Conor McGregor is still pushing for a third fight with Nate Diaz after Diaz’s recent loss to Mike Perry. The former UFC two-division champion addressed the result on social media and renewed his callout of the longtime rival, keeping one of MMA’s most bankable unfinished stories alive even as both men sit outside the current title picture.
“Now I understand why Nate Diaz didn’t take the fight, lol. Anyway, I look forward to the moment I get to you, lanky. #TrilogyAndIWillNeedMyMoney,” McGregor wrote on social media.
The history between McGregor and Diaz remains one of the most recognizable rivalries of the UFC’s modern era. Diaz stunned McGregor with a submission win in their first meeting at UFC 196, and McGregor evened the score with a decision victory in the rematch at UFC 202. A third fight has hovered over both careers for years, largely because American fans still view it as a proven pay-per-view draw regardless of title implications.
From a business standpoint, the matchup still makes sense. For McGregor, a Diaz trilogy would offer a chance to reenter the spotlight in a fight built on bad blood and name value rather than rankings. For Diaz, it would be another high-profile payday against the opponent most closely tied to his mainstream breakout. That matters in today’s fight game, where star power can outweigh divisional relevance.
The bigger question is whether the fight can still deliver competitively. McGregor has fought only sparingly in recent years, while Diaz’s recent outings have fueled debate about how much both men have left. Still, if the trilogy ever gets booked, the attention will be massive — and until then, McGregor’s public pursuit of Diaz is the part to watch.