UFC 196 Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz as it happened: Las Vegas in shock as Holly Holm also loses to Miesha Tate

Brandon Thatch vs Siyar Bahadurzada - Round 1The tall Thatch comes out the gate fast and throws an early headkick that sends Bahadurzada back peddling. The two then circle the centre of the Octagon as Thatch is caught by slinging right hand that sends him stumbling back into the cage. Thatch recovers and again begins trading in the pocket before tieing up his opponent against the cage. The fight makes it's way back into the centre of the Octagon.The two clinch up and Thatch is caught by a big right hand, he then counters himself with a big shot and ties up Bahadurzada in a thai cling. Thatch then gets him down into the mat and attempts to lock in a guillotine and then a triangle choke. Bahadurzada squirms out and is in top control as Thatch searches for a kimura off his back. He gives up on it and Bahadurzada wings in some impressive strikes before the round is up. Bahadurzada 10-9

Brandon Thatch vs Siyar Bahadurzada - Round 2Thatch comes out strong and lands a big headkick. Bahadurzada comes back though and takes Thatch down and starts to rain in some ground and pound. Bahadurzada maintains position and every now and then sneaks in a strike. The fight is back on the feet and Thatch beings to rain in the offense before being taken down yet again. Thatch looked tired at this point and allows his opponent to get into top position. Thatch is eating elbows on the bottom here and is only attempting weak looking submissions rather than improving position.Thatch continues to squirm away but Bahadurzada isn't letting up and he finished the round out on top throwing elbows and strikes to a tired looking Thatch. 10-9 Bahadurzada

Brandon Thatch vs Siyar Bahadurzada - Round 3Gordon Ramsay is shown on the screen as the fight enters the final round. Thatch needs a finish here but eats a big right hand which stuns him and he immediately pulls guard. Bahadurzada rains down ground and pound and is unlucky not to get the stoppage. Thatch is on his back and needs to improve his position quickly or the fight will be lost. The referee stands them up after a very inactive minute and Thatch is immediately on the front foot. His urgency costs him though as he is taken down again with two minutes to go. The clock is running out of Thatch as he struggles to get out of half guard. Bahadurzada then slips in an arm-triangle choke and gets the tap!WInner - Siyar Bahadurzada

#UFC196 results: Siyar Bahadurzada def. Brandon Thatch via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:11 of R3

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UFC® 196: McGREGOR vs. DIAZ - QUOTES AND SCORECARDS Miranda defeats Guimaraes via TKO at 1:09 of the 2nd round Vitor Miranda: “Training hard is the secret, well there really isn’t a secret. It’s just a matter of hard work, eating clean and supporting my family. When you do that, this is the result. I’m honored to hear that I’m second for the UFC’s longest active knockout streak (McGregor – 5, Miranda – 3), I’m going to keep working hard until I am first on that list. I’d like to fight as soon as possible, I’d love to be on that Curitiba card in May. It is very close to my hometown and I get the chills just thinking about all of my supporters who could attend. Then, next on my list is getting into the top-15 in the division.” Marcelo Guimaraes: “It was my game plan to go for takedowns and grapple, but I regret that now because I felt that with my striking I was getting the better of the exchanges. I think what happened only happened because of how much I tried to grapple. The elbows he threw setup what happened, I couldn’t do anything after the elbows.”

The main card is about to star! Lets do this ...

#UFC196 Main card boutsConor McGregor vs Nate Diaz Holly Holm vs Miesha TateGian Villante vs Ilir Latifi Corey Anderson vs Tom Lawlor Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko

Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko - Round 1It's Brazil vs Ukraine in the Octagon to keep off the main card. This should be a great scrap between Nunes and Shevchenko. Very tentative opening with little action in the first minute. Nunes lands a good kick but Shevchenko still looks to come forward and lands a leg kick of her own. Another minute passes with little action, Nunes lands another kick but fails landing a follow up overhand right. The fight moves back to the centre of the Octagon as Shevchenko lands a nice leg kick.Nunes misses with a headkick but then goes low with a leg kick. Nunes misses another overhand right. Nunes secures a takedown with one minute to go and tries to land some ground and pound. Nunes lands one big shot before the round is out. Nunes 10-9

Gian Villante vs Ilir Latifi - Round 1 Don't blink - this could end fast! Villante takes the centre of the Octagon as Latifi bulldozers forward and attempts to take him down. Villante resists the takedown and they both move back into the centre of the Octagon. Villante is using his reach very well here but Latifi fires back with a big left hand that staggers Villante into the cage.It's a stalemate in the clinch but Latifi wings in some big body shots. Villante breaks away and restores the distance between the two fighters. Little else happens in the round until Latifi again clinches Villante up against the cage and resists the takedown. Latifi eats a big kick to the midsection but manages to block a follow-up kick to the. Very hard round to score. Villante 10-9