Nick Diaz Says His Absence from Nate Diaz’s Corner Was Key Factor at UFC 202

According to Nick Diaz, his brother’s fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 202 was a game of inches, one that could have swayed based on his presence alone.“Just one inch. That’s the difference between how that fight could’ve gone. As far as I’m concerned, I definitely could’ve been that inch,” Diaz said on Opie Radio. “They just wanted to keep me out of there. It would’ve definitely helped him out a lot. I was seeing things in that fight that I would have called and told him. I was seeing things that he wasn’t seeing. Because I do these things, and I know how they work out for me. It’s kind of like a formula. I’m like, ‘Hey look, this is what you do.’ “Come the third and fourth round, I think we would have been able to put it together and get that guy out of there.” Ultimately, Nate Diaz lost a hard-fought majority decision to McGregor in their Aug. 20 rematch. Diaz defeated the Irishman via second-round submission in their first meeting at UFC 196 in March. The Nevada Athletic Commission did …

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