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根据内华达体委主任班尼特的说法，在UFC202比赛中麦格雷戈击败迪亚兹，这才是批准他和梅威瑟这次拳击比赛的关键。
自从梅威瑟VS麦格雷戈比赛宣布后，引来了很多的质疑，认为麦格雷戈毫无拳击比赛的经验，而且梅威瑟是拳击历史上最好的防守型拳手之一。
班尼特看完了UFC202麦格雷戈VS迪亚兹的复赛之后，给著名教练维吉尔.亨特打电话说；“我听说迪亚兹是安德烈·沃德的一个陪练对手？维吉尔证实，迪亚兹与沃德打了至少12次，据我们所知，沃德是世界超中量级冠军，现在是轻重量级冠军。
维吉尔认为，如果迪亚兹没有去打UFC的话，会成为一个世界级的拳击手，维吉尔高度认可迪亚兹的拳击能力。但是，在UFC202中麦格雷戈分别在第一回合和第二回合中两次击倒迪亚兹，麦格雷戈的重拳对迪亚兹的下巴造成了很大的伤害，所以，这场比赛可以批准”。
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NSAC Head: McGregor's Win Over Diaz Was Key in Fight Approval
According to Nevada State Athletic Commission head Bob Bennett , Conor McGregor's victory over Nate Diaz in their UFC 202 rematch was a big key in approving the upcoming boxing match between the UFC superstar and five division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Since the announcement of their deal, the fight has generated a lot of controversy, because McGregor - with zero experience as a boxer - is facing a boxer who is arguably one of the best defensive fighters in history.
The fight takes place on August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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After watching that rematch, Bennett placed a call to veteran train Virgil Hunter, because Diaz had worked as a sparring partner for IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight champion Andre Ward.
Hunter sung the praises of Diaz and said that he also sparred with boxers like Brandon Gonzalez and Andrzej Fonfara.
The fact that McGregor was able to hold his own with Diaz, score knockdowns and take big punches on the chin without going down - Bennett was more than convinced that a fight with Mayweather was doable.
"I reviewed UFC 202 which was a perfect indicator of Conor's boxing abilities. Then I gave renowned trainer Virgil Hunter a call. I said: 'I heard Diaz was a sparring partner for Andre Ward?’ Virgil confirmed that Diaz has sparred with Ward at least 12 times. As we know, Ward was a world super-middleweight champion and now a light-heavyweight champion.
"Virgil believes that Diaz could have been a world class boxer if he hadn't become an MMA fighter. Virgil holds Diaz's boxing ability in high regard. But then look at UFC 202 when McGregor fought Diaz, predominantly striking. McGregor knocked down Diaz in the first and second rounds. McGregor took some hellacious shots to his jaw from Diaz, and they didn't move him. McGregor fired a number of shots that hurt Diaz. Watching McGregor in that fight did contribute to me finding [the Mayweather fight] approvable."
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