It’s well known that these guys don’t like each other, but usually you can tell the difference between banter and true hard feelings. The line seems to be continually blurred between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
These comments are a perfect example, McGregor says he respects Diaz, but then in the same breath accuses the Stockton bad boy of ducking ‘real’ challenges ad competition.
From MMAFighting.com:
“What kind of fighter would I be if I lost a contest at a specific weight against a specific individual and then I said, ‘Well, you got me this time, cut a load of weight and I’ll get you at that weight?'” McGregor said. “It makes sense for me to have the contest at 170 to right the wrong. To leave no questions. This is the one. This is where I put everything to rest.”
“Real fighters respect real fighters,” McGregor said. “I respect that he held out for me as well. But at the same time, he played the safe option. He didn’t take what’s known in the game as a McGregor risk. He was offered welterweight belts, he turned them down. He was offered lightweight belts, he turned them down. He played what was in his mind a safer option. I respect that he did it. It was a smart move on his behalf. Why not? But not everyone is willing to take the risks that I am willing to take.”
