Conor McGregor appeared in an interview after a considerable amount of time. He joined renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani in a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour’. ‘The Notorious’ revealed how he planned his comeback, including a fight against a former rival. Helwani asked McGregor if he had planned to come back with ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. However, the former double champion claimed that they presented the TUF offer to him. On the hand, his fight with TUF opposition, Michael Chandler, wasn’t the first choice. McGregor was looking forward to a trilogy fight against a rival who himself was one of the biggest names in the promotion.

McGregor said, “It was originally against Nate [Diaz]. It was me vs. Nate.” He added, “I did not mind who I was against, to be honest. It was Nate. It was like a day or two before. Now it’s [Michael] Chandler.” McGregor mentions that he is happy with the opponent. “I am happy with it. It’s gonna be a good bout for sure,” said the Irishman.

However, the former double champion is looking forward to fighting Nate Diaz down the line. He said, “We must fight. We’re one a piece, it’s a great rivalry, it was a great fight. So we got to square that away for sure.”

Fans react to Conor McGregor wanting to fight Nate Diaz for the third time

A lot of people shared their thoughts on McGregor’s wish for a trilogy fight with Diaz. Let us take a look at some of them from Twitter.

One fan wants McGregor to remember what happened during his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Another fan states that even though he is not a fan of the Irishman, he still feels like McGregor is in good spirits.

One Twitter user says that a fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz could only take place for comedic relief.

Moreover, another thinks that Nate Diaz should have been the guy opposite the former double champion in TUF.

However, there were a lot of people who wanted to see the trilogy fight.

Another fan commented that McGregor’s rivalry with Nate Diaz is one of the greatest in UFC’s history.

But there was one fan who thinks that Conor McGregor has to redeem his loss against Dustin Poirier since he was the one who put the Irishman on the shelf for a considerable amount of time.

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It seems like ‘Notorious’ is more confident than ever on his return to the UFC. Moreover, he mentioned during the interview that he has a lot of stories to complete in the UFC. McGregor might start with a possible fight against Nate Diaz. We will have to wait and see what follows.

What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments down below.

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