And breathe.
In the wee hours of the morning the bleary-eyed nation woke/stayed awake (delete as applicable) to watch Conor McGregor beat Nate Diaz at the second time of asking on a points decision.
The fights fans of Ireland and beyond went through an insane range of emotions as the 5 round marathon played out.
It started out very well for McGregor
Round two in the books. What a war. Tough round to score. McGregor had two knockdowns. Possibly two rounds up. #UFC202
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) August 21, 2016
But soon turned into a war of attrition
https://twitter.com/dekker/status/767213034049708032
This is the first time Conor McGregor has entered the fourth round.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) August 21, 2016
At the end most people were calling it McGregor
https://twitter.com/DylansFreshTake/status/767215622858084352
Tough final round to score but I think Diaz got it, capped off by his first TD in the final seconds. So that's 48-47 McGregor, IMO.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 21, 2016
But mostly viewers were in awe
That was the fight of all fights Diaz/McGregor #ufc202 @ufc
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) August 21, 2016
McGregor vs Diaz. Two words. Tough cunts! #UFC202
— Eddie Durkan (@EDDIEDURKAN) August 21, 2016
Quick recap of McGregor vs. Diaz: pic.twitter.com/5cNkHXxEa8
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 21, 2016
And in the end the king was back
Conor McGregor exacts his revenge. Gets the majority decision. (48-47, 47-47, 48-47) #UFC202
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) August 21, 2016
Hell of a fight. Congrats to McGregor for grinding out the win over Diaz. Guess there's gota be a third now #Warriors
— Chris Eubank Jr (@ChrisEubankJr) August 21, 2016
Revenge. Is. Sweet!
Conor McGregor defeats Nate Diaz by majority decision at #UFC202. pic.twitter.com/x326ezXRHs
— ESPN (@espn) August 21, 2016
Here's the Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor judges scorecards. pic.twitter.com/ui6v7YTU4T
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 21, 2016
But we’ll go again (maybe not at 170)
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz agree that they both need a third match to settle it #UFC202
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) August 21, 2016
McGregor calls for a trilogy fight at 155. They're 1-1, but he's done at 170.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 21, 2016
Conor fights Alvarez in NYC for LW title.
Let Holloway fight Aldo for the interim FW title.
Inevitable Diaz v McGregor 3 is for the LW title— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) August 21, 2016
Trilogy? #UFC202 pic.twitter.com/0e9UpYKDti
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 21, 2016
And breathe.
