Conor McGregor laughs at Nate Diaz ‘rampage’ after viral video of rival choking out man in street brawl
Conor McGregor has reacted to the video of arch-rival Nate Diaz choking out a man on the street.
Former UFC star Diaz was filmed putting a man in a chokehold before the victim appeared to lie on the pavement unconscious.
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Diaz has been in New Orleans to support his teammate Chris Avila, who was fighting on a card for the latest Misfits boxing.
The 38-year-old also threw a bottle at reality star Chase DeMoor during the event.
He was then involved in a melee, and put a man to sleep with a chokehold.
Diaz's nemesis McGregror was on hand to give his reaction to the incident on Twitter, simply quoting the video with two laughing emojis.
He also : "Hahaha Nate on a rampage tonight! Let’s go Nate! Hahaha."
McGregor added a third tweet, : "Lovely little knee to the body hahahaa."
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The man is speculated to be Rodney Peterson, who is well known to resemble YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul.
UFC president Dana White thought it was the man himself when watching the video, before being told that it was a lookalike.
McGregor and Diaz have history with each other, having fought twice in 2016.
The latter won the first bought at UFC 196 by choking the former in the second round.
McGregor got his revenge though six months later at UFC 202, winning by a majority decision.
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