Twitter reacts to Diaz’s submission of McGregor

Nate Diaz took the UFC 196 main event fight with Conor McGregor on only ten days notice, was a huge underdog in the fight, and then shocked the world. Diaz hurt McGregor at the end of the second round and then secured a submission victory.

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.

source: mmafighting.com

As the fight was taking place and when it ended dramatically, Twitter absolutely exploded with shock in the result and Nate Diaz trended worldwide:

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