Conor McGregor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in a rematch of their first thrilling bout at welterweight in just week’s time at UFC 202.
McGregor lifted the featherweight strap from Aldo last December via shocking 13-second first round knockout. One step-back left hand was all in a day’s work for McGregor, who scored the shocking upset and shot straight to super stardom.
McGregor, who ended up moving up two weight divisions to fight Diaz back in March however, has put the featherweight belt on hold while he tested waters at welterweight.
In the absence of a McGregor title defense, Aldo received the opportunity to compete for the interim featherweight belt wherein he fought and beat Frankie Edgar for the interim title.
Aldo has been itching to get his revenge on McGregor who got under his skin and completely humiliated him in front of the entire world.
As for welterweight, well Nick Diaz isn’t getting an immediate crack at the title according to White…
Continue to page 2 for the quotes from Dana White…
UFC 202 is just days away and the hype is getting crazy. The story behind the monstrous main event is about to move in to its second chapter. Once again Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor are dominating the headlines.
The two titans of the UFC’s superstar roster first met at UFC 196 on March 5. It was an unlikely pairing given the fact they re in different weight classes, but it bore the fruit of an all-time classic war.
The First Fight
Taking place at welterweight, Diaz vs. McGregor was a fight that took place on very short notice. ‘The Notorious’ had been training for lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, but the Brazilian suffered an injury 12 days out.
Stepping in for the injured RDA was Diaz, the Stockton bad boy who’d already been trashing McGregor in the media. Very few expected Diaz to make it out of the first round, let alone to beat the Irishman the way he did.
Revenge or Repeat
The popular Irish star was handed his first UFC loss. Diaz had overcome the huge odds on short notice, and it led to an immediate rematch. UFC 202 goes down in five day time, and the promotion has taken it to the next level.
After releasing a teaser trailer last week, the UFC has finally revealed the FULL video today…
Continue to page 2 for the brand new Diaz vs. McGregor 2 promo in full…
Bare knuckle boxing predates anyone who will be reading this article today. The sources of the brutal sport go back the 1700’s. The first ever bare knuckle boxing or ‘fisticuffs’ champion was a man by the name of James Figg.
Ireland is the country where bare knuckle boxing began though, and to present day they continue the sport as tradition. Quite often travellers, or ‘gypsies’ as some call themselves, will use a bare knuckle bout to settle differences.
James Quinn McDonagh is a modern bare knuckle boxing legend…
James Quinn McDonagh
Aside from some states in the USA, bare knuckle fighting is no longer a sanctioned or recognized sport. The early 1900’s marked the last of the great bare knuckle boxing champions, but not in Ireland.
Today’s article focuses on the man known as ‘king of the travellers,’ James Quinn McDonagh. He went undefeated during his time as a bare knuckle boxer, and was part of one of the greatest fight documentaries ever made.
Life of a Fighter
Born in 1967 in Ireland, McDonagh fought as an amateur boxer in Ireland. Later using these skills as a bare knuckle boxer, his fight videos have become the stuff of legend. After a confrontation that led to a man’s death, McDonagh was embroiled in a feud that still rages today.
As a result he was part of some seriously brutal bare knuckle fights…
It’s less than one week now until UFC 202 and the tension is building. The hype behind Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz is strong, especially after their crazy rivalry before UFC 196. One particular video showed McGregor mocking Diaz over his salary.
The Irish star mocked Diaz and called him all sorts of insults. The Stockton brawler would make McGregor pay for all his trash talk on March 5. When they finally met in the octagon, the fight was more thrilling than we’d first imagined.
Back and forth they went for one and a half rounds, both dishing out some heavy blows. Even though McGregor had a full camp, he looked exhausted by the second round. Diaz picked up the ball and rolled with it at this point.
A clean combination of punches to the chin of McGregor forced the takedown. Diaz is the far superior ground technician and it took less than 30 seconds for him to finish the fight. It was the rear naked choke that forced the tap.
Nate Diaz’s hand raised in victory at UFC 196…
Suddenly it was McGregor who was subject to tons of ridicule. Diaz’s insults about ‘The Notorious’ playing ‘touch butt in the park’ went viral in the form of countless memes and videos.
Now it’s time for the rematch, and Conor McGregor may ave just invented his net meme…
In the world of MMA, competition is so fierce that it’s hard for fighters to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Everybody is good at everything from striking to jiujitsu to wrestling. MMA is ‘mixed martial arts’ for a reason — you have to be great in all areas to be successful.
Athletes will go to great lengths to gain a competitive advantage. From drastically cutting weight to some of the weirdest training methods in existence, some MMA fighters will try absolutely anything.
Here are Four Weird Training Methods to Improve Your MMA Skills…
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is the king of trash talking. Before he fought Nate Diaz at UFC 196, all his opponents in the promotion were seriously shook. His sharp tongue knows no bounds.
Of course McGregor s not the only man in combat sports history to use trash talking. The self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all-time Muhammad Ali was arguably the first professional athlete to talk a big game.
Conor McGregor’s razor sharp wit has got him in to trouble…
Writing checks with his mouth…
Unfortunately for McGregor, he was unable to back up all the talk against Nate Diaz. The Stockton brawler was happy to soak up the abuse before UFC 196, and made ‘The Notorious’ pay the price in blood.
Diaz rocked McGregor, who was visibly exhausted, and choked him in to submission. As the Irish boxer tapped out to end the fight, a legendary rivalry was born. Their eleven-day feud was topped off by Diaz’s ‘I’m not surprised’ interview after the fight.
Conor McGregor is the most hyped fighter of all-time, only Nate Diaz wasn’t buying it…
Beef with WWE
Conor McGregor is constantly finding himself making new enemies. The Irishman always tells the truth, and sometimes is a little too honest. He recently got on the wrong side of the entire WWE roster with an outlandish statement.
Dana White has announced that Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson will be the first fighter to get a crack at new UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s title.
This is coming off of a rather bizarre series of events that saw Woodley challenged by Thompson shortly after Woodley defeated Lawler for the title. Woodley then promptly danced around the challenge and instead stated he wanted either a fight with Georges St. Pierre or Nick Diaz. Nick Diaz hasn’t won a fight since 2011, and Georges St. Pierre hasn’t had a fight in almost 3 years. Woodley is no stranger to lobbying hard for the fight that he wants however, having just recently sat on the sidelines for a year and a half awaiting a title shot.
Woodley wants no part of Thompson, and it’s not secret as to why.
Here are 5 reasons Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson annihilates Tyron Woodley…
The early days of the UFC used to pit fighting style against fighting style to see which martial art was truly dominant. The early tournaments were dominated by Royce Gracie and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Since those first few tournaments fighters quickly realized that they needed to be familiar with multiple fighting styles in order to be competitive. While discipline vs discipline fights rarely occur at high levels in MMA anymore it does appear they now happen in the Olympics..sort of anyway.
Recently a Belgian Judoka was matched up against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner in Rio, but its not quite what you think. The jiu-jitsu practitioner was a hotel worker, and the judoka was an inebriated Belgian who broke into his place of employment.
Dirk van Tichelt was probably having a great time before everything went down. After all he had just won the bronze medal in the 73kg division in men’s Judo. Like any athlete would do after accomplishing something as significant, he went out with teammates and training partners and downed a bunch of adult beverages until well after most establishments had closed up shop. Unfortunately during their celebrations Van Tichelt noticed a woman stealing his training partner’s phone. The bronze medalist judoka chased after the woman who tried to get into the Best Western Hotel in Rio, which had recently closed and locked their doors.
Bruce Lee is a legend of martial arts for so many reasons. Many regard him as the godfather of modern mixed martial arts. Lee was truly a revolutionary in his field, redesigning the way many of us thought about martial arts.
Of course Bruce Lee was also a huge movie star. The Hong Kong actor starred in ‘The Big Boss’ and ‘Fist Of Fury,’ arguably his finest work was ‘Enter the Dragon.’ Outside of Hollywood, it was Lee’s profound teaching and training that reached far.
Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris
Theory
Bruce Lee’s unique theory about martial arts came at a time where styles meant everything. Although young in age, Lee’s teachings soon became widely accepted. He believed that not one style was superior to another, but that it was down to the practitioner.
He also taught that a blend of all styles would ultimately prove to be the strongest of all. The knowledge Bruce Lee possessed about not only fighting, but also life itself was truly astounding.
Roots
Bruce Lee would pilot his own form of martial arts called Jeet Kune Do. It was a mix of many marital arts, including grappling, which he described as ‘being water.’ But Lee’s roots came from a much more traditional form of martial arts.
The following video is great for any real martial arts fans…
When Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz first met at UFC 196 a few months ago, one of the spectators in the crowd was former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Suffice to say, GSP was very much entertained at the highly compelling bout that took place between UFC’s featherweight champ from Ireland and the bad boy from the 209.
Just like every spectator in attendance, GSP’s jaw dropped when Diaz came from being bloodied and battered for five minutes to winning via shocking submission victory. One of the key factors that played into the fight, according to GSP, is the mental game.
Lion vs Gazelle
We all know both Nate and Conor are inherent tough guys, so the fight came down to who was stronger mentally.
“Yeah, the way I see it is McGregor and Nate Diaz are both ‘bully’ fighters, and the worst thing that can happen to a bully is when the tables get turned around and he gets bullied himself,” said GSP, in a recent interview with Bloody Elbow.
“That’s what happened to Conor McGregor, that’s why he lost that fight. Conor McGregor used to bully people and put people away in the first round because he’s such an amazing fighter, and he gets into people’s heads. But what happened was, he couldn’t put Diaz away because Diaz is very resilient.”
GSP knows a thing or two about the mental game, having faced Nate’s brother Nick a few years ago. Keeping calm under duress is a quality every champion should possess. Unfortunately, McGregor was unable to figure out a way to recover from a Diaz punch that paved the way for the rear-naked choke.
Conor McGregor is the most hyped fighter of all-time, only Nate Diaz wasn’t buying it…
I’m not surprised
The Canadian MMA legend likened the sequence to a marathon.
“If I make an analogy it’s like Conor McGregor was pacing himself for a 400 meters race. He gave everything, but at the end of this 400 meters race, now somebody was telling him, ‘I’m sorry, you’re not done yet, you have another 400 meters to do’,” said GSP.
“And if you didn’t pace yourself, if you go all out thinking you’re going to arrive at the finish line at 400 meters, now you have another 400 meters – you’re done. There was lot of mental breakdown into that fight, and I think it’s a great example of how a Diaz brother can already beat people mentally, and they’re very good at it. When I fought Nick I was ready for that.”
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