When Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather within the second biggest boxing event of all time, Drake was on his side. When McGregor walked on stage to weigh in for the largest MMA fight of his profession against Khabib Nurmagomedov back at UFC 229, Drake was a part of his crew.
Knowing that, one might conclude that McGregor is Drake’s favorite UFC fighter – but he’s not. So who’s? Surprisingly, Drake’s favorite UFC fighter of all time is one in every of McGregor’s biggest rivals, Nate Diaz.
Drake explained his pick during a recent appearance on an Aidin Ross YouTube channel live stream.
“I’m gonna answer this query strictly based on just any person who, to me, is probably the most thorough. Like, you simply can’t get more thorough than this guy,” Drake said. “I respect folks that you’re where you’re from, and nothing else will change you – money, the wins, nothing. So, to me, it’s Nate. That’s my favorite fighter because Nate is just crazy through and thru.”
Drake didn’t completely ignore McGregor. He added a shoutout to the previous UFC two-division champion.
“Obviously, after all, I even have other favorite fighters,” Drake said. “You realize, like, I really like Conor with all my heart. That’s my guy.”
McGregor and Diaz squared off in a memorable two-part series that they split back in 2016. At UFC 196, Diaz submitted McGregor with a rear-naked choke in some of the shocking leads to UFC history. Then at UFC 202, McGregor and Diaz had a five-round war, with McGregor victorious by majority decision.
It’s unclear who Drake favored at the moment.
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