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McGregor: ‘I won all the grappling exchanges’ in first fight with Diaz before gassing
- Updated: August 18, 2016
Prior to Nate Diaz’ rear-naked choke submission against Conor McGregor at UFC 196, there were very few grappling exchanges between the two men.
Most of the bout was contested on the feet, but there was a point in the first round where Diaz took ‘The Notorious’ down after countering a leg kick. Following the takedown, McGregor reversed the Cesar Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt and ended up in top position, closing out the round with some ground-and-pound.
Speaking to Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier on yesterday’s episode of UFC Tonight, McGregor says he was the superior grappler up until …
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