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10 of the most memorable UFC weigh-in moments

By Joseph Duffy

LAS VEGAS - JULY 10: UFC heavyweight fighters Brock Lesnar (L) and Frank Mir (R) square off at UFC 100 Weigh-Ins at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on July 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS - JULY 10: UFC heavyweight fighters Brock Lesnar (L) and Frank Mir (R) square off at UFC 100 Weigh-Ins at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on July 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 5: Nate Diaz applies a choke hold to win by submission against Conor McGregor during UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 5: Nate Diaz applies a choke hold to win by submission against Conor McGregor during UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

UFC 196 was supposed to be a lightweight title fight for Conor McGregor, against the then champion, Rafael Dos Anjos. Unfortunately for McGregor, Dos Anjos was forced out of the contest due to injury, which meant McGregor would not fight for gold at UFC 196. However, the former featherweight champion of the world still welcomed a challenge to headline the card with him at UFC 196 on just twelve days notice, and in stepped the always game Nate Diaz.

Diaz had previously shown interest in fighting McGregor after he defeated Michael Johnson on a UFC on Fox card that featured Dos Anjos. Diaz went on a profanity-laced tirade about the UFC’s cash cow and shortly thereafter he was. The two embarked on a short media run over the course of the twelve days leading up to their fight. It was clear from the get-go that the two were going to verbally spar and share completely opposing viewpoints about their fight, the direction of the sport, and any other topic that may have been brought to the table.

All of the tension that was built over the course of those twelve days lead to weigh-in day where the two would finally come to head. The biggest star in the sports history and a cult hero of sorts in Diaz were finally going to square off, but we never really got there. With Diaz already on stage, McGregor began approaching him from the scale already jarring. Dana White was more than prepared for potential fireworks and he had already positioned himself between the two, not allowing Diaz to get up close and personal with Diaz. This, however, did not stop Diaz from pulling a classic Diaz brother move, throwing the fake at McGregor over White, and getting the Irish man to flinch. McGregor has been called the king of the mind games, but on this night it was Diaz who got the last laugh.

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