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bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

In the aftermath of yesterday’s UFC 202 pre-fight press conference altercation that saw Team Diaz and Conor McGregor throwing objects at each other from across the room, NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell stated that the issue would likely be discussed at an upcoming hearing.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

UFC 202 takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

When Nate Diaz steps into the Octagon to square off against Conor McGregor Saturday night in the main event of UFC 202, he will once again not have his brother Nick in his corner. While Nick has been unable to corner his brother in his last 2 fights given that he was serving a suspension with the NSAC, that suspension ended earlier this month.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

UFC star Nate Diaz appeared in quite a few mainstream media outlets following his big win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196. From his viral video on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to his appearance on the “Conan” show, one particular TV host that met Diaz for the first time after his UFC 196 victory says that her time spent with Nate was enjoyable.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

There was a war between Team Nate Diaz and Team Conor McGregor at the UFC 202 press conference on Wednesday. Everything from coffee to rolls of tape were thrown at the opposing sides, which caused the press conference to be shut down early.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

Jake Shields saw the Trenta Dark Roast and knew this was his moment. #UFC202 pic.twitter.com/sE71Yw2IeD — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) August 17, 2016

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

With just a week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to avenge his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ is making his final preparations for the fight.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

Nate Diaz has grown immensely popular after beating Conor McGregor at UFC 196 back in March. The win in the biggest fight of his career has set him up with a lot of media appearances and the public has gotten to see a bit more of Nate’s character outside of the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

The UFC 202 press conference was undoubtably a controversial one.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/hvyyXQlSItY Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor briefly appeared on stage at the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

During the course of fight week leading up to a pay-per view event, the UFC releases a series of ‘UFC Embedded Vlogs’ to give fans a behind the scenes look at the fighters as they make their final preparations before stepping into the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

By now fight fans are aware of the altercation that occurred Wednesday afternoon during the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference between Conor McGregor and Team Diaz. The altercation saw objects thrown across the room while UFC President Dana White, UFC exec Dave Sholler, and a security team attempted to regain control of the situation. Thursday morning, Dana White no-showed a scheduled appearance on popular radio show ‘Mike & Mike’ through ESPN.

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/HC15IiB7pZ8 While Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz aren’t scheduled to fight until Saturday evening in the main event of UFC 202, the pair decided to start the action early!

bjpenndotcom - August 18, 2016

Wednesday afternoon at the UFC 202 press conference, things went from bad to worse when UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor arrived. While many were glad to see McGregor show up to the press conference, even if he was nearly 30 minutes late, UFC superstar Nate Diaz wasn’t too happy with McGregor being on his own schedule.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

There were quite a few people that were in the middle of the war between Team Diaz and Team McGregor that put an early end to the UFC 202 press conference on Wednesday. Apparently, a young boy was hit by a water bottle by Team McGregor.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - August 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/Kjd7Yhk_zoc?t=8m55s Wednesday afternoon the MMA community watched on as the UFC 202 press conference was shut down after Team Diaz and Conor McGregor got in an altercation that saw both sides throw objects at each other from across the room.

Russell Ess - August 17, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz shut the UFC 202 press conference down early on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada.