Conor McGregor has now taken the role of Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat. He just sits back and watches the battles play out until he finally decides one is worthy enough to fight him. Of course, the only name that has seemed close according to rumors, reports and wallets was Nate Diaz. That was, until Tony Ferguson became the interim lightweight champion. Dana White said he and McGregor would be the next fight. Both Ferguson and Diaz are rangy, durable fighters, but Michael Bisping thinks Ferguson is the tougher fight for the Irish ‘champ champ’.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, [Nate] Diaz is saying he wants $20 million to fight Conor [McGregor] for the third time, which sounds insane. It is insane but realistically, if that was boxing, for an event that size, a fight that big for the PPV numbers, I feel like the boxer would get that money or close to it. […]\u00a0But $20 million, I think what he\u2019s doing there is pricing himself out of the market, simple as that. That\u2019s why Dana is pushing the [Tony] Ferguson fight. Dana, by going out there at the press conference and saying publicly that Ferguson has to fight Conor, that takes the momentum away from Diaz so that\u2019s gonna soften his stance on the 20 million.\u00a0Maybe he’s just using that as a negotiation tactic but I think if he doesn\u2019t get what he wants he\u2019ll say, \u2018F-ck it, I\u2019m not fighting then,\u2019 and unfortunately, there is another good fight there with Ferguson vs. McGregor.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThank You Las Vegas & @UFC<\/a>, Stay Strong,Respect @motownphenom<\/a> Keep Your Head Up Kid, Great Fight #UFC216<\/a> #AndTheNew<\/a> #DefendOrVacate<\/a> My Mat. pic.twitter.com\/6E83rfxxW9<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) October 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n