Earlier today, UFC held its press conference for this Saturday night’s UFC 202 pay-per-view in Las Vegas. UFC Featherweight Champion, Conor McGregor, will get a chance to avenge an embarrassing loss to Nate Diaz via submission at UFC 196.
Surprisingly, things didn’t go smoothly. Firstly, McGregor was 30 minutes late, and then Nick Diaz, Nate’s brother, told his brother to leave the press conference. Both of these guys love popping off at the mouth, and it resulted in the following scene.
Another angle:
Here’s the entire press conference:
Will you be watching on Saturday night?
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God bless the UFC. Keeps morons distracted. Dana White’s happy.