{"id":201078,"date":"2016-08-13T09:14:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T16:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201078"},"modified":"2016-08-13T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T16:14:04","slug":"conor-mcgregor-roasts-nate-diaz-compares-homer-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-roasts-nate-diaz-compares-homer-simpson\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor roasts Nate Diaz, compares him to Homer Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have been surprisingly quiet in regards to trash talk leading up to their <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-official-for-ufc-202\/\">rematch at UFC 202<\/a> next Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Despite that, McGregor took full advantage of the opportunity to lob insults at Diaz during a UFC 202 media call this week. &#8216;Notorious&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">compared Diaz at UFC 196<\/a>, where the pair first fought, to Homer Simpson in an episode of &#8216;The Simpsons&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/8\/13\/12464532\/conor-mcgregor-nate-diaz-was-like-homer-simpson-at-ufc-196\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting<\/a> has the quotes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;You ever see that episode of The Simpsons where Homer starts boxing?&#8221; McGregor said. &#8220;He&#8217;s competing, he&#8217;s just sitting in the ring and getting the head slapped off him. Boom, boom, boom. And then just the guy can&#8217;t punch him no more. And then Homer tips him and the guy falls over. That was similar. That&#8217;s the way Nate was in that fight. He was like Homer Simpson. He just took the shots until I couldn&#8217;t hit him no more. He&#8217;s gonna be no different this fight. He&#8217;s gonna just take the shots and hope that I can&#8217;t hit him no more. Only, I&#8217;m gonna be still there poking him in the face. So, I look forward to it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below is the clip McGregor is referencing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 3 \u2013 The Homer They Fall | Find Your Favorite Cartoon And Anime Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OaFnANb8y30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have been surprisingly quiet in regards to trash talk leading up to their rematch at UFC 202 next Saturday. 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