Conor McGregor might seek another crack at Nate Diaz, but people close to him don't agree with that.
That is exactly what UFC President Dana White suggests. White told ESPN's SportsCenter, "After the fight, Lorenzo [Fertitta] and I went up to Conor's house that he's renting here in Las Vegas and started talking...And he was obsessed, obsessed with fighting Nate Diaz again."
McGregor was surprisingly defeated in at UFC 196. While the featherweight champion came in the event as a favorite, Diaz used his rangy boxing and brilliant wrestling to tackle him to a rear-naked choke in the second round of the fight.
While McGregor has hinted that he would like to defend his featherweight title in a second go against Jose Aldo immediately after the fight, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani shared the news 12 days later that he would instead meet Diaz at UFC 200.
Luckily for Aldo, he will get a place at UFC 200. White said, "We'll make Frankie and Jose the interim title, and whoever wins that fight will fight Conor McGregor for the 145-pound title. Win, lose or draw in this fight against Nate Diaz, he will go in and fight either Jose or Frankie, whoever wins at [UFC] 200."
If McGregor wins at UFC 200, there's a very strong possibility that he takes another shot at Rafael Dos Anjos' lightweight title, or even Robbie Lawler's welterweight title.
Either way, McGregor will have the opportunity to avenge Diaz on July 9.
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