UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor along with the fiery Nate Diaz will meet in a very highly anticipated matchup on UFC 196 upon Saturday, March 5th live from your MGM Grand Garden Arena within Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will require place at welterweight.
McGregor had been supposed to face lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos within the March 5 card inside Las Vegas, but dos Anjos pulled apart out Tuesday having a broken foot. McGregor, this UFC featherweight champ, was going to try to become the 1st fighter to previously hold two UFC belts in several weight classes while doing so.
Weight was a significant sticking point in negotiating the newest fight, since the fight is just 11 days apart. Diaz didn't want to cut completely down to this 155-pound lightweight restriction. McGregor obliged and consented to do it on 170 pounds.
UFC Fight Details:
Summary: UFC 196
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Time: 10:00PM EST / 7:00PM PST
Where: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Live Streaming Link: McGregor vs Diaz_ UFC 196 Fight!
McGregor (19-2) gained the interim featherweight title in opposition to Chad Mendes on UFC 189 last July after which unified the title in opposition to Aldo via 13-second knockout on UFC 194 within December.
Diaz (18-10), seriously popular with fans, is coming off an enormous unanimous decision win over Michael Johnson on UFC upon FOX 17 within December. After that session, he took the particular mic and, in the expletive-filled rant, termed out McGregor.
McGregor had been supposed to face lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos within the March 5 card inside Las Vegas, but dos Anjos pulled apart out Tuesday having a broken foot. McGregor, this UFC featherweight champ, was going to try to become the 1st fighter to previously hold two UFC belts in several weight classes while doing so.
Weight was a significant sticking point in negotiating the newest fight, since the fight is just 11 days apart. Diaz didn't want to cut completely down to this 155-pound lightweight restriction. McGregor obliged and consented to do it on 170 pounds.
UFC Fight Details:
Summary: UFC 196
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Time: 10:00PM EST / 7:00PM PST
Where: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Live Streaming Link: McGregor vs Diaz_ UFC 196 Fight!
McGregor (19-2) gained the interim featherweight title in opposition to Chad Mendes on UFC 189 last July after which unified the title in opposition to Aldo via 13-second knockout on UFC 194 within December.
Diaz (18-10), seriously popular with fans, is coming off an enormous unanimous decision win over Michael Johnson on UFC upon FOX 17 within December. After that session, he took the particular mic and, in the expletive-filled rant, termed out McGregor.
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