UFC 202 is made all the more interesting by the teammate vs. teammate narrative at play with Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and Artem Lobov vs. Chris Avila.
But that storyline nearly got underway a few days early as the larger teams from Dublin and Stockton almost clashed at a pre-fight press conference.
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You've probably already seen the scenes that followed Diaz's decision to leave the stage early on Wednesday night, when he and 'The Notorious' exchanged bottles and cans across a bank of media members.
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James Edwards was sat among the representatives of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) when the fracas broke out and he captured the likes of John Kavanagh, Owen Roddy and Cian Cowley as they reacted to the uproar.
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Nate Diaz got away early, with coach Richard Perez claiming it was a "spontaneous" decision, made in response to McGregor showing up to the press conference a full half-hour late.
Thankfully, the Cesar Gracie fighters were pulled from the David Copperfield Theatre at the MGM Grand before the camps got the chance to get close to one another.
Because that could have turned ugly.
McGregor v Diaz 2 will take place this weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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