Fan-favorite Nate Diaz feels he somehow had a hand in Floyd Mayweather’s TKO win over Conor McGregor in 2017. In a recent conversation with Ariel Helwani, Diaz believes Mayweather saw the “blueprint” to beat “The Notorious” at UFC 196.
“I think he did horrible,” Diaz said of McGregor’s performance against Mayweather. “I think he did exactly what these boxers and I and everybody thought he would do. He went in there, punched himself out, and got knocked out. He didn’t learn from what happened when I fought him.
“Because I think Floyd Mayweather watched the blueprint right there on how to beat him.