Live Chat: UFC 202 preparation, Olympics discussion, MMA news and notes

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There are mercifully no fights this weekend, but that means there’s less craziness around the sport. What discussion does appear to be heating up is that around UFC 202. Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor are back in the headlines, each for different reasons. Diaz is proclaiming how much he’s going to get paid and detailing his promotional battles to be in a position to do so. McGregor is keeping relatively quiet if you don’t count his recent dust up with the professional wrestling world. Both, however, seem intently focused on the task at hand and the build up to this as it gets closer should be quite the show.

The Olympics are here and while I can’t speak for anyone …

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