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McGregor reacts to press conference fiasco: 'If they want to fight, let's fight'

Tonight’s UFC 202 press conference had a heated ending after Nate Diaz and his team decided to walk out.

– Paul Dollery reports from Las Vegas

THE OPPOSING CAMPS of Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor were involved in a spot of missile-throwing combat at this evening’s UFC 202 press conference, which you can read more about here.

Afterwards, Lance Pugmire of the LA Times spoke to McGregor about the incident, which started when Diaz and his team began to walk out and a bottle was thrown in the direction of McGregor and his training partners.

The pair are due to meet on Saturday night at UFC 202 at the T-Mobile Arena here in Las Vegas, with McGregor seeking revenge for his defeat to Diaz back in March.

“Brand new. We’re absolutely brand new,” said McGregor, when asked if he or any of his team-mates had been hurt in the skirmish. “It was handbags. If they want to fight, let’s fight.

“I just saw bottles being thrown. I was like, ‘Right, fuck that. You want to start throwing bottles, I’ll throw cans’. But it was all in self-defence. I was scared for my life,” he said, in jest.

McGregor added: “I just hope everything is left. I hope I don’t hear about it. That’s what I’m thinking. We’re ready to fight. We’re prepared to fight.”

Asked what impact it will have on his mindset ahead of Saturday’s contest, McGregor said: “Nothing. I’m good. I have a fight on Saturday night. I get to punch him in the face on Saturday so I’m happy with that.”

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UFC 202 press conference ends with bizarre skirmish as Diaz and team walk out

Watch: Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor at the UFC 202 press conference

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