Nate Diaz says Conor McGregor is ‘lying to himself’ and ‘trying to make himself believe’

LAS VEGAS — Nate Diaz has been down this road before.

Ahead of UFC 196, Conor McGregor promised to the world that his short-notice showdown against Diaz would end with a first-round knockout victory for the UFC featherweight champion. Of course, things didn’t quite work out that way, as Diaz weathered an early storm then submitted the brash Irishman, ending McGregor’s undefeated UFC run in stunning fashion.

Yet history is repeating itself in the lead-up to the Aug. 20 rematch at UFC 202, as McGregor is once again predicting he will knock out Diaz to win the contest, albeit with a fourth-round finish rather than a first. And while many of McGregor’s past opponents may have bristled at McGregor’s prophetic powers, Diaz remains unimpressed.

“That’s what he said last time,” Diaz said Wednesday at UFC 202’s pre-fight press conference. “I think he’s got a lot of people around him and he’s …

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