{"id":459875,"date":"2022-10-05T05:23:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T12:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459875"},"modified":"2022-10-05T05:23:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T12:23:42","slug":"conor-mcgregor-dubs-nate-diaz-as-the-toughest-opponent-hes-ever-faced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-dubs-nate-diaz-as-the-toughest-opponent-hes-ever-faced\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor dubs Nate Diaz as the toughest opponent he\u2019s ever faced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conor McGregor has named arguably his most notable rival, Nate Diaz<\/a>, as the toughest opponent he’s ever faced.<\/p>\n

A lot of fans are currently wondering if, and when, Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon for the first time since falling to Dustin Poirier last summer. He seems to have recovered from his broken leg fairly well and appears to be training as hard as he has been in a long time.<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz, meanwhile, has walked away from UFC and seemingly mixed martial arts for the time being in order to pursue new ventures.<\/p>\n

While the two are unlikely to meet again anytime soon for their trilogy, that doesn’t mean we can’t remember the fierce rivalry<\/a> that they shared once upon a time.<\/p>\n

Back in 2016, at both UFC 196 and then UFC 202, McGregor and Diaz went to war in two of the best welterweight fights of all time.<\/p>\n

Diaz won the first via submission whereas McGregor got his revenge with a unanimous decision triumph in the summer.<\/p>\n

It should come as no surprise, then, that Conor deems Nate<\/a> to be the toughest man he’s ever stood across the cage from.<\/p>\n

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Nate. https:\/\/t.co\/UY4lX5CdII<\/a><\/p>\n

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n