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Nate Diaz explains why he exited the UFC 202 (live odds) pre-fight press conference prematurely.

Conor McGregor discusses the prep for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 (Vegas Odds).

When it rains, it pours.

As much as things in the world change, the more they stay the same.

The story of the day in the world of mixed martial arts is without question Wednesday’s wild UFC 202 pre-fight press conference. It ended prematurely after Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor erupted in a profanity-laced water bottle-heaving hullabaloo

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that Manny Gamburyan has withdrawn from his upcoming bout at UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Johnson” on Sept. 19 against Alejandro Perez due to personal reasons and has been replaced by Octagon newcomer Albert Morales.

Marcin Held will likely no longer be seen competing in the Bellator MMA cage, at least not for the foreseeable future. The Polish submission ace posted on his official Facebook page early Wednesday that his contract with the California-based MMA promotion has ended and that he’ll test free agency.

It looks like Ashlee Evans-Smith won’t be fighting Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night “Arlovski vs. Barnett” after all.

New England-based CES MMA will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., on Sep. 23 and the card will be headlined by a pair of Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans looking to get back to the big time.

Watch the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference here: