{"id":235984,"date":"2017-05-04T10:52:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=235984"},"modified":"2017-05-04T10:52:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:52:41","slug":"nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz calls Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s bluff"},"content":{"rendered":"

When UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a> defeated Eddie Alvarez via TKO at UFC 205 to claim the UFC lightweight championship, the Irish superstar revealed that he would be taking some time away from the Octagon to prepare for the upcoming birth of his firstborn son<\/a> in May. <\/p>\n

With that being said, McGregor has managed to keep his name in headlines due to his involvement in a potential boxing superfight with Floyd Mayweather. While reports have indicated that a fight between McGregor and Mayweather could be made official<\/a> if negotiations move in a positive direction, UFC lightweight veteran Nate Diaz believes both men are bluffing.<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

He spoke on The MMA Hour<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Why is Mayweather telling everybody that McGregor has a chance?” Nate asked with a laugh. “You guys are selling that hard. That’s wolf tickets. You remember wolf tickets? You guys are selling it hard and I ain’t buying it.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI already said it, I\u2019m calling their bluff. Can we pick up the pace please? I thought it was going to happen, but now everybody\u2019s died down and shut up. Every week they were talking shit back and forth. It’s all a hype game, they\u2019re building each other up and UFC is in on it too. Bring boxing back alive, bring MMA alive, it\u2019s the only thing going on. It\u2019s only cause it\u2019s the only thing going on and they’re selling it as that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMayweather\u2019s coming back relevant, McGregor\u2019s staying relevant, and the boxers are all known and the UFC sees that, and now everybody\u2019s like oh, this is the biggest thing. So it was good for everybody to happen, but now that it\u2019s time to happen, where\u2019s it at? I call their bluff. Make the fight happen. Let\u2019s see it the fuck happen, because in the end, I\u2019m the winner in the whole thing anyway.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Floyd<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/4\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez via TKO at UFC 205 to claim the UFC lightweight championship, the Irish superstar revealed that he would be taking some time away from the Octagon to prepare for the upcoming birth of his firstborn son in May. 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