During his ‘An Evening With Conor McGregor’ event in Manchester on Saturday, Conor McGregor talked some epic smack about every topic imaginable. You know a show is going to be good when the star kicks it off by shares a message on social media saying “F*ck the UFC. F*ck Floyd. F*ck boxing. F*ck the WWE. F*ck Hollywood. And f*ck you too, pay me.”
There were a lot more expletives thrown around that night, many directed at Floyd Mayweather as McGregor outlined his singular desire to make the “billion dollar fight” with Floyd happen. But he did take a little bit of time to diss Nate Diaz, his opponent through two fights in 2016 that both broke the all time UFC PPV record.
“Nate’s a f**king bitch, and let me tell you why,” McGregor said. “I had the biggest respect for Nate, and I still have big respect for Nick, he’s out doing his thing. But when [Nate] took that phone call or that video call from Floyd Mayweather and was like, ‘Hello Floyd’s fans,’ he was Floyd’s bitch that night. I was like, you f**king pussy. You absolute pussy!”
McGregor is referencing a recent video call between Floyd and Nate where the two laughed about Nate beating Conor, just another salvo in the back and forth war of internet words that apparently upset McGregor.
“When he had that video call, he should’ve been on the other end of that line and when Floyd said ‘You made McGregor tap out’ he’s like, ‘Yeah I did,’ and Floyd is saying, ‘I’m going to finish the job.’ He should’ve said ‘Shut your f**king mouth or I’ll strangle you too!’ And then post that everywhere. And then all of a sudden, it would’ve been like, f**k Floyd. It would’ve been me and Nate again. But he was Floyd’s bitch that night. He was Floyd’s employee that night. So look, f**k Nate. F**k Nick. F**k the Diaz Brothers. And if you want to be down with the Diaz Brothers, then f**k you too.”
“So whatever, it is what it is. Now you’re back in the queue. Now you’re at the back of the queue. … Don’t get me wrong, me and Nate will throw down again, 100 percent. It’s one each now. We’ll finish it off. I’d imagine it will be for the lightweight world title, 155 pounds. He’ll be like a skeleton wrapped in cling film. If his team is wise, they’ll talk him out of it. They’ll say ‘You’ve made some money, your face is drooping to the left, your speech is slurred. Chill now. Enjoy the money.’ But they’re not the most intelligent people, so I’m sure me and Nate will go again.”
With both McGregor and Nate Diaz applying for boxing licenses (and Floyd offering to make Nate a member of The Money Team), that third fight could come in a boxing ring as well. At this point it seems like it’s all dependent on how willing the UFC is to allow McGregor’s wild plans to come into play. They’ve never had a fighter they couldn’t control, it’s always been a situation where they tell everyone who fights when. And we’ve got a feeling they’re not too happy with this new era where fighters are making their own moves.