The first part of the UFC 200 fight card has been released and it’s a mildly anticipated rematch between two rivals who appeared to have nothing but respect for each other after their fight. Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will square off in the octagon once again and once again, McGregor will be moving up to fight Diaz in a welterweight bout as a part of the potentially historic card.
Dana White tweeted out the news yesterday.
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— Dana White (@danawhite) March 30, 2016
And the UFC also made the news official.
The biggest fight of 2016 thus far is now slated to be the biggest rematch of the year as well, as the UFC announced today that Nate Diaz will once again face Conor McGregor in a five-round welterweight bout that will headline UFC 200 on July 9.
The bout will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as the headline event of the 2016 edition of International Fight Week.
The main event is set for UFC 200 but now the task will be filling out the remainder of the card. Will Holly Holm get her rematch against Miesha Tate? Does Georges St. Pierre come back to get his title back? Will Anderson Silva be considered for the card after his recent loss?
Only time will tell where the UFC goes from here.
