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Nate’s coach talks prep for McGregor: He’s going from ‘eight days to a full training camp’
- Updated: August 8, 2016
While Conor McGregor was overloading on eggs and soldiers, Nate Diaz was overloading on yachts and tequila in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The former lightweight title contender stepped in to face McGregor on just over a week’s notice at UFC 196, following Rafael Dos Anjos’ removal from the card due to injury. What followed became a welterweight bout for the ages, with McGregor starting strong, but fading quickly toward a submission stoppage in the second round.
Since then, much has been made of Conor’s preparation for their upcoming rematch at UFC 202. Has he been working on his BJJ? Has his boxing improved with new sparring partners? Has he cut back on the breakfasts?
Boxing coach Richard Perez, who trains Diaz, thinks these are the wrong questions to ask. In a recent interview with Submission Radio he put the focus back where he thinks it really belongs: How’s Nate doing?
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