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Jake Paul says he’s in talks to fight Nate Diaz: ‘He wants to do it’

Step aside Conor McGregor and Dillon Danis, because Jake Paul has his sights set on a boxing match with Nate Diaz.

The YouTube star revealed that he’s in talks with Diaz’ team and that Nate is interested in the matchup after he completes his UFC contract.

“We’re talking to Diaz’s team. He wants to do it as well,” Paul, who is set to fight former Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren on April 17, told Heavy.com in a recent interview. “He has two more fights with the UFC apparently. So we’ll see what happens. If he frees up from the UFC, that’s the fight.