightweight echelon.
Events revolved around green American banknotes. The UFC bosses were enthusiastic about the idea of holding a fight between two champions for the title at 155 pounds. With all due respect to Conor, few believed that he could defeat the brutal Rafael dos Anjos, and especially given the killer style with which the Brazilian destroyed far from the last contender Donald Cerrone during his first title defense.
However, he did not have to fight dos Anjos - he sent himself to the hospital on his own, when a week before the fight he broke his leg in one of his last training sessions. The company offered to give a rematch to Jose Aldo, but he refused due to too short a preparation time.
According to various rumors, they offered to enter the ring:
- Jose Aldo;
- Donald Cerrone;
- Anthony Pettis;
- Nate Diaz;
- Frankie Edgar.
Several fighters refused at once, and then the chance was given to Nate Diaz, who, as they say, was on a “deep vacation”.
Ten days of preparation was enough for the Stockton grunt to easily finish the main star of modern mixed martial arts. He missed a few tight shots, waited for the opponent to run out of steam, and got down to business. Later, McGregor himself admitted that his main problem was the lack of strength.
After the defeat, Conor first announced his intention to return to his “native” featherweight division, but later it became clear that he would have a rematch with Diaz. He was born hard. Conor wanted more freedom to prepare, refused to carry out his duties in part of the press conferences and media tours around the United States and as a result lost his place in the main event of the year - UFC 200. Diaz wanted more money. The promotion leaders quickly found the necessary amount and appointed a rematch, which will become the main event of the UFC 202 tournament and will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 20.
Below you can check out the full UFC 202 card as of now.
| UFC 202: McGregor vs. Diaz. 20.08.2016 |
The main fight of the UFC 202 tournament in Las Vegas was the rematch of the Irish fighter and the American Nate Diaz. McGregor won by decision of the judges and rematched for the defeat in March.
In Las Vegas, as part of the UFC 202 tournament at the T-Mobile Arena, the most anticipated fight of the year is the rematch of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Moscow time, the fight will begin at about 7.00 on Sunday, August 21.
In March 2016, Nate Diaz, against all odds, defeated UFC champion in the featherweight division at UFC 196 - in the second round, while the first was completely dominated by the Irishman.
Conor McGregor then fought his first fight in the welterweight division, but this transition was unsuccessful.
Nate Diaz (USA), 31 years old: 29 fights, 19 wins (16 early), 10 losses (2 early).
Height: 183 cm; Weight: 77 kg; Arm span: 193 cm
Conor McGregor (Ireland), 28 years old: 22 fights, 19 wins (18 early), 3 losses (3 early).
Height: 175 cm; Weight: 76 kg; Arm span: 188 cm
"He [Diaz] should have killed me when he had the chance. And now I'm back and I'm going to kill him and his whole team," McGregor said before the fight.
The significance of the rematch for McGregor is huge - a second loss means the demise of the star of this fighter and the transformation of him from a mixed martial arts legend into one of the ordinary participants. In addition, Conor will suffer huge financial losses. But it is known that he loves money and, like no one else, knows how to sell his fights. If you lose, it will become more difficult. Of course, the UFC as a whole will also suffer losses. Therefore, Conor in this fight had no choice but to go for broke.
Bookmakers before the fight gave cautious predictions. Slightly higher were the chances of Conor McGregor. The odds for his victory were 1.73-1.78, for the victory of Diaz - from 1.95 to 2.10.
The weigh-in procedure recorded that McGregor's weight was 76.20 kg/168 lbs, Diaz's weight was 77.11 kg/170.5 lbs.
The fighters started the fight neatly. "Cutting" from the very beginning did not work.
McGregor tried to carry out punches and from time to time he managed to hit the opponent's head well - he even knocked Diaz down, but did not dare to climb into the ground. The American tried to keep Conor at a distance, used low kicks, tried to kick the body, rarely jabbed, but without much success. In general, the first round was extremely cautious on the part of both fighters - the stakes are too high. But at the same time, McGregor won 36 to 23 rounds.
At the beginning of the second round, Conor powerfully struck with his left and again knocked down Diaz, but again did not go to the ground. A few seconds later - Diaz was again on the floor of the octagon. The American had a dissection - his face began to fill with blood.
Toward the end of the second round, Diaz seized the initiative, spent several good hits to McGregor's head, then caught the Irishman in a clinch, pinned him to the net and delivered another series of powerful punches and knees - Conor barely survived until the end of the round.
In the third round, Nate Diaz began to work as the first number, Conor clearly sank. A couple of times, Diaz managed to take McGregor into the clinch, but he failed to dump him on the ground. The Irishman occasionally ran around the octagon to recuperate. Functionally, Diaz is clearly better prepared. 30 seconds before the end of the 3rd round, Diaz pressed McGregor to the net and carried out a series of powerful blows to the head - the gong saved the Irishman. The third round is completely for the American.
The fighters started the fourth round not so actively - fatigue affected. In the middle of the round, Diaz again caught McGregor in the clinch, but he could not squeeze anything out of it. The pace of the battle slowed down, the fighters exchanged blows from a distance. At the end of the fourth five-minute period heavy blows struck by Conor.
Everything had to be decided in the fifth round - after four it was 2:2 in rounds.
Early in the fifth round, Diaz missed several punches from McGregor. In the middle of the round, a new clinch and an attempt to transfer from Diaz to the ground, but the Irishman stood on his feet. Two minutes before the end of the fight - again the clinch. Diaz tried to press, but Conor held on well. At the same time, the American was able to inflict several blows - not very strong, but accurate. In general, the fifth five-minute period turned out to be even. Only on last seconds in the battle there was a single takedown, but Diaz could not work it out - the gong sounded.
The duel turned out to be super spectacular. Conor McGregor played the fight smartly enough - he did not allow the confrontation to be transferred to the ground, and did not allow Diaz to carry out takedowns.
Conor McGregor wins by majority decision and restored his reputation. There is no doubt that we will continue this confrontation and we will see the 3rd fight between McGregor and Diaz.
Note that for this fight the fighters will receive fantastic fees by the standards of mixed martial arts: Conor McGregor - $ 3 million, Nate Diaz - $ 2 million.
In the American Las Vegas at the UFC 202 tournament, a rematch expected by many fans of mixed martial arts took place between reigning champion Featherweight Champion by Conor and Nate.
The Irishman managed to get back at Diaz for inflicting the first defeat of his UFC career on him. The excitement around this fight was simply incredible, and the fighters' fees for the fight were a record in the history of the organization. Conor McGregor received $3 million for this fight and Nate Diaz received $2 million.
A little more than six months ago, the Irishman, who did not know defeat in the featherweight category, decided to take a chance and move to the welterweight category in order to prove to everyone that he would not be equal in it either.
Of all the fighters in the welterweight category, the choice fell on the American Nate Diaz.
By tradition and to maintain the image, McGregor began waving his fists even before the start of the fight and declaring that he would easily deal with his opponent.
In fact, everything turned out differently. Conor started the meeting well, actively attacked, but at the same time did not forget to spend energy on behind his opponent, thereby playing for the audience. But main mistake The Irishman was not in the fact that he was distracted by numerous gestures, but in the fact that he allowed Diaz to transfer the fight to the ground, where the American acted stronger than his opponent.
In the second round, McGregor missed a lot of heavy blows, and Nate, having knocked down his opponent, found the moment to choke him. McGregor suffered his first UFC loss.
Just a few days later american fighter agreed to give Conor a chance to get revenge. Their fight was scheduled for the UFC 200 anniversary tournament. But a little less than three months before the fight, McGregor announced his retirement through his Twitter account.
“I decided to leave the sport young. Thanks everyone. See you later,” wrote the fighter.
Two days later, the Irishman explained his decision and called it the main reason that the organization was distracting him from the preparatory process. The fighter did not want to give a huge number of interviews and do things that do not concern, but in many ways distract from training process. He agreed to give just one press conference and return to preparations. Perhaps this was done with the expectation that the Irishman could not physically prepare for revenge in such a short time and decided to win some more time.
After all the conflict issues were settled, the revenge was scheduled for the UFC 202 tournament. And again, as before the first fight, the fighters put on a real show of verbal skirmishes, and the skirmish at the press conference became the apotheosis of all this.
At the end of the event, a conflict broke out between the fighters. Diaz gave McGregor the middle finger several times before throwing a plastic water bottle at him. The Irishman responded by throwing everything at Nate. plastic bottles with water, which were on the table.
After that, the organizers were forced to take both fighters outside the hall and end the event.
Both Diaz and McGregor approached this fight thoroughly prepared, both fighters drew their own conclusions from the first fight.
This fact was confirmed by the beginning of the fight. Both opponents did not run at each other as rabid, but carefully calculated every action of the opponent. McGregor looked very focused and tried to bring almost every punch to the target. Diaz, in turn, tried to force the Irishman to attack more actively.
In one of the moments, Conor managed to knock the American to the floor with two accurate blows, but it was not a knockdown, but an invitation to go to the ground. However, the Irish fighter, taught by the bitter experience of defeat, did not follow the opponent's lead and continued the fight in the standing position.
By the end of the first round, Diaz had a cut on his nose and his right eyebrow was slightly swollen, there were no visible signs of an opponent’s hit on McGregor, which indicated that the Irishman had more accurate shots. In general, the first round was almost completely dictated by the "infamous", the statistics also spoke in his favor - 23 to 36 in significant blows.
The second round also began with Conor's accurate hits. Diaz fell twice after these blows, trying to continue the fight on the ground, but McGregor did not go on about.
For most of the round, the Irishman demonstrated high speed and surpassed his opponent in this indicator. Towards the end of the second five-minute period, Nate went forward more actively, which resulted in a large number of accurate shots, one of which slightly shocked, but did not break his opponent.
In the third round, it was noticeable that both fighters were tired, and McGregor began to periodically run away from contact, to which Diaz urged him to continue to fight, and not run.
In general, Nate could record this round as an asset, as he landed 58 punches, while the Irishman only 24.
It is noteworthy that the fighting that Conor demonstrated in the third five-minute period was very similar to the tactics of Jose Aldo in the fight against Frankie Edagar. Then Conor called the Brazilian a "runner", hinting that the ex-champion avoided the fight in every possible way.
The last two rounds affected the incredible stamina of the American. It was evident that McGregor was already tired and tried to act as reliably as possible. And in last round it was noticeable how the Irishman constantly bored the timer with his eyes, watching when the fight would end. Also in the fifth round, Conor ran away from his rival in the octagon a lot, which spoke of Nate's superiority in the end of the fight.
When the time came to finally find out the winner of this battle, the opinions of the judges were divided.
Judges score: 48-47, 47-47, 48-47 in favor of Conor McGregor.
Statistics said that the fight was absolutely equal. Significant hits: McGregor: 286 (total) - 164 (exact) - 58 (percentage of hit); Diaz: 343 (total) - 166 (accurate) - 48 (percentage of hits).
Total hits: McGregor: 322 (total) - 197 (accurate) - 62 (percentage hit); Diaz: 435 (total) - 252 (accurate) - 58 (percentage hit).
“I came into this fight in worse shape than last time, I couldn't train, I was injured. I'm not making excuses, but he couldn't beat me. I want a third fight. I gave him a second fight right away, already on the second day, so I'm ready to do it again. Good job, Conor, but we'll have a third fight. Real,” Diaz said after the fight.
“Surprise is a surprise. The king is back,” MacGregor began his speech. “It was an incredible fight, he is an incredible fighter. He made me give it my all. As my coach used to say, we either win or we learn. And I learned a lot in the last fight.
All I know is that we are 1-1. Time to regroup. Now we will do it at 155 pounds. I moved up to 175, beat the bigger guy and showed my dominance. Now, if you want a trilogy, accept my terms. Get down to 155 pounds, let's arrange it," McGregor said.
The Irishman plans to fight his next fight against Brazilian Jose Aldo, who has long been waiting for a chance to take revenge and regain the featherweight title.
As for the third and decisive fight with Diaz, most likely the American will not agree to move to featherweight weight class, but the fans can be sure of one thing: the third fight will take place!
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Just in the early morning of August 21 at the "T-Mobile Arena" in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) a grandiose fighting UFC show 202, the main event of which was a rematch between the UFC featherweight champion, the Irishman - Conor McGregor, nicknamed "The Notorious" and the American - Nate Diaz.
The last fight of Conor McGregor against Nate Diaz went the entire five-round distance, during which the fighters gave out a very colorful battle. On both sides in the Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz we have seen miracles of courage and resilience. Round after round, the athletes fought uncompromisingly, not sparing each other, and the scales could tip from one to the other at any moment.
IN first two rounds McGregor looked much more convincing, he no longer climbed ahead as in the first fight, but showed a more thoughtful fight. Conor aimed, hit for accuracy and several times, during these two rounds, sent Diaz to the canvas, but did not finish off - which means going to the ground.
IN third round McGregor got tired and, noticing this, Nate Diaz perked up, began to spend more time in attack and, most importantly, began to hit. At the end of the round, pinning McGregor at the net of the octagon, Nate simply destroyed the opponent with punches and elbows. How Conor survived to the end of the third five-minute period is hard to say. The third round in the fight was definitely for Nate Diaz, one of the judges even gave Nate an advantage of 2 points.
However, in the fourth round Conor managed to recover and now he was more accurate. Throwing a lot of body shots, McGregor also started to use his elbows and this brought him the victory in the fourth round. Diaz's face was already bleeding profusely by this time, and Nate repeatedly wiped it off with a glove.
A in the last fifth round Diaz again managed to level the fight and even looked better in the end. Pinning McGregor against the net, he again landed many not strong but disturbing blows. And just before the serena, Nate had a takedown, the only one in this fight. But the fighter from the USA did not have time to use it, the final siren stopped the fight! Fifth round for Diaz.
But in the end, Conor McGregor won 3 rounds out of five and Nate Diaz won two, which was reflected in the final score of the fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor 47-47, 47-48, 47-48 in favor of the Irish fighter. Video recording last fight Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, a little later. Follow the site for updates.
