McGregor describes emotion of first UFC loss
McGregor spoke at the post-fight press conference and explained his emotions following his first ever UFC loss.
Conor McGregor had been undefeated in UFC career and has looked almost unbeatable. He was arguably winning his fight with Nate Diaz until he wasn’t. Diaz hung in the fight and began to take over in the second round. Diaz landed some solid shots that hurt McGregor who shoot a takedown. Diaz was able to defend, scramble to his back and sink in a fight ending rear naked choke.
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McGregor spoke at the post-fight press conference and explained his emotions following his first ever UFC loss:
This is the game: We win some we lose some, (but) I will never shy away from a challenge, I will never shy away from defeat, McGregor said. This is part of the game. I am happy to come out there, continue to stay in this fight. I had many chances to not to this and sit and wait, but I went in and I took a fight and it didn’t pay off. This is the fight business. It’s another day and I’ll come back.
I enjoyed the whole experience. When dos Anjos pulled and I got Nate, I was actually relishing the opportunity to step in there against Nate. I’ve always enjoyed Nick (Diaz) and Nate and their fighting approach, and even the build-up, I had a lot of fun listening to the things he was saying. I had fun; it was a fun fight in there. He stayed in there, he talked, we were verbal and it was an enjoyable fight. I would have liked to be more efficient and not give toward the end of the second, but we live and we learn.
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