Conor McGregor responds to Nate Diaz after destroying Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 with headkick KO
Conor McGregor welcomed the possibility of a third fight with Nate Diaz following his comeback win at UFC 246.
McGregor had not fought since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018 but wasted little time in settling into his stride against Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, an opponent with the most wins (23) and finishes (16) in UFC history.
Several unorthodox shoulder strikes in a clinch bloodied Cerrone's nose before a precision head kick and flying knee proved to be the beginning of the end as McGregor rained down punches on his helpless opponent.
Referee Herb Dean stepped in to wave the contest off inside the opening minute as McGregor claimed his first win in more than three years in a welterweight division where he has little experience.
His only previous foray at 170lbs came when he split a couple of bouts against long-time foe Diaz, who was unimpressed by McGregor, seemingly branding Cerrone ‘weak’ and calling the event ‘fake’ on his Twitter account.
The two McGregor vs Diaz bouts in 2016 proved to be two of the biggest fights in the company’s history.
After stunning the world with a win in March, Diaz lost out to the Irishman via a majority decision in August.
And after becoming the first fighter to claim knockouts as a featherweight, lightweight and now at 170lbs, ‘The Notorious’ is refusing to rule out a trilogy fight.
“Let’s go Nathan,” he said in his post-fight press conference. “Let’s go brother, number three.
“It’s always here, so we are right here Nathan.”