Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz left it all inside the cage in UFC 202’s main event.
The Notorious exacted revenge on the man who handed him his first UFC loss by scoring a closely-fought majority decision victory in the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
Two of the three judges scored the fight three rounds in favour of McGregor, while one judge scored it a draw, handing Diaz a 10-8 for his utter domination in the third round.
It was clear early on that part of McGregor’s gameplan was to utilise his leg kicks against Diaz, who has a tendency to for stand heavy on his lead leg. McGregor had a lot of success with his this tactic, tearing up the Stockton native’s lead leg with vicious strikes throughout the fight. Diaz took so much damage that he began to hobble around the Octagon during the opening stanza.
However, after the fight was finished, it appeared as though McGregor had suffered more damage to his leg as he was seen hobbling around on crutches backstage. He confirmed in the post-fight presser that he had injured his shin during the fight.
McGregor on crutches after the win. #UFC202 pic.twitter.com/QUBpVtv957
— Thomas Duffy (@TJDhoops) August 21, 2016
Despite winning by majority decision, Conor McGregor left the ring in crutches pic.twitter.com/0V0z5dkQYo
— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life) August 21, 2016
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