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CONOR MCGREGOR DEFEATS NATE DIAZ VIA MAJORITY DECISION AT UFC 202

By Ben Thompson | August 21, 2016
CONOR MCGREGOR DEFEATS NATE DIAZ VIA MAJORITY DECISION AT UFC 202

Moments ago at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor got his revenge, defeating Nate Diaz via majority decision after an action-packed fight. It was another fast start by McGregor, who slowed Diaz down with leg kicks and dropped him several times in the first two rounds. Diaz, however, weathered the early onslaught and once again turned up the heat as McGregor started to fade. As both fighters continued to exchange, the fight was indeed close coming down the stretch. In the end, however, two out of the three judges gave the nod to McGregor. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results!

ROUND 1
McGregor fires off a couple of leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Another left to the leg from McGregor; Diaz catches him with a left. Diaz fires some leg kicks back. McGregor lands a nice 1-2 upstairs. HARD left lands for McGregor and Diaz goes down. McGregor tells him to stand back up. Leg kick from McGregor. Diaz rakes him with a right. Right to the body lands for McGregor. They trade some head shots. Leg kick lands for McGregor. Left hand upstairs lands for McGregor. Another left to the leg for McGregor. Diaz tags him with a right. Right to the body lands for McGregor. Diaz lands a jab. Another left leg kick for McGregor followed by a left upstairs. Left gets in for McGregor. Diaz walking him down. Quick left and a right lands for McGregor. Right for Diaz, but McGregor lands a 1-2. Round to McGregor.

McGregor 10 Diaz 9

ROUND 2
McGregor gets in a left leg kick. Another BIG left lands for McGregor and Diaz goes down. McGregor lets him stand back up. Leg kick lands for McGregor. Another left lands for McGregor. Another left lands for McGregor and Diaz goes down again. McGregor lets him stand up. Stiff jab lands for McGregor. The face of Diaz is bloodied and battered. Jab lands for Diaz. McGregor lands a 1-2. Overhand left lands for McGregor. Nice counter left lands for McGregor. Diaz catches him with a right. Leg kick from McGregor. Again. They trade shots. Diaz walking him down. Right lands for Diaz. McGregor on the retreat. Elbow lands for McGregro. They trade shots. Nice right lands for Diaz and McGregor staggers. They trade on the ropes; Diaz landing a lot. McGregor slips some shots right at the end. Close round, but I give it to McGregor despite the strong finish by Diaz.

McGregor 20 Diaz 18

ROUND 3
McGregor attacks the leg again. Diaz turning up the heat. They trade shots. Diaz points at him and lands a hard shot. McGregor tries to tie him up. They trade in the clinch along the cage. Diaz spins him. McGregor breathing heavy. Counter left lands for McGregor. Leg kick lands for McGregor followed by a left upstairs. Right to the body lands for McGregor. Diaz hits him with the Stockton slap and talks some smack to him. Diaz works him against the cage. McGregor lands a short elbow and spins Diaz. They grapple against the cage. Good body shot lands for Diaz. McGregor runs away. Diaz pionts at him. Leg kicks land for McGregor, he walks away and takes a deep breath. Right lands for Diaz. HARD slap lands for Diaz and he points at McGregor again. Diaz lands a 1-2. Diaz works him against the cage. HARD body shots land for diaz. Diaz unloads on him. Diaz punishing the body. McGregor just trying to survive the round. Another great finish for Diaz. Round to Diaz.

McGregor 29 Diaz 28

ROUND 4
Jab to the stomach lands for Diaz. Left cross lands for McGregor. Left leg kick lands for McGregor. Diaz firing the jab. Jab lands for McGregor. They trade jabs. Diaz slaps him with some shots in the clinch. Hard leg kick lands for McGregor. Diaz backs up. Body shots land for McGregor. Diaz lands a front kick. McGregor gets in some elbows. Diaz backs him up to the cage; looking for the takedown. McGregor defends. They trade some knees against the cage. Diaz works the body. They grapple for position. Nice elbow lands for McGregor. Diaz fires back. 1-2 lands for McGregor. BIG left lands for Diaz. They trade shots. McGregor fires to the body. Again. 1-2 lands for McGregor. Nice left over the top lands for McGregor. Diaz slaps him, but eats another counter left. Round to McGregor.

McGregor 39 Diaz 37

ROUND 5
Right lands for McGregor and he slips away. Jab lands for Diaz. Quick combo lands for McGregor. Flying knee attempt from McGregor is blocked by Diaz. They grapple against the cage. McGregor spins away. McGregor looks content to potshot and move away. Diaz backs him up to the cage. Diaz looking for the takedown. McGregor blocks it. Diaz slaps him. McGregor walks away. Diaz points at him and flips him off. Leg kick from McGregor. Combo from McGregor; not much on it. Another. Diaz works the body against the cage. They trade some shots. HARD elbow lands for Diaz. McGregor looks up at the clock looking exhausted. Diaz attempts the takedown again, but it's blocked. They trade on the inside. Diaz controlling him on the cage. They grapple and McGregor spins him around. Elbow from McGregor. Diaz spins him around. Diaz gets the takedown in the final seconds. Round to Diaz.

McGregor 48 Diaz 47

Official judges scorecards: 48-47, 47-47, 48-47

THE WINNER BY MAJORITY DECISION...CONOR MCGREGOR

Also on the card, it only took one perfectly placed uppercut for top light heavyweight contender Anthony "Rumble" Johnson to knock Glover Teixeira out cold at 13 seconds of the first round. With the win, Johnson is now in line to face champion Daniel Cormier in an intriguing rematch.



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