Conor McGregor is backing Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul when the pair meet on August 5, but refused to mention the YouTuber-turned-boxer by name in a recent interview.
The Irishman has never been keen to make direct reference to either one of the Paul brothers Jake and Logan, who regularly call him out for boxing matches despite the chasm in size between them. And while sitting down with veteran MMA journalist Ariel Helwani in Dublin, he again refused to name the social media star.
However, that didn't stop him from taking a shot at Paul, joking that he was a "donkey" and predicting that Diaz is going to win the boxing match. Having been in the octagon for over half-an-hour with his former opponent, McGregor is an expert on his style and feels that despite never having boxed that he will defeat the YouTuber in a boxing match.
