As announced yesterday, Conor McGregor will now fight Nate Diaz at UFC 196 after a foot injury to Rafael dos Anjos. Diaz had seemingly commented on the possibility of a fight with McGregor on Twitter yesterday.
He’s going to have to get on his knees and beg…
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) February 23, 2016
Today, McGregor commented on the fight via his own Twitter account, stating he was prepared to fight anyone, at any weight class.
God bless this hard work. I don’t care about weight divisions. I’ll run through everyone on the roster. #11Days pic.twitter.com/AAd25Rme73
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 24, 2016