UFC 202 live: Conor McGregor defeats Nate Diaz in epic fight to set up trilogy decider

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McGregor needs to prove he can beat Diaz or risk his legacy in the UFC (Getty)

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will do it all again after McGregor gained revenge with victory in their rematch at UFC 202, with both men immediately calling for a third fight to settle their incredible rivalry. On what was an incredible night of UFC action - potentially the greatest ever seen - McGregor emerged victorious after a five-round thriller Follow the latest here.

• Conor McGregor beats Nate Diaz by majority decision
• McGregor knocks Diaz down three times in opening two rounds
• Diaz fights back over rounds three and four
• Final round sees McGregor dominate but Diaz secure late takedown
• Judges score the fight 48-47, 48-47 and 47-47 to hand victory to McGregor
• Anthony Johnson knocks out Glover Teixeira in 13 seconds
• Donald Cerrone beats Rick Story by TKO

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Full fight card

Main Card:

Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor (welterweight)

Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira (light-heavyweight)

Rick Story vs Donald Cerrone (welterweight)

Hyun Gyu Lim vs Mike Perry (welterweight)

Tim Means vs Sabah Homasi (welterweight)

Prelims:

Cody Garbrandt vs Takeya Mizugaki (bantamweight)

Raquel Pennington vs Elizabeth Phillips (women’s bantamweight)

Artem Lobov vs Chris Avila (featherweight)

Randa Markos vs Cortney Casey (women’s strawweight)

Early prelims:

Neil Magby vs Lorenz Larkin (welterweight)

Colby Covington vs Max Griffin (welterweight)

Alberto Uda vs Marvin Vettori (welterweight)

[21 August 2016 01:49 · Jack de Menezes]

Artem Lobov vs Chris Avila

Round 2: It's exactly what coach Kavanagh asked for, as Lobov delivers plenty more in terms of destructive kicks to Avila's left leg, and it's been cut to shreds by the end of the second. Lobov knows he's winning this one, and starts to showboat towards the end of the round, almost catching a left straight for his arrogance.

[21 August 2016 01:58 · Jack de Menezes]

Here's the story on the record fee that McGregor will receive tonight... 

[21 August 2016 01:59 · Jack de Menezes]

Artem Lobov vs Chris Avila

And the decision is... Artem Lobov wins by unanimous decision! All three judges score the bout 30-27 in favour of the Russian Hammer. Strike one for Team McGregor, is that a sign of things to come later on?

[21 August 2016 02:15 · Jack de Menezes]

Raquel Pennington vs Elizabeth Phillips

Round 1: Phillips dives in for the clinch and pins Pennington up on the fence, landing an elbow on the top of her head as they grapple. Pennington briefly spins her but soon ends up back on the fence. It's all very slow though, and when Pennington tries to break free, Phillips latches on to her to ensure the clinch remains.

They finally separate with 80 seconds remaining, and Pennington immediately goes on the offensive with two lefts before attempting a knee just before they clinch again. Pennington goes for a takedown and Phillips blatently grabs the fence, but Pennington gets the takedown anyway. With less than 10 seconds to go, Pennington explodes out the clinch and lands three clean punches before the hooter.

[21 August 2016 02:16 · Jack de Menezes]

What's going on has it started

-Clarke

We're currently going through the preliminary fight card Clarke, with the main card getting underway at 3am. We're not expecting the Diaz vs McGregor fight to start before 5am, so strap yourself in for a long night. 

[21 August 2016 02:21 · Jack de Menezes]

Raquel Pennington vs Elizabeth Philips

Round 2: Pennington traps Phillips in a half-one-arm guillotine, but she hasn't got her arm under the neck of of her opponent and instead she gives up the position before getting back to her feet, still int he clinch. Pennington is definitely asserting her dominance now and throws in the odd knee to the body to keep Phillips pinned back in the clinch. With 15 seconds to go, Pennington lands a beautiful takedown as she throws Phillips over her left shoulder, and delivers a quick ground and pound flurry before the end of the round.

I've got Pennington clear 20-18 heading into the last.

[21 August 2016 04:02 · Jack de Menezes]

Rick Story vs Donald Cerrone

And here comes Cowboy! The fans give Cerrone a big cheer as he emerges for his third fight at welterweight, having made the move up from lightweight at the end of last year. Rick 'The Horror' Story doesn't get the same reception, as expected, and he doesn't look all that focused if I'm honest. If anything, he looks tired. Will that show in the fight?

[21 August 2016 04:28 · Jack de Menezes]

Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira

Johnson looks in pristine shape heading into this battle of the top two seeds in the division. 'Rumble' also has the chance here to level Anderson Silva in joint-second on the all-time KO list on 11 if he can dispatch Teixeira within the distance.

[21 August 2016 04:29 · Jack de Menezes]

Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira

Round 1: FIGHT STARTS, FIGHT OVER!

[21 August 2016 04:32 · Jack de Menezes]

Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira

Oh my. Think McGregor vs Aldo. This one is done in 13 SECONDS! Teixeira tries to pressure Johnson, and the Rumble delivers! A brutal uppercut knocks Teixeira out while he's still standing, and when he comes to he tries to wrestle referee Dan Miragliotta thinking that the fight is still going. Unbelievable power, unbelievable human being.