{"id":190731,"date":"2016-03-30T20:48:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T03:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=190731"},"modified":"2016-03-30T21:02:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T04:02:57","slug":"dana-white-on-ufc-200-main-event-booking-mcgregor-was-obsessed-with-fighting-nate-diaz-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-on-ufc-200-main-event-booking-mcgregor-was-obsessed-with-fighting-nate-diaz-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White on UFC 200 main event booking: McGregor was obsessed with fighting Nate Diaz again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC President Dana White did an interview with ESPN following the announcement of the UFC 200 event headlining bouts (Mcgregor vs Diaz & Aldo vs. Edgar), where he discussed the UFC\u2019s reasoning behind booking the two major rematches.<\/p>\n

The UFC President told ESPN that current featherweight champ Conor McGregor was \u2018obsessed\u2019 with fighting Nate Diaz again and that he demanded the rematch take place in the UFC\u2019s welterweight division:<\/p>\n

\u201cWell after the fight (UFC 196), Lorenzo and I went up to Conor\u2019s house that he is renting here in Las Vegas and started talking about \u2018what are you thinking and what\u2019s next\u2019 and he was just obsessed. Obsessed with fighting Nate Diaz again. Obviously Lorenzo and I tried to argue with him and say let\u2019s go back down to 145 and defend your titlte or if you really want the Diaz fight that bad do it at 155. But he wants to fight it at 170. Even his coach tried to get him to get off this rematch and off the 170-pound fight but it is what he (Conor) wanted.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think this is a smart fight for McGregor to take against what will surely be a fresher and sharper Nate Diaz or should the featherweight champ have returned to his more natural weight class for UFC 200? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC President Dana White did an interview with ESPN following the announcement of the UFC 200 event headlining bouts (Mcgregor vs Diaz & Aldo vs. Edgar), where he discussed the UFC\u2019s reasoning behind booking the two major rematches. 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