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Conor McGregor Wants Nate Diaz Fight; Anderson Silva Eyes Nick Diaz at UFC 237

Conor McGregor has said he'd like to fight Nate Diaz for a third time at UFC 237, while Anderson Silva has proposed a showdown with Diaz's brother Nick on the same card.

McGregor was active on social media following UFC 234 and made it clear he would like a trilogy fight at the upcoming event in Curitiba, Brazil:

Conor McGregor

Book it. I’ll fight Nate on it. https://t.co/ewh4aQ4E7A

The Irishman has fought Nate on a couple of occasions already, with Diaz winning the first bout and McGregor winning the second.

In addition, Silva was speaking about his possible plans for UFC 237 following his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in Melbourne and said he'd be keen to face off against Nick in a repeat of their 2015 showdown, per Ken Pishna of MMA Weekly.