5 fights that the UFC must make in 2017

Will Conor McGregor steal the show again in 2017?

#1 Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 3

Who will finally prevail?

The score lies at one apiece. Neither McGregor’s ultra competitiveness nor Nate Diaz’s bullish mentality will allow it to stay that way.

Regardless of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s threats that he will leave the UFC should he be passed over for the next title shot, or Jose Aldo’s stagnant quest for redemption, it is highly likely that McGregor and Nate Diaz will go at it one final time for the Lightweight Title.

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McGregor is on a self-imposed hiatus from the sport owing to the impending birth of his child, but absence may not allow the heart to grow fonder should he cherry pick Nate Diaz over two highly deserving fighters in Khabib and Tony Ferguson. Jose Aldo isn’t even in the picture, it would seem.

The bottom line, however, is this. No matter how much fans crib that he is holding two divisions hostage, McGregor fights are must-watch television. No matter how inactive he is in the meantime, Nate Diaz fights are must-watch television too.

When they come together for the third and final time to do battle, there is little doubt that it will be the highlight fight for the UFC in 2017

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