Conor McGregor (R) vs Nate Diaz (L) (Esther Lin/MMAFighting)Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 Official For UFC 202 José Youngs June 4, 2016 News, Spotlight, UFC The highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor (18-3) and Nate Diaz (19-10) has officially been booked for UFC 202 on Aug. 20 in Las Vegas. The UFC confirmed the matchup during the broadcast of UFC 199 following an initial report earlier in the week. Diaz, winner of the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter, won their initial fight in the main event of UFC 196 with a second round rear naked choke. The Stockton native had taken the bout on 11 days notice after McGregor’s original opponent, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, pulled out with a broken foot. This loss snapped McGregor’s 15 fight streak, which included five straight (T)KOs under the UFC banner. The two were originally scheduled to rematch at UFC 200 in July before McGregor was pulled from the event for refusing to show up for a scheduled media tour in Las Vegas. As a results, Diaz was also pulled from the card after he made it clear he was only interested in fighting McGregor. Pingback: Report: Neil Magny vs. Dong Hyun Kim Added to UFC 202() Pingback: Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia Added to UFC 202 in Las Vegas()