When the UFC 303 Dublin Press Convention was abruptly canceled earlier this month, it was obvious that Conor McGregor’s return combat towards Michael Chandler was in jeopardy. A toe damage compelled the previous two-division UFC champion out of the UFC 303 predominant occasion.
The combat card took on a swift transformation after McGregor’s exit and the Irish famous person 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 combating at UFC 303.
“I believe it is a minor factor,” Nate Diaz informed 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 unique opponent, Rafael dos Anjos, was compelled out as a consequence of a damaged foot. McGregor avenged the loss within the rematch 5 months later at UFC 202, defeating Diaz through majority determination.
“It is a good suggestion,” Diaz mentioned about McGregor backing out as a consequence of damage. “If I used to be f***ed up I might like to maneuver the combat again too. However folks f***ing freak out. I believe I would not wish to combat till I am 100-percent able to rock too as a result of prior to now I’ve accomplished every kind of sh*t I should not have accomplished. I believe he discovered from expertise, and clearly the inexperienced persons are on the market speaking sh*t.
“That is simply talking from their inexperience. They are going to should take care of the criticism till the combat will get accomplished,” Diaz continued. “I believe it is going to 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-recognized UFC foe, Jorge Masvidal. The combat 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 consequence of a reduce. On July 6, they will run it again contained in the boxing ring.
