{"id":190851,"date":"2016-04-01T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T17:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=190851"},"modified":"2016-04-01T10:58:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T17:58:13","slug":"conor-mcgregor-was-harassing-dana-white-and-lorenzo-fertitta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-was-harassing-dana-white-and-lorenzo-fertitta\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor was &#8220;harassing&#8221; Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta for Nate Diaz rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Conor McGregor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz<\/a> last month, the featherweight champ stated that his next move was to go back down to featherweight to defend his championship belt. Fast forward several weeks and the UFC was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-ii-set-for-ufc-200-jose-aldo-vs-frankie-edgar-for-interim-belt\/\">announcing McGregor vs. Diaz II<\/a> for the main event of UFC 200 on July 9th.  <\/p>\n<p>In addition to McGregor vs. Diaz II, the UFC also announced that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would be fighting <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-ii-set-for-ufc-200-jose-aldo-vs-frankie-edgar-for-interim-belt\/\">for the interim featherweight championship<\/a> at UFC 200, leading many to question why McGregor didn&#8217;t go through with his plans to defend his featherweight championship.  <\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#8217;s head coach, John Kavanagh, wrote a piece for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the42.ie\/john-kavanagh-column-nate-diaz-ufc-200-2676861-Mar2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">The42<\/a>, in which he discussed the rematch.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Conor believes that the last fight didn\u2019t accurately reflect the skills and ability he possesses, so he\u2019s eager to address that. He ended up harassing UFC president Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on a daily basis for a rematch. This is the fight that\u2019s of most interest to him right now.<\/p>\n<p>I doubt that any non-biased observer could look at the first round of that 5 March bout at the MGM Grand and not score it in Conor\u2019s favour. For me, we saw the technical difference between the two fighters in that opening frame. The difference in the second round was down to cardio, and a cardio issue is much easier to rectify than a skill one.<\/p>\n<p>Conor\u2019s cardio wasn\u2019t as it should have been, but there was certainly no complacency. We didn\u2019t train any differently for the fight. I believe it was more a case of there being a strategy error i.e. trying to stop a bigger man who\u2019s known for having a strong chin with every single punch.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At UFC 200, do you think that McGregor will be able to avenge the loss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Conor McGregor&#8217;s UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz last month, the featherweight champ stated that his next move was to go back down to featherweight to defend his championship belt. Fast forward several weeks and the UFC was announcing McGregor vs. Diaz II for the main event of UFC 200 on July 9th. 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