Conor McGregor hails bitter rival Nate Diaz’s brother Nick as ‘real fighting legend’ as UFC star visits cancer patients
CONOR MCGREGOR recently shelved his feud with Nate Diaz to praise his bitter rival’s older brother Nick.
Nick, the elder of the two Diaz brothers, recently took the time to visit a group of cancer patients at the C.H.I.P.S.A Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico.
The reserved Nick kept the trip a secret, but it soon became the talk of the MMA world after a hospital worker shared snaps of his visit.
The pictures came to the attention of McGregor, who was quick to hail Nick’s selfless gesture.
McGregor quote tweeted the snap of the eldest Diaz brother and wrote: “Real fighting legend.”
MMA fans were quick to comment on McGregor’s tweet, with one saying: “That’s big of you to acknowledge him after you f***ed his brother up countless times.”
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Another said: “Real recognises real.”
And another said: “Game recognise game.”
One remarked: “True legend of the sport.”
McGregor and Nate, 33 and 37 respectively, took part in two of the most memorable fights in UFC history in 2016.
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Fan favourite Nate won their first meeting at UFC 196, submitting The Notorious with a second-round rear-naked choke on 11 days’ notice.
The pair renewed their rivalry a few months later at UFC 202, where McGregor emerged victorious from a five-round thriller via majority decision.
MMA fans have been longing for the pair to throw down in a blockbuster trilogy fight, although Nate isn’t keen on a series decider at this moment in time.
The Stockton slugger recently told Adam’s Apple: “Not right now. He got a lot of work to do.”
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McGregor is in the final stages of recovering from the horrific broken leg he suffered in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July.
Nate, meanwhile, hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since his UFC 263 defeat to Leon Edwards but has been champing at the bit to see off the final fight of his contract with the MMA leader.