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VIDEO: Ringside footage of Conor McGregor tapping out is an impossibly brutal watch

Published 18:51 6 Mar 2016 GMT

Updated 20:35 6 Mar 2016 GMT

Kevin McGillicuddy
VIDEO: Ringside footage of Conor McGregor tapping out is an impossibly brutal watch

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This does not make it any easier.

But it does show how much pain and agony Conor McGregor was in to force him to tap out to Nate Diaz last night at UFC 196. The Dubliner was just under a minute away from finishing the second round, when he was taken to the ground by the 30-year-old and was caught in a rear-naked chokehold. The footage on the night was incredibly powerful, and this ringside camera shows McGregor’s desperate attempts to get away from the Stockton native. It also shows how tight Diaz's grip on his throat really was.

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