{"id":200215,"date":"2016-08-02T12:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200215"},"modified":"2016-08-02T12:33:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T19:33:15","slug":"nate-diaz-says-ufc-hoping-loses-rematch-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-says-ufc-hoping-loses-rematch-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz says the UFC is hoping that he loses rematch against Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-gives-back-youth-rolls-kids-class\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a> has gained a ton of fans and exposure since beating UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/video-conor-mcgregor-rolling-coach-john-kavanagh\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> at UFC 196 in March.<\/p>\n<p>With their scheduled <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-promo-ufc-202\/\">rematch set for UFC 202<\/a> in August, Diaz told Megan Olivi on UFC Fight Pass that he feels that the UFC is setting him up and hoping that McGregor will be able to win their second bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it first got booked, I was like, \u2018Man, they want to get me right back in there, try to win this back and weed me out again. That\u2019s how I felt,\u201d said Diaz (transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the42.ie\/nate-diaz-fight-pass-interview-2906469-Aug2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 42<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was like, \u2018Can I just sit back for eight months and soak up some popularity and some exposure, go on vacation and do what I\u2019ve got to do? They were like, \u2018We want this\u2019, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Why so quick?\u2019 &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diaz admitted that the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-reveals-nate-diaz-became-millionaire-fight-conor-mcgregor\/\">biggest payday of his career<\/a> followed up with another that could get him paid even more in the rematch is making it all worth it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut whatever. Then the deal got done. That payday and this payday in such a short amount of time, you can\u2019t pass that up, so let\u2019s do it. But I felt like these guys want to weed me right back out, hoping that I lose. They better hope I lose because if I win this one, I\u2019m really taking over.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Nate Diaz has gained a ton of fans and exposure since beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in March. 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