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Published 12:53 21 Aug 2016 BST
Updated 12:54 21 Aug 2016 BST
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"I came into this fight worse off than the last time," he revealed. "I didn't get to train, I had an injury. "F**k that, I didn't make any excuses but he should've finished me off. "I want number three. I gave him number two so I'm ready to go again. F**k that."Watch from 2:18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUXcJpdn_f8 He spoke more in depth about the injury to journalists afterwards and almost seemed to be judging McGregor for not winning the fight by knockout.
"I was injured coming into this fight. I’ve got the whole thing on tape: I hurt my knee about a month ago. I wasn’t able to train jiu-jitsu for the last month," Diaz said. "And then about two weeks after I was sparring boxing and I really hurt my rib. I got hit in the body, by my partner, a really good boxer. That put me out of sparring about two and a half weeks ago. I got it all on tape, just to set if off and not to make excuses. "He should have finished me off. If I would’ve been fighting me, I would’ve taken me clean out. That’s my take on the whole fight."But he's not making excuses. Listen to The GAA Hour with Colm Parkinson, Barry Cahill, and Eamon McGee. Subscribe here on iTunes.
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