Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos After more than 40 years in the professional wrestling industry, Jim Ross knows a little something about marketability. The legendary commentator and WWE Hall of Fame inductee has long followed the sport of MMA. Unsurprisingly, he said he finds himself drawn to the UFC 196 main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz . Diaz (18-10 MMA, 13-8 UFC) stepped up to face featherweight champion McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) on short notice when lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) pulled out of their lightweight title bout due to a foot injury. The fight between Diaz and McGregor was immediately compelling due to the trash-talking abilities of both fighters
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WWE legend Jim Ross: Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are like Ric Flair and Roddy Piper – MMA Junkie