As great as Conor McGregor is in the striking department, his boxing leaves much to be desired. Nate Diaz proved his boxing (which is often underrated) was far superior in their first encounter months ago at UFC 196.

This time, McGregor is doing his best to make sure this won’t be the case in their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202 on August 20 in Las Vegas.

Boxing was a huge part of the first McGregor-Diaz fight, and promises to be a factor once again in the rematch.
Boxing was a huge part of the first McGregor-Diaz fight, and promises to be a factor once again in the rematch.

Diaz, who took the first bout on two weeks’ and had virtually no time to prepare, out-landed the UFC featherweight champion before finishing McGregor on the ground and scoring the biggest upset victory of his career.

This, and the fact that McGregor was previously angling for a boxing super fight against Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr., compelled the Irishman to work on his pugilistic skills.

McGregor has been seen sparring with various professional boxers since, and in this video on his Youtube channel “The Mac Life”, McGregor goes a few rounds with six-time all-Ireland boxing champion Conor Wallace.

Continue on to Page 2 to see the video…

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