UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 Info and Prediction Thread

[btckold24]

They are already planning the 3rd fight? I thought that Dana White said Conor has to defend his title against Aldo.

Also I lost my bet. I thought Nate was going to win and knock out Conor at the 3rd round. That was a close fight.

conor said if they do a 3rd one it will be on his terms and at 155 and i think dana white wants to let suspense build for a year or 2 and
make conor go back down to 145 to fight a couple times first. It adds to the intrigue if they wait a year or 2 then it will be a huge pay
day

[LFC_Bitcoin]

They are already planning the 3rd fight? I thought that Dana White said Conor has to defend his title against Aldo.

Also I lost my bet. I thought Nate was going to win and knock out Conor at the 3rd round. That was a close fight.

conor said if they do a 3rd one it will be on his terms and at 155 and i think dana white wants to let suspense build for a year or 2 and
make conor go back down to 145 to fight a couple times first. It adds to the intrigue if they wait a year or 2 then it will be a huge pay
day

Yeah delaying the 3rd fight would really create excitement. I saw that if Conor doesn't fight Aldo they might strip the belt off him.

That'd be stupid giving the belt to Aldo, making him Champion of that division by default. Conor KO'd him in 13 seconds.

[NewBet]

They are already planning the 3rd fight? I thought that Dana White said Conor has to defend his title against Aldo.

Also I lost my bet. I thought Nate was going to win and knock out Conor at the 3rd round. That was a close fight.

Indeed a really tied battle , McGregor comeback stronger in the 4th round , what a tough man , all the bullshit he said is worthy. For the first time ever , McGregor have fought more than 3 round , the longest match in his MMA career. The most incredible fight i ever seen in my life , that's why this fight worth many money. So much drama ,  it's like watching a movie.

[nydiacaskey01]

Oh yeah, Conor takes revenge by majority decision. I knew he'd win last night, it seems like there will be a 3rd fight, Conor has offered it at 155 lbs.

Conor looks very tired on the 3rd round but the face of Diaz took a lot of beating. I commend Conor for his abilty to stay up althroughout the 5 rounds except for the last 10 seconds where Diaz finaly take him down. There were times you can see how Conor backpedaled and try to avoid being cornered in the cage. But over all the fight was intense, I am literaly standing all throughout the fight and did not tooo any rest room break. This fight is for the history books of UFC.

[Cazkys]

They are already planning the 3rd fight? I thought that Dana White said Conor has to defend his title against Aldo.

Also I lost my bet. I thought Nate was going to win and knock out Conor at the 3rd round. That was a close fight.

conor said if they do a 3rd one it will be on his terms and at 155 and i think dana white wants to let suspense build for a year or 2 and
make conor go back down to 145 to fight a couple times first. It adds to the intrigue if they wait a year or 2 then it will be a huge pay
day

Yeah delaying the 3rd fight would really create excitement. I saw that if Conor doesn't fight Aldo they might strip the belt off him.

That'd be stupid giving the belt to Aldo, making him Champion of that division by default. Conor KO'd him in 13 seconds.

Better to defend his belt against Jose Aldo after the match a trilogy with Nate Diaz. Conor McGregor said he "doesn't sound interested in a rematch with Jose Aldo Junior and says there may be something in the works outside the UFC", in my opinion Aldo deserves a rematch. I don't know what is the next move for his career there;s only two options to choose from, defend his belt against Jose Aldo or trilogy against Diaz.

Best series so far I've watched on UFC, too much planking on the ground in the very fist round, hahaha. Guys, who is ready for UFC 203?

[Rubberduckie]

I was reading that Aldo will get the belt by default if conor
doesn't go back to 145 to defend his title.

Would much rather see conor and nate at 155.

[rampagejackson]

there;s only two options to choose from, defend his belt against Jose Aldo or trilogy against Diaz.

Thats not true at all. he could vacate the belt at 145 and take a run at 155.  So there are 3 real options here.

[tokeweed]

A better option for McGregor is to forget a third match vs Diaz for now.  He should defend his FW belt vs Aldo, then go after the LW belt vs Alvarez making him a champ in two divisions and thereby increasing his stock. Then make McGregor vs Diaz 3 happen for the LW championship. 

[JesusHadAegis]

 I think .Nick robbed himself. He did not properly engage one of the greatest champions in this history of the sport. He played around taunting, took a bulk of the shots and even in the final round showed no real desire to win. Anderson Silva stayed patient, controlled the pace of the match and landed some terrific blows. Not even close for Diaz.

[Doms]

A better option for McGregor is to forget a third match vs Diaz for now.  He should defend his FW belt vs Aldo, then go after the LW belt vs Alvarez making him a champ in two divisions and thereby increasing his stock. Then make McGregor vs Diaz 3 happen for the LW championship. 

But Connor stated that he's priority is not really a rematch with Aldo. He says the decision win Aldo got over Frankie Edgar leaves much to be desired and he doesn't seem interested at all to fighting someone whom he knocked out in just seconds. I think what he is saying is there's not much of a challenge for him with Aldo and the money doesn't seem too attractive, either. If I were him, I'd just wait a little while and just let his injured body heal and see what's the most lucrative fight he could squeeze from the available opponents.

[nydiacaskey01]

But Connor stated that he's priority is not really a rematch with Aldo. He says the decision win Aldo got over Frankie Edgar leaves much to be desired and he doesn't seem interested at all to fighting someone whom he knocked out in just seconds. I think what he is saying is there's not much of a challenge for him with Aldo and the money doesn't seem too attractive, either. If I were him, I'd just wait a little while and just let his injured body heal and see what's the most lucrative fight he could squeeze from the available opponents.

Conor McGregor wants another fight with Nate Diaz because that's where the money is. McGregor Vs Aldo 2 is not an exciting fight to watch after seeing Jose Aldo drop in less than 15 seconds, whats Aldo need to prove after that? Lucky punch? If Aldo will again fight McGregor thats because dana White or UFC wants it to happen or McGregor needs to defend his title but money wise I dont so. I read somewhere that tickets for McGregor vs Diaz 2 did not sell very well that they have to drop the price for it to be sold.

[smoothie]

Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2. I throw my money into McGregor and i'm sure McGregor will win this with knockout. But i want full 5 round fights for both fighters.

Conor did not knock out Nate.

In fact Conor McRanaway.

[Rubberduckie]

I think .Nick robbed himself. He did not properly engage one of the greatest champions in this history of the sport. He played around taunting, took a bulk of the shots and even in the final round showed no real desire to win. Anderson Silva stayed patient, controlled the pace of the match and landed some terrific blows. Not even close for Diaz.

Ok I had conor in this one and to say the fight wasn't close is pretty insane.
It was super close and could of gone either way. Conor barely won it and I want
fight number 3.

[eaLiTy]

I think .Nick robbed himself. He did not properly engage one of the greatest champions in this history of the sport. He played around taunting, took a bulk of the shots and even in the final round showed no real desire to win. Anderson Silva stayed patient, controlled the pace of the match and landed some terrific blows. Not even close for Diaz.

How can you even call him the greatest champion in history, how many title defense has he got ? he is running away from frankie and Aldo like the way he was running from Diaz in the match, i scored the match to Diaz nothing more to tell

here is the scoreboard

[pereira4]

I managed to watch the fight without getting spoiled. Luckly it was quickly available in piratebay in HD.

Now on the actual fight, Mcgregor probably won, but by a really, really, really small margin. As predicted, he played a very conservative game. Lots of knee shots at the beginning, and at the end he gassed out a lot, couldn't even breath, he ran from Diaz. Diaz is a thought motherfucker and wouldn't go down.
Overall an expected result, there was no way Mcgregor would KO Nate.

[thejaytiesto]

In my opinion this fight was the definition of a tie!

I think both deserved the win and a third match, but I guess Dana White wanted a 1-1 and not a 1-tie to go for the last fight to end this trilogy.

Anyway I think McGregor will win next time since they will fight at McGregors preferred weight.

[rampagejackson]

In my opinion this fight was the definition of a tie!

How are you getting to the conclusion of it being a tie?

round 1 - McGregor
round 2 - McGregor
round 3 - Diaz
round 4 - McGregor
round 5 - Diaz

Close fight but the right decision for me.

[BertMan]

Haven't watched the fight yet, anyone have a link to a decent torrent?

[btckold24]

In my opinion this fight was the definition of a tie!

How are you getting to the conclusion of it being a tie?

round 1 - McGregor
round 2 - McGregor
round 3 - Diaz
round 4 - McGregor
round 5 - Diaz

Close fight but the right decision for me.

I have it exactly like Rampage has it. Close fight for sure but it can only be a tie if you score diaz 10-8 in the third but if your going to do that couldn't you have
scored round 1 or 2  10-8 for conor cause of the knockdowns?  Close fight but the right fighter won

[tokeweed]

In my opinion this fight was the definition of a tie!

How are you getting to the conclusion of it being a tie?

round 1 - McGregor
round 2 - McGregor
round 3 - Diaz
round 4 - McGregor
round 5 - Diaz

Close fight but the right decision for me.

Yup I agree with rampage.  One could also argue that without the successful take down by Diaz on the 5th round, McGregor would have won that also.

As for McGregor vs Diaz 3, I would prefer that McGregor first defend the feather weight belt, win that fight.  Then go after Alvarez and win the light weight belt, hopefully also win that fight making him champ in two divisions.

Then Diaz challenges him at 155 (light weight) for the belt.  Who knows, maybe it's already being set up by Dana White and McGregor.