In one of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC history, reigning featherweight champion Conor McGregor gets a shot at redemption when he faces Nate Diaz at UFC 202 on Saturday.
The first time they met, Diaz came in on short notice, with no camp, and handed McGregor his first loss in the UFC. Diaz broke McGregor's stunning 15-fight win streak with a spectacular rear-naked choke in Round 2.
McGregor and his camp were thrown for an unsurprisingly lengthy loop and have listed the numerous changes in his approach to the rematch. Kevin Seccia, a screenwriter, occasional combat sports writer and author of a manual on how to beat up anything, joins me to review what, exactly, McGregor and coach John Kavanagh say they're doing differently this time.
The differences, they say, will provide us a McGregor unlike any we thought we knew. McGregor is an adept trash-talker, given to bold claims he often backs up without issue. All aboard the hype train?
Maybe.
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