It’s finally time for UFC 202. Fight fans have been waiting for this day ever since Nate Diaz scored a stunning victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in March, and for good reason. The Diaz-McGregor rivalry is the biggest in UFC at the moment, as even water bottles aren’t safe when those two are around each other. McGregor is looking for redemption Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which would also force a decisive third bout between the two fighters, while Diaz hopes to shut up “The Notorious” once and for all. This welterweight fight should be one for the ages. The main event card will kick off at 10
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Conor McGregor’s Coach Predicts Result Of UFC 202 Fight With Nate Diaz
Conor McGregor’s coach expects a much different result this time around. McGregor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 202 on Aug. 20 in a rematch of the fighters’ UFC 196 bout, which Diaz won via a second-round submission. McGregor said after his UFC 196 loss that he became tired early in the fight — perhaps a product of him jumping up two weight classes — but the Irishman’s coach, John Kavanagh, doesn’t see that being an issue next month. In fact, Kavanagh is calling his shot, saying recently on Periscope that he expects McGregor to defeat Diaz in the fourth round at UFC 202. This obviously would mean lasting much longer than
UFC 196 Live: Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz, Holly Holm-Miesha Tate Round By Round, Card Results
The night UFC fans have been waiting for finally is here. Featherweight champion Conor McGregor will headline a stacked UFC 196 card Saturday night in Las Vegas, where he will fight up two weight classes to faces Nate Diaz as a welterweight in the main event. Joining him on the main card is women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who will return to the octagon for the first time since her shocking upset over Ronda Rousey. Holm’s title will be up for grabs in the co-main event against Miesha Tate. The main event will kick off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, but fight fans will have plenty of preliminary bouts to hold them over