White: McGregor was ‘obsessed’ with Diaz rematch
Earlier today the UFC officially announced the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 200 and shortly after Dana White appeared on ESPN to discuss the fight and why it was made.
Earlier today the UFC officially announced the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 200 and shortly after Dana White appeared on ESPN to discuss the fight and why it was made:
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“After the fight, Lorenzo (Fertitta) and I went up to Conor’s house that he was renting here in Las Vegas and started talking about, ‘what are you thinking, what’s next?’ And he was obsessed,” White said Wednesday on ESPN. “Obsessed with fighting Nate Diaz again.
“Obviously Lorenzo and I tried to argue with him and say let’s go back down to 145 and defend your title, or if you really want the Diaz fight that bad, do it at 155. And he wants to fight at 170. Even his coach, Coach (John) Kavanagh, tried to get him to get off this rematch and off the 170-pound fight, but it’s what he wanted.”
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