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Conor McGregor Says He Was Supposed to Coach Against Nate Diaz on ‘TUF 31’
Conor McGregor Says He Was Supposed to Coach Against Nate Diaz on ‘TUF 31’,If Conor McGregor is to be believed, the originally proposed coaching matchup for “The Ultimate Fighter 31” would have renewed one of the UFC’s great rivalries.

Conor McGregor Says He Was Supposed to Coach Against Nate Diaz on ‘TUF 31’

If ConorMcGregor is to be believed, the originally proposed coachingmatchup for “The Ultimate Fighter 31” would have renewed one of theUFC’s great rivalries.

During an appearance on “The MMA Hour” onWednesday, McGregor revealed that he was initally expected to coachopposite Nate Diaz onthe long-running reality show. That never came to fruition, though,and McGregor instead matched wits with MichaelChandler on “TUF 31.” A date for McGregor vs. Chandler has notbeen set.

“‘The Ultimate Fighter’ just kind of presented itself. It wasoriginally for me to be against Nate. It was me vs. Nate,” McGregorsaid. “I did not mind who it was against, to be honest. Nor do Imind who I compete against, that’s widely known.

“I had agreed to it, it was Nate. It was a day or two before andnow it’s Chandler. I’m not sure what went down on that end. It wasme vs. Chandler and I have no problem with it, I’m happy with it.It’s gonna be a good bout for sure.”

Diaz completed his contract with the promotion at UFC 279, when hesubmitted TonyFerguson with a fourth-round guillotine last September. Uponbecoming a free agent, Diaz’s manager revealed that the fighter