When the UFC 303 Dublin Press Convention was abruptly canceled earlier this month, it was obvious that Conor McGregor’s return struggle towards Michael Chandler was in jeopardy. A toe harm compelled the previous two-division UFC champion out of the UFC 303 most important occasion.
The struggle card took on a swift transformation after McGregor’s exit and the Irish celebrity obtained criticism from fighters, commentators and followers. In an unexpected twist to the story, a former rival got here to McGregor’s protection about not preventing at UFC 303.
“I believe it is a minor factor,” Nate Diaz instructed MMAJunkie. “I believe they’re making a much bigger deal out of it than it’s.”
Diaz famously handed McGregor his first UFC loss at UFC 196 again in March 2016 after stepping in on days discover after McGregor’s authentic opponent, Rafael dos Anjos, was compelled out as a result of a damaged foot. McGregor avenged the loss within the rematch 5 months later at UFC 202, defeating Diaz through majority resolution.
“It is a good suggestion,” Diaz mentioned about McGregor backing out as a result of harm. “If I used to be f***ed up I would like to maneuver the struggle again too. However individuals f***ing freak out. I believe I would not need to struggle till I am 100-percent able to rock too as a result of previously I’ve finished all types of sh*t I should not have finished. I believe he realized from expertise, and clearly the inexperienced individuals are on the market speaking sh*t.
“That is simply talking from their inexperience. They will need to take care of the criticism till the struggle will get finished,” Diaz continued. “I believe it can occur and it’ll all be good.”
Diaz will enter the boxing ring for the second time as knowledgeable on July 6 towards a well-known UFC foe, Jorge Masvidal. The struggle takes place on the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California. The 2 first fought for the inaugural, symbolic “Baddest Motherf***er” (BMF) belt at UFC 244 in November 2019. Masvidal received through physician stoppage as a result of a minimize. On July 6, they will run it again contained in the boxing ring.
