Nate Diaz reminds Conor McGregor he was a bigger challenge than Khabib Nurmagomedov and Floyd Mayweather

The rivalry between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will always be remembered as one of the most iconic in UFC history. They're at it again after Diaz recently reminded McGregor that his win over the Irishman was more decisive than those of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Floyd Mayweather, rekindling their old feud.

Diaz and McGregor have shared the octagon on two separate occasions, each of them being a massive pay-per-view success. The Stockton native's breakthrough submission victory over 'The Notorious' at UFC 196 occupies the No.4 spot on the highest-selling pay-per-view list. At number two on the list is their rematch from UFC 202, in which McGregor avenged his first loss inside the UFC octagon.

Conor McGregor, fascinated by Dana White's Power Slap League, viewed the format as an excellent opportunity to explore a third battle with Diaz in the realm of the competitive slapping promotion.

Infamous in the MMA community for his signature Stockton slap, Nate Diaz jested at McGregor, reminding him of his loss at UFC 196. Diaz has claimed several times in the past that his MMA resume has more submissions to his name owing to the fact that opponents shoot for a takedown, stifled by the accumulation of his punches.

Bearing that in mind, Diaz claimed that he beat McGregor much more efficiently than the Irishman's past rivals, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Floyd Mayweather:

"If submissions weren’t allowed. I knocked you out way faster than Floyd did."

Diaz added:

"But it was Real. So I choked you better and faster than kabob [Khabib] did."

Conor McGregor lost his grudge match against Khaib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 via fourth-round submission. The Irishman fell short in his attempt to emulate his octagon success in the boxing ring in his blockbuster clash with Floyd Mayweather in August 2017. McGregor lost the fight via TKO in the tenth round.

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Nate Diaz claims that Conor McGregor's debut acting project was first offered to him

Ahead of the final fight of his UFC contract at UFC 279, ESPN MMA's Marc Raimondi spent two days with Nate Diaz in his hometown of Stockton.

Diaz, who was originally slated to face welterweight behemoth Khamzat Chimaev, ultimately faced fellow MMA veteran Tony Ferguson in the main event. Diaz fulfilled his UFC contract with a fourth-round submission victory.

Conor McGregor, a longtime adversary of Diaz, is set to make his silver screen debut in the remake of the Hollywood classic Road House. Fascinatingly, Diaz revealed to Raimondi that McGregor's role was initially offered to him by film representatives in June of this year. Diaz turned down the part claiming that he didn't want to "lose to" Jake Gyllenhaal, the film's protagonist:

"I'm not gonna fight f***ing Jake Gyllenhaal and lose. If I'm getting beat up and I'm not trying to get beat up by nobody...it ain't gonna be against Jake Gyllenhaal. I'm Patrick Swayze if I'm doing that movie."

Check out Marc Raimondi's description of his time with Nate Diaz below: