Diaz stuns the world, submits McGregor in the second
The main event of UFC 196 featured a welterweight bout between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Ultimate Fighter winner Naute Diaz.
The main event of UFC 196 featured a welterweight bout between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Ultimate Fighter winner Nate Diaz.
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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has never backed down from a challenge.
Not even the prospect of going up two weight classes made McGregor flinch.
But for all his valiance, moving up 25 pounds turned out to be a bridge too far.
Nate Diaz, who took a UFC 196 main-event slot against McGregor on two weeks’ notice, submitted McGregor in the second round of their welterweight main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The time of the tapout was 4:12.
Official Result: Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor by Submission (RNC, Round 2, 4:12)
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