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2) Conor McGregor's grappling
Conor McGregor is not exactly known for his skills as a grappler. 'Notorious' has only one submission victory in his professional MMA career.
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Other than his submission victory over Dennis Siver, McGregor uses his grappling skills with relative success only as a defense against his grappling-savvy opponents.
Nate Diaz, on the other hand, is one of the best grapplers on the current UFC roster. The Stockton brawler has 11 submission wins in his professional MMA career, including one victory over McGregor at UFC 196.
His fighting background is entirely based on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Diaz is a third-degree black belt under the tutelage of Cesar Gracie.
1) Previous fight was a close fight
The previous bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 202 was an extremely close fight. McGregor won the fight by a majority decision where two of the judges scored the fight at 48-47 in McGregor's favor, and one judge scored it a 47-47 draw.
Also Read: What was the scorecard of Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 202?
A lot of people from the MMA community scored this fight in Diaz's favor. The decision of the judges was seen as a mistake by many. The catch, however, is that Diaz wasn't at his offensive best in the fight. Yet, it turned out to be a close fight for Conor McGregor. McGregor's victory was nowhere near as close as Diaz's victory from their previous fight at UFC 196.
Nate Diaz has surely made improvements to his game since that loss. Unfortunately, the Irishman will be pushed to end the fight with a finish instead of letting it go the distance. This only puts him at a disadvantage, as mentioned previously in this article.
