Conor McGregor Discusses What’s Next After His Victory at UFC 202

Speaking at the post-fight press conference following UFC 202, Conor McGregor discussed his win over Nate Diaz in their rematch in the main event. McGregor also discussed what’s next for him after getting the win. Below are some highlights and a video of the press conference.

McGregor on possibly having to be stripped of his title: “I don’t think they’re going to do that – I mean how can they do that? If they want to do that and want to give my belt to the guy I KO’d in 13 seconds and bury that division on the prelims or the Fight Pass stuff, cause that’s what they’re going to do, I mean, we’ll see. How can they do that? What would that do to the division if the guy I KO’d in 13 seconds is the unified champion? We got a lot to talk about and I’m in a beautiful, beautiful position right now. And that was built through hard work and I’m going to capitalize on that. We’ll see. There’s a lot of stuff in the pipeline. (Expletive) is about to hit the fan here.”

His thoughts on Nate Diaz: “Boy is he one tough mother(expletive). He kept walking forward, he took every shot. I dropped him multiple times. He just keeps coming. His face was busted open and he’s still coming forward. I learned from the last contest, I stayed calm. I stayed tight in the pocket. … It was a hell of a fight, he’s a hell of a competitor. The whole lot of it brought out the best in me and it forced me to look at myself truly. I’m just grateful.”

McGregor on going back down in weight: “I’m going to go back down in weight. I’m the 145-pound champion and the 155-pound (division) is there. When I fight Nate again it will be at 155 pounds, it will be on my terms this time. I came up, I didn’t make any excuses to get this win back. I said 170, he got even bigger from the first fight. He got even bigger than the first time. I knew I was up against it.”