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UFC 202 Preview: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2

The UFC returns to Las Vegas on Sunday for the second event ever at the new T-Mobile Arena. The main event of the UFC 202 card is a rematch at welterweight between lightweight contender Nate Diaz and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. They fought at UFC 196 in March, a fight in which McGregor was supposed to challenge then-lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for his belt, but an injury removed Dos Anjos from the card and Diaz stepped in on just days notice.

McGregor swung heavy throughout most of the bout, but Diaz endured and eventually was able to get the rear naked choke to win, ending McGregor's undefeated streak in the UFC and rocketing himself towards cross-over stardom.