The UFC tried to make “the Shamrock Slap” a thing and it was not embraced with open arms

Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz has enough narratives.

You've got the fact that Diaz is the only man to beat 'The Notorious' in the UFC. You've got the teammate against teammate storyline of Artem Lobov vs. Chris Avila. You've got the unknown surrounding how both fighter will perform after a full training camp focusing on one another. So we definitely didn't need "the Shamrock Slap". We definitely didn't! https://twitter.com/ufc/status/766716950453944320 In a bid to put together some snappy last-minute promotion for the main event of UFC 202, the UFC manufactured the phrase to sit alongside Diaz's trademark "Stockton Slap" in a pre-fight poll. Who could have predicted that it would go down like a lead balloon?

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA THERE IS NO THING AS A SHAMROCK SLAP GTFOH AND STOP COPYING MATES STYLE, ANNOYING AF

— Don'Vega (@Donvegaaa) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA Shamrock slap? Get out. — The Notorious One™ (@F5_Gonzalez) August 19, 2016

@ufc don't force this "shamrock slap" stuff :|

— Nelson (@zGheTTo) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA Did y'all really just say "Shamrock Slap" — Joe (@JB3brownlee) August 19, 2016

@ufc shamrock slap???? Wtf is that. You lot just wanna hype everything

— - (@TallestVillain) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA delete — Ryan (@ryanscott_4) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA when did shamrock slap become a thing??? gtfo

— Nash Brandon (@thug_nashty) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA eww what is a shamrock slap — aaron (@AaronAshton2) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA shamrock slap???, get in the bin.

— Shane (@Conwaino) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA @SingAVogelsong wtf is a shamrock slap!? Lol ? — Brittany Sharma (@Brittany_714) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA what in the world is a shamrock slap, wtf

— Jonathan (@_SuJonathan) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA WTF is a shamrock slap. fuck off UFC — Senzo Tanaka (@DimMakStyle) August 19, 2016

@ufc @NateDiaz209 @TheNotoriousMMA don't try and give mcgregor a term you cunts

— TV5 (@Wengerisms) August 19, 2016

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