Conor McGregor has rekindled his longstanding rivalry with former UFC welterweight contender, Nate Diaz in his reaction to the Stockton native’s street fight overnight in New Orleans – claiming he would “mince” the Californian nowadays, if they eventually meet in a trilogy rubber match.
McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight titleholder under the banner of the UFC, suffered his first promotional loss at the hands of Diaz back in 2016, dropping a second round rear-naked choke loss to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace in a short-notice welterweight bout at UFC 196.
Returning to the Octagon at UFC 202 later that annum, McGregor evened the odds between the two, defeating Diaz in a closely contested majority decision victory, before going on to mint himself as a two-weight champion with a November knockout of lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez.