Conor McGregor 'confident' that he'll 'toy with' Nate Diaz in rematch

[Punch]

Conor McGregor has obviously thought about his fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 196. And he fully believes that he can avenge the second-round submission loss at UFC 202 on Aug. 20 in Las Vegas.

The brash Irishman spoke Saturday at an event to promote his coach John Kavanagh's book, "Win or Learn," and went into vivid detail about the finishing sequence from March and how he thinks the next fight will go.

"I'm feeling very confident in myself that I'll go in and I'll toy with this man," McGregor said. "Eight minutes of the fight, I was toying with him. That fadeaway left hand that he caught me with, my senses were still there. It was almost like a fatigue thing that my balance was gone.

"I always look back and question and say, what would have happened if I would have just weathered the storm? He was one or two shots being done, I feel. I feel when that left hand hit, he got this burst of energy. You can see it in his corner, they went insane. It was like they won the lotto. Then I took a couple shots and I shot [for a takedown] and I ended up in that guillotine and then it was just downhill from there. I wonder what would have happened if I just kept my hands up, I kept circling, took the smacks and survived. Eventually his energy that he gained from that left-hand shot would have dipped again and then round three would have began. There's a lot of questions and stuff I'm confident I can improve next time. I'm going in here confident that I will get this rematch back."

McGregor, the UFC's featherweight champion, also said...

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[Psychotropic Wanderlust]

 

[Mix6APlix]

Exactly PW

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

The definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviors and expecting a different outcome.

 

[Ghost Bro]

Optimistic

 

[F*K Censorship]

I think if he does lose again he'll just try to get another rematch, this time he'll say "everyone was right 170 is to big lets do it again at 155", thats my theory on why its at 170 again, so he has that excuse ready to go.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

"Eight minutes of the fight, I was toying with him."

Is that what we're calling getting taunted while you land your biggest punches now?

"That fadeaway left hand that he caught me with, my senses were still there. It was almost like a fatigue thing that my balance was gone."

'Rocked' Conor, 'Rocked' is the word you're looking for.

"I always look back and question and say, what would have happened if I would have just weathered the storm?"

You'd have been KO'ed instead of submitted

"He was one or two shots being done, I feel. I feel when that left hand hit, he got this burst of energy. You can see it in his corner, they went insane. It was like they won the lotto."

His corner, like those of us at home, so your eyes roll back when you took that shot. He didn't get a burst of energy, you were just wobbled.

"Then I took a couple shots and I shot [for a takedown] and I ended up in that guillotine and then it was just downhill from there. I wonder what would have happened if I just kept my hands up, I kept circling, took the smacks and survived. Eventually his energy that he gained from that left-hand shot would have dipped again and then round three would have began."

You realized standing with him was bad idea and turned into a wrestler. Kind of hilarious when we compare if to how you talk about other fighters. If you kept circling, he'd have walked you down and beaten you up worse. You didn't think a bigger guy was that much stronger, and you didn't think a bigger man would be that much tougher. You were wrong on both counts.

"There's a lot of questions and stuff I'm confident I can improve next time. I'm going in here confident that I will get this rematch back."

I'm not surprised motherfuckers.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

I think if he does lose again he'll just try to get another rematch, this time he'll say "everyone was right 170 is to big lets do it again at 155", thats my theory on why its at 170 again, so he has that excuse ready to go.

Are they not fighting at 155 this time?

 

[member 1013]

 

[Super Dave]

Are they not fighting at 155 this time?

Pretty sure it's 170 again.

 

[Limpy]

It wasn't downhill when he shot for the takedown, it was downhill when he hit Nate with the midget killer and Nate just took it.

 

[Punch]

I like Cmac, but this seems like piss and wind.

"You better hope." -Nate Diaz

 

[madmav]

have a toke mr. conor mcgreggor.. lol

 

[Wild]

I predict he gets finished again, and that's coming from someone that likes McGregor and is completely unbiased. Nates a terrible match-up for Conor.

 

[PrideNeverDie]

McGregor is full of shit , talks like a fictional character

 

[Jdog93]

Man even if McGregor wins his Hype has already been Tarnished. He's just fighting on Ego.. I can't get behind someone like that. And any real fight fans shouldn't either

 

[Jdog93]

Man even if McGregor wins his Hype has already been Tarnished. He's just fighting on Ego.. I can't get behind someone like that. And any real fight fans shouldn't either

Btw I expect he will get Stockton slapped worse come the rematch lol

 

[Pitbull9]

Sorry for this



Fuck that stupid moron Conor. The only idiot who can still talk shit after he was mounted and tapped like a white belt. This talk deserves fighter bashing. Anyone who talks like he does deserves what he gets.

 

[Ghost Bro]

Are they not fighting at 155 this time?

no, that would be the sensible thing to do.

 

[dacofty]

The only way Conor could toy with Diaz is if Dana and zuffa paid off Nate. Conor isn't in the same league

 

[tang]

i think this is Conor's mind game tactics, try'n to have Diaz overlook him but shit don't work on Diaz. Diaz always train the same and will actually have time to train this time.

or Conor's just having a mental breakdown

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Pretty sure it's 170 again.

So fake 170 again?

 

[Super Dave]

So fake 170 again?

You got it

 

[member 3289]

When I was watching it live I was pissed because I knew Conor was literally one punch away from shutting Nate's lights out.

 

[Buff Bagginz]

Sorry for this



Fuck that stupid moron Conor. The only idiot who can still talk shit after he was mounted and tapped like a white belt. This talk deserves fighter bashing. Anyone who talks like he does deserves what he gets.

reported.