Morning Report: Nate Diaz supports Conor McGregor's UFC 303 withdrawal: 'Inexperienced people talking rubbish'

Nate Diaz is siding with Conor McGregor regarding the UFC 303 fiasco.

The two biggest superstars in UFC history have put their differences aside since they last fought at UFC 202 in August 2016. There have been some minor spat between the pair in the eight years since, but Diaz doesn't see McGregor's first career withdrawal as the right time for an argument.

UFC 303 was supposed to be this Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, with “The Notorious” facing Michael Chandler in his highly anticipated bout. That was until McGregor claimed he had a broken pinky finger and didn't want to compete when he wasn't at 100%. Diaz, 39, believes the community's critical reaction to the decision has been exaggerated.

“I think it was a small thing,” Diaz told MMA Junkie, “I think they made a bigger deal out of it than it was. It's a good idea. If I got beat, I'd like to postpone the fight, but people make a big fuss. I don't want to fight until I'm 100 percent ready. I've done a lot of things in the past that I shouldn't have done.”

“So I think he's learned from the experience. It's inexperienced people saying rubbish and just speaking for their own inexperience. They're going to have to bear the criticism until the game is over, but I think once the game is over, everything will be fine.”

Before McGregor returns to the Octagon, Diaz will continue his boxing career, facing Jorge Masvidal in a boxing rematch next weekend. Diaz first faced Masvidal at UFC 244 in November 2019, losing by doctor's stoppage in the third round. He made his pro debut last August, losing by unanimous decision to Jake Paul.

Diaz is not on the UFC roster, but he finished his run with the organization on a high note and has expressed an interest in fighting there again, and it wouldn't be out of the question for Diaz to eventually face McGregor three times to settle the score at 1-1.

“Well, time will tell,” Diaz said. “It depends on my fights, his fights, what happens with the UFC. I'm not a fortune teller, you know? We'll see what happens.”

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