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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
So many good fights for MacGregor but he's gonna go up to 170 and fight Diaz again?
Bizarre. I guess money talks. I won't mind a full build up to this fight though. The trash talk will go on and on and on haha.
I don't see the 2nd fight going much differently though, unless MacGregor gets used to the extra size and doesn't gas so easily. But Diaz will also have more time to get into top notch fight shape with a full camp too.
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I'm actually curious to see how this goes. Joe Lauzon put out a prediction video before the Diaz fight and said he thought Conor would gas because he wouldn't be used to the extra weight. Maybe he'll be able to get used to the extra size.
Gilbert Melendez has said that before the first fight, Nate went to bed weighing 183 lbs. So you were looking at a fight where Nate weighed just over 180lbs and McGregor was just over 165, that's a huge difference. McGregor should make this fight at 155 at least.
Conor's gameplan will need to change, he's not putting Diaz out with one shot, he'll have to use leg kicks and build up to a finish. Nate needs to just do what he normally does.