How did you spend your Tuesday night? Oh, Conor McGregor? He spent his reflecting on two of the biggest fights of his career that ended in defeat.
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of UFC 196, where Nate Diaz shockingly made McGregor tap out to a rear-naked choke in the main event that came together on two weeks’ notice. I’m sure you remember how you felt watching the fight unfold. You were in disbelief.
We all were.
And so was McGregor, who still is in awe of “one of the craziest fights ever” three years later (via Twitter).
What a sequence!
One of the craziest fights ever.
Also the birth of McGregor FAST!
The rematch was voted the greatest fight in UFC history.
My last one was a small bit wild also haha
I love this game.
This is my 3rd level of income at this point.
I just do it because I love it.
McGregor avenged his submission loss with a majority-decision win five months later and highlighted that fact in his reflection (via Twitter).
It’s fascinating to me watching that loss back. Then watching the come back.
We can always come back!
Anyone can do something once. It’s Can you do it twice is the question. That’s why I doubled up on the belts every time.
Any fool can do it once.
McGregor’s time of reflection wasn’t done with the Diaz fights, though. About an hour later, McGregor commented on a specific sequence breaking down his August 2017 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, which he lost by TKO.
I spoiled it with the rush right hook here. The angle was made. He was in the dirt. I just had to set correctly into my feet and fire. Rushing the right hook I lost balance on my back hand.
Great boxing fight!
A rematch will be interesting no doubt.
“A rematch will be interesting no doubt”?
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