7 Best Fights in UFC History

#3 Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 - UFC 202 (August 20, 2016)

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor show respect following their bloody encounter

In the most heavily hyped re-match in UFC history, the "Notorious One" Conor McGregor sought to avenge his earlier defeat to Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

The pair has originally met in March 2016, where Diaz defeated McGregor with a rear naked choke in the closing stages of the second round.

It was McGregor's first loss in UFC and the colourful Irishman was desperate for revenge.

The re-match was a much more closely contested and even more thrilling fight.

McGregor proved his doubters wrong by demonstrating improved cardiovascular conditioning to push Diaz all the way through five rounds of pulsating action.

McGregor began as the aggressor as he usually does and kept Diaz at bay with leg kicks and punches, clearly winning the opening two rounds. However, Diaz took over on a tiring McGregor and smashed the Irishman with flurry after flurry of strikes that McGregor did well to survive.

The topsy-turvy fight took another twist as McGregor busted Diaz open early in the fourth and put together some excellent combinations to put Diaz back on the back foot.

In the tale of the fight, Diaz found form in the last round, clearly winning it as he kept McGregor in the clinch and secured a late take-down.

McGregor ultimately edged the bout on a majority decision; one judge scored it a draw as the classic bout concluded.

The main event broke the UFC pay per view record set by UFC 100, drawing 1.65 million orders.