For the Immortal, simple power will be the key factor. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Teruto Ishihara, LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 05: Teruto Ishihara of Japan reacts to his victory over Julian Erosa in their featherweight bout during the UFC 196 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Once separated, McGregor got right back to work, taunting Diaz in the midst of landing several overhand lefts. But after missing a spinning kick, Diaz was able to pin him to the fence briefly. But the Stockton veteran is built tough, and after getting bloodied and battered, Diaz sprang into action, shocking the MMA world with a second-round submission of the Dublin superstar. [14], A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Holly Holm and former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate co-headlined the event. 6:44. After Nate lets box as the co main event same night as Katie Taylor VS. Amanda Serrano in Dublin. In fact, the Irishman has not won a fight since January 2020, when he TKOd now retired veteran Donald Cerrone. [7] Weeks later on December 29, UFC announced that the event was canceled and would be moved to a different location. Holly Holm: $500,000 Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz shocked the world by upsetting UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor via submission in the second round. Irina Alekseeva won her promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 223, but the win for the "Russian Ronda" was marred by a weight miss. Jeff Mullen 47 - 48. Nate Diaz has unfinished business with Conor McGregor.. Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) have fought twice. Dana White on Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz trilogy, Amanda Nunes' defeat and Francis Ngannou's contract. ", Earlier this week, Diaz also expressed confidence a third fight would eventually happen between the two. This time around, with McGregor jumping up two weight classes to the welterweight division, there have been no breaks for The Russian Hammer., He's been a completely different guy this time, Lobov said. Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz make weight for welterweight bout at - ESPN The submission victory, which few expected given the circumstances, sent Diaz (20-13 MMA, 18-12 UFC) to stardom and gave McGregor his first defeat in the UFC. dos Anjos/McGregor, Holm/Tate set for UFC 197", "UFC 197 set for HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on March 5", "Anderson Silva: UFC cancels event in Rio de Janeiro", "UFC official confirms Vitor Belfort turned down fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 197", "Hendricks-Thompson headlines UFC Fight Night", "Rafael dos Anjos injured, out of UFC 196 main event fight against Conor McGregor", "Coach: Jose Aldo not in shape, turned down offer to replace Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196", "Frankie Edgar 'pissed' at UFC, says the 'C' in UFC stands for 'Conor', "Nate Diaz gets the call, faces Conor McGregor in new UFC 196 main event", "Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson targeted for April UFC on Fox event", "UFC 196 Bonuses: Nate Diaz takes home $100K for upset victory over Conor McGregor", "UFC 196 salaries: Conor McGregor earns $1 Million; Nate Diaz, Holly Holm pocket $500K", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UFC_196&oldid=1147215767, Decision (unanimous) (3027, 3027, 3027), Decision (unanimous) (3027, 3027, 2928), Decision (unanimous) (2928, 2927, 2927), Decision (unanimous) (3027, 2927, 3026), Decision (unanimous) (2928, 2928, 2928), This page was last edited on 29 March 2023, at 14:41. Winner of two of his last three, Diaz knocked out Gray Maynard and decisioned "The Menace" Johnson to soar up to the number six spot in the lightweight rankings, and with a win over McGregor, he could put himself in the mix for a rematch against Dos Anjos. Conor McGregor: $1,000,000 Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def.