Tired as McGregor is, he stops a deep Diaz takedown attempt. McGregor gazes upwards to check the clock on multiple occasions. When he throws, he’s connecting, but the same could be said of Diaz. McGregor is again in retreat mode early in the fifth, looking to conserve his energy.
This is the toughest round to score so far. McGregor refuses to be bullied in the clinch and he sneaks in a few power shots as Diaz continues to land with volume. Now it looks like it’s Diaz who’s conserving his energy for a big finish. The pace has slowed for both men, but McGregor is still scoring. In the last 45 seconds, Diaz unloads on McGregor, battering his head and body against the cage until the buzzer sounds. Diaz walks him down and he’s landing cleanly now, brushing off McGregor’s shots. McGregor doesn’t power out this time, rather he leisurely strolls away from Diaz. Diaz ties McGregor up again and pushes him to the fence. Still, Diaz is all smiles and soon we find out why. McGregor fights his way out of it and lands some hard shots up top that back Diaz up again. It’s at this point you start to wonder if we could see Diaz get the finish again, just one round later this time.Ī visibly tiring McGregor does his best to match Diaz’s aggression in the third, but Diaz is starting to wear him down in the clinch. Diaz comes on strong in the final two minutes and he is peppering McGregor against the fence. If he’s looking for McGregor to tire himself out again, well, he might have something there. If he’s trying to trick McGregor into jumping into his guard, he’s sacrificing the opening rounds to do so. The same could be said in the second as McGregor scores another clear knockdown less than 30 seconds in. It’s worth noting that Diaz throws plenty in round one himself, but the knockdown as well as several more emphatic head shots appear to make this an easy frame to score for McGregor. About 90 seconds in, McGregor lands that signature left and moments later, another one that causes Diaz to stumble. He’s dodging in and out, light on his feet, wary of Diaz’s length. He’s still in Diaz’s face, but he’s not headhunting. There would be no second-round submission this time, whether it was due to McGregor being more efficient with his energy or respecting Diaz’s toughness more. Much better than the first one did for McGregor, that’s for sure. What was the official result?Ĭonor McGregor def. 20, 2016, bout as opposed to showing it in its entirety, so it falls upon us at Retro Robbery Review headquarters to properly look over the footage and ask whether McGregor truly did enough to even the score with Diaz that day. Recently as part of ESPN’s “UFC Day,” the network ran a flashback feature on the Aug. It was a rematch that McGregor demanded and by beating his rival, he restored much of the hype that had been dented by Diaz. UFC 202 marked Conor McGregor ’s most-watched triumph as he earned a decision over Nate Diaz to avenge the first, humbling loss of his UFC career. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to examine their own knee-jerk reactions. Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias.
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