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05th Mar 2016

WATCH: Nate Diaz was still fired up backstage after heated stare down with Conor McGregor

Lots of expletives

Ben Kiely

Nate Diaz was not impressed with Conor McGregor’s antics at that infamous stare down on Thursday.

When the two warriors went to do the obligatory stare down at the pre-fight press conference, McGregor almost sparked a full-on brawl by hitting Diaz’s hand away.

Dana White and co had to keep the men separated as they began spitting smack talk at each other onstage as members of their respective entourages ran to their aid.

In Episode five of UFC 196 Embedded we see what the pair did directly after the confrontation backstage. Diaz appeared to be a little riled up by what happened as he insulted the featherweight champion backstage in an expletive-filled tirade. In comparison, McGregor laughed it off with his teammates while snacking.