Five years ago today in 2016, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor fought against each other for the second time and it turned out to be one of the biggest fights in the history of combat sports. Consequently, to mark this epic bloodbath, UFC posted a video on its Instagram page.
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Similarly, a few hours ago Nate Diaz went on Instagram to remind everyone that this fight changed the entire combat sports scenario and while doing that he also took a small dig at Floyd Mayweather and Paul brothers. He cautioned this picture “UFC 202 Diaz vs Mcgregor 2″
“The start of the super fight era. You’re welcome Floyd, the Paul sisters and youtubers around the world. it’s a new day in age I told you I was changing the game @arielhelwani
I might not get the credit, but I’ll take the mother****in credit. Don’t forget before I fought Conor I was the biggest name he ever fought too.”
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Indeed the Stockton Slugger deserves equal credit along with The Notorious as the two put on a great show at UFC 202 and it paved the path to more super fights. Moving forward, let’s take a look at what went down during this fight.
The Epic Rematch that took place between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor at UFC 202
After Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor displayed an epic showdown at UFC 196 where Diaz came on top by winning the fight in the final round via submission. UFC announced a rematch between the two for UFC 202. Consequently, the build-up of the rematch became intense with both fighters trading barbs with each other at several interviews and media conferences.
The day of the rematch arrived and fight fans all around the world were hyped. Consequently, both the Stockton Slugger and the Notorious showcased an amazing performance and immersed themselves in a warlike battle. The two fighters traded shots after shots and engaged in some showboating during the process.
Further, there was bloodshed during this fight as Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor unleashed everything that they had in their arsenal to try and win the fight. At the end of the fight, the Irishman got his vengeance as he came out on top as the judges declared him as the winner via majority decision.
Hence this rematch had all the fight fans present in T-Mobile Arena on their feet. Therefore, till date, this is one of the biggest fights in combat sports history. Owing to the fact that this was the most bought MMA ppv until Khabib vs McGregor at UFC 229.