UFC 196: Watch Conor McGregor face off with Nate Diaz

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Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz faced off after the first press conference today. This happened just a day after Diaz was announced as McGregor’s opponent at UFC 196, replacing injured lightweight champ Raphael dos Anjos who broke his foot.

MMA Fighting tweeted highlights from the presser:

McGregor: I’m not on steroids. I’m just an animal.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: I’m motivated by movement and money — and the movement of money.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

Diaz: They gave me a fuck load of money and I said: ‘I want more of that shit!’

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: There’s many pussies in this game, but I ain’t one.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: You have to teach seminars in BJJ just to make ends meet.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

Diaz: He’s got no training partners.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: I understand Aldo. He needs to take a year off. I bounced his head off the canvas like a basketball.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: You take head trauma, you sit your ass and rest. Come back healthy.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: They all have sore vaginas lately. RDA broke his foot and his vagina in the same damn day. Same with Edgar.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: It’s hard to commit to dos Anjos again. When you pull out with a bruise on the foot, there’s not much I can do.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: Nate and I have a similar will, but the skill doesn’t match the will and that’s the difference.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: I’ve always enjoyed Nick and Nate and their style of fighting.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

Diaz: Congratulations to you, mother fucker. I’m the show.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: Nate, congratulations. You’re rich now.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: The end of the first, I believe I will put him away.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

McGregor: I respect Nate. There are a lot of pussies in this game and he’s not one of them.

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 24, 2016

This is going to be a wild one.

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Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.