Nate Diaz gave a Conor McGregor fight update after speaking to media on Tuesday.
Diaz will fight Jake Paul in August in a boxing fight in Dallas with the UFC fighter last fighting in MMA back in September.
The California fighter faced Conor McGregor twice in the octagon, inflicting defeat on the Dubliner for the first time in the UFC.
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And the two would meet again in 2016 in a five-round epic.
The pair have long teased a trilogy bout and Diaz confirmed that the pair would fight again in the future.
Speaking to media, Diaz said: "I think there's a respect there. From me for sure anyways. He fought Floyd Mayweather, title fight after title fight.
"He's on the level where he understands what's going on. And I'm gonna fight his ass too."
McGregor will take on Michael Chandler later this year in his return to the UFC.
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