Nate Diaz believes Conor McGregor would have beaten Khabib Nurmagmedov if he had accepted a trilogy bout.
Diaz fought McGregor in two instalments of their illustrious rivalry, coming out on top in their opening meeting back in 2016 before the Irishman avenged the defeat later that year. McGregor went on to make a switch to the boxing ring, losing to Floyd Mayweather, before suffering a defeat on his UFC return against bitter rival Nurmagomedov.
McGregor and Diaz have been heavily linked to facing in each other in a trilogy bout for several years, especially as the pair have suffered significant recent declines in form. Diaz believes such a fight would have taught McGregor how to not get choked out, which would have prevented him falling to submission defeat against Nurmagomedov. "McGregor was too amateur to be fighting Floyd Mayweather," Diaz said when talking about a trilogy with his rival on the MMA Hour.
