Who said the Irish were too broke from the Euros to travel to Las Vegas?
Although Conor McGregor predicted he would be walking into enemy territory for his highly anticipated rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202, it was clear that the Notorious had the greater support at the official weigh-ins.
Diaz was booed as he made his way to the scales before his intense staredown with the undisputed featherweight king and before the fighters even took the stage, the Irish fans let their voices be heard as they chanted on their guy.
There was also some friendly rivalry between the two sets of supporters as the Irish belted out a chorus of “Diaz is a pussy” as the Diaz faithful flipped them the bird Stockton style.
All in good fun… we hope.
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There had been much talk this week that not as many Irish fans had travelled to Las Vegas as had made the trip for other McGregor fights. John Kavanagh even acknowledged that McGregor would have less Irish support than usual when he enters the Octagon on Saturday night.
While there may not be as many in Vegas, those who are there look like they’re going to make as much noise to fill any numerical gaps.
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