Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has praised his rivalry with Stockton veteran, Nate Diaz which snapped a blockbuster 2016, describing the promotional alum as a “great fighter.
Twice sharing the Octagon with the former lightweight title challenger in 2016, McGregor suffered his first UFC loss against Diaz in a short-notice welterweight clash in March of that year, dropping a shocking second round submission loss.
Avening his rear-naked choke defeat to the Californian in August of that year at UFC 202, Conor McGregor landed a close, majority decision win over Diaz in a five round blood-and-guts war with the veteran.