Nate Diaz to fight Conor McGregor UFC® 196
source | MMAJunkie.com
Lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) was forced out of his title defense against featherweight champion Conor McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) after suffering a broken foot. With a host of fighters across multiple divisions offering to get in on the McGregor sweepstakes, Nate Diaz (18-10 MMA, 13-8 UFC) is the man stepping up to face the brash Irishman.
UFC President Dana White made the announcement late Tuesday on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
“We figured this would be the most exciting fight,” White said. “It’s the fight that Conor really wanted. A lot of people wanted to fight Conor McGregor, but Diaz wanted the fight and we figured this was the fight to make and the fight that the fans wanted to see.”