Drake chooses Nate Diaz over Conor McGregor despite Diaz ranting against him in 2016

Drake has been one of Cor McGregor's main celebrity supporters joining his entour for his showdown against  reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Canian rapper was also seen paring around an Irish flag and taking pictures with McGregor during pre-fight weigh-in last year. Canian artiste has also shown support for Irishman before his bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 back in 2016. However, he recently revealed that Nate Diaz is one of his favourite fighters despite his poor MMA record which stands at 21-12 as of his last UFC fight.

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When Nate Diaz went off on Drake for supporting Cor McGregor

Interestingly, when Nate Diaz handed Cor McGregor his first loss in UFC, Nate Diaz went off on all those celebrities that h voiced ir opinion about a sport y’ve probably watched a handful of times. Drake was one such celebrity. Nate's tire was in response to star power support Cor McGregor h received through ir buildup to fight. Stockholm native h aimed a dig at Drake and ors stating y are completely oblivious to sport. While accusing m of a lack of kwledge on sport, Diaz also stated that mainstream celebrities like Drake and Justin Bieber picked Cor McGregor as he is more popular in MMA.

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Meanwhile, Nate Diaz last fought at UFC 244 in vember where he suffered a controversial loss to Jorge Masvidal for BMF title and is currently serving a 90-day medical suspension from sport. Cor McGregor, on or hand, is gearing up for his erly anticipated return to Octagon in little over three weeks in a UFC 246 heliner against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone.

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