Who was Conor McGregor supposed to fight instead of Diaz?

McGregor was supposed to face Rafael Dos Anjos for his lightweight title. Dos Anjos pulled out with an injury, and on 11 days’ notice, Nate Diaz stepped in to fight McGregor in a welterweight bout.

Why did dos Anjos pull out of McGregor fight?

The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor. On February 23, the planned bout suffered a setback as it was announced that dos Anjos pulled out due to a broken foot.

Who pulled out of the dos Anjos fight?

But Dos Anjos tested positive for Covid-19 and the fight was scrapped off the event. the fight was rescheduled for November 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Islam vs. dos Anjos. But this time around it was Islam who had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Paul Felder.

How did Conor lose to Diaz?

Diaz got McGregor up against the cage and waded in, forcing referee John McCarthy to consider stepping in. Judge Glenn Trowbridge, however, deemed Diaz to be completely dominant in the round and scored it 10-8 to Diaz.

Why did they stop the Diaz fight?

Why did Nick Diaz stop fighting? Diaz was suspended on multiple occasions because of failing drug tests for marijuana use, including a five-year ban courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission in September 2015.

Has Conor ever pulled from a fight?

The UFC announced Tuesday that it had pulled Conor McGregor from UFC 200 on July 9. UFC President Dana White said on SportsCenter that the organization pulled McGregor from the card because he “refused to fly to [Las] Vegas for promotional stuff,” per Jeremy Botter of the Houston Chronicle.

Has Nate Diaz lost a fight?

Diaz’s last fight, which was well over six years ago, ended in a loss to Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 183. His return bout against Lawler is a rematch from their 2004 bout at UFC 47, which saw Diaz win via knockout in the second round.

Why was Diaz vs Silva overturned?

Nick Diaz to return to UFC after six-year layoff in rematch of 2004 bout with Robbie Lawler. Nick Diaz, 37, has not fought since January 2015, when he lost to Anderson Silva at UFC 183. That result was subsequently overturned when Silva tested positive for performance enhancing substances.