Conor McGregor may have become MMA’s Adrien Broner at UFC 196, and Nate Diaz may be the sport’s answer to Marcos Maidana.
Broner was thought to be the man who would become boxing’s mainstream attraction and pay-per-view king once Floyd Mayweather retired. The brash, trash-talking fighter was equal parts polarizing and entertaining, and he showcased the skills to back it up. It was impossible not to be yanked in by Broner’s magnetic pull because you just had to see him fight. He spent money like water and wasn’t afraid to talk about it.