Conor McGregor got distracted during Nate Diaz’s boxing debut.
‘Notorious’ tuned in to watch his old rival square off against Jake Paul at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night - but he appeared to get bored.
During the fight, he took to social media to dismiss Paul and Diaz as he sent a message to Grammy Award-nominated rapper Saweetie who was sitting ringside.
“F*** this , sweetie what’s up,” he tweeted.”
The 30-year-old made her presence felt during the pay-per-view show as she helped with ring card duties and walked Amanda Serrano to the ring before her rematch with Heather Hardy.
Despite her best efforts, Saweetie failed to steal the show as Paul and Diaz shared ten rounds that had fans inside the arena on their feet.
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‘The Problem Child’ went looking for an early finish in round one and almost found it as he hurt Diaz and had him scrambling to stay upright for most of his first three minutes as a professional boxer.
The 15-year UFC veteran rallied in the following rounds but appeared outmatched by Paul who landed heavier shots and ultimately dropped him round five.
Diaz showed off his world-class cardio as the fight progressed and he appeared to trouble Paul on a few occasions by making up for a lack of power with sheer volume.
The tenth round saw the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist display his primary skillset by locking up a guillotine choke and forcing the referee to save Paul.
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Ultimately, Diaz slumped to a unanimous decision defeat and McGregor is yet to react after asking for a trilogy bout with the first man to beat him in the UFC earlier this week.
‘Notorious’ is booked to face Michael Chandler, but he recently called out Justin Gaethje following his BMF title fight knockout win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291.
The Irishman plans to claim the novelty belt before putting it on the line against Diaz who won't be short of options after impressing many with a valiant effort in his boxing debut.
Paul wants to rematch him in MMA under the PFL banner and is willing to offer Diaz $10 million to make it happen.
Both men will assess their options before announcing what’s next.
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