Coach: ‘Little Guy’ Conor McGregor Is On Some Substance
As of this very moment, nothing has been confirmed regarding the potentially massive Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch which has been rumored for July 9’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The two met earlier this month at UFC 196 with Diaz accepting the bout on just 10 days notice, and the “Notorious” one fighting two whole weight classes above his usual home at 145-pounds.
Despite the odd circumstances, many had expected the Irish hype machine to score yet another knockout finish, but the Stockton native shocked the world, scoring a second round submission victory.
Richard Perez, a coach of Diaz, recently spoke on the possible rematch, saying that if Diaz is given a full training camp, McGregor simply doesn’t stand a chance:
“Well there’s no signed contract,” Perez told Submission Radio about the status of the rematch. “(Nate) just said they told him that he might be fighting again, 170 (against) McGregor. So I said, okay. So he’s planning on coming into the gym next week and start working out.”
“When he’s in good shape and he has no injury, he dominates. He dominates easy,” he said. “He stops people or he beats them. You know, they don’t have a chance. And McGregor had a full camp training, and he even moved up weight to get stronger. Nathan was out, enjoying himself, going to Cabo. You know, he’s eating and drinking and having fun, and they call him.”
“So if it took him two weeks to dominate a guy that’s undefeated, that’s the golden boy, what do you think is going to happen in three months training?” he said. “McGregor’s never seen Nathan in really good shape, he’s seen him only half-ass. This is nothing. He wasn’t really in tip-top shape at all.”
Not only is Perez confident that McGregor will once again be knocked off, but he’s also been a bit skeptical of the Irishman’s triumphant move up in weight.
Perez feels as if McGregor may be on some type of ‘substance’, claiming that fighters don’t bulk up so quickly without holding onto some fat:
“Like I told you at the beginning, I said I’m not the one that really knows, but just by watching a guy to come up from 145 to 170, you’re gonna have some fat on you. Believe me, you’re going to have to have some fat somewhere. Around your waist, somewhere. He didn’t have any fat at all. He was solid muscle. So how are you going to build that much in two weeks and be solid muscle?”
“He was supposed to fight at 155, but he was already overweight. I know he was. When he found out that (Rafael dos Anjos) hurt his ankle, he called Nathan out at 170. So that tells me right there that he couldn’t get down to weight because something’s making him build up.”
“Like I said, I’m not the one who really knows about him, but to me, I feel like he’s gotta be on some kind of substance, you know, to get built up,” he said. “Cause he’s a little guy, and a little guy can’t get real bulky that quick.”
Do you see any truth in Perez’s bold accusations?
