Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz are getting an additional month of preparation for his or her boxing rematch.
The sequel to Masvidal and Diaz’s blended martial arts (MMA) conflict from UFC 244 was set to go down firstly of subsequent month (Sat., June 1, 2024). Per Boxing Scene, Masvidal vs. Diaz 2 has been delayed one month and can go down on July 6, 2024. The Fanmio-promoted occasion has additionally been moved from the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, California to the Honda Heart in Anaheim.
Masvidal, 39, remains to be below UFC contract however has revealed he was allowed permission to compete within the match. Nevertheless, the unique battle date coincided with UFC 302, which is able to characteristic a Light-weight title tilt between the champion, Islam Makhachev, and Masvidal’s longtime American High Group (ATT) teammate, Dustin Poirier. The date change was reportedly a response to avoiding any limitations in viewership from going head-to-head with UFC.
The match shall be Masvidal’s second foray into the skilled boxing world. His debut noticed him earn a majority determination win towards Joseph Benjamin in 2005 (35-17 in MMA). Since then, Diaz made his debut within the sport when he fought Jake Paul to a unanimous determination loss this previous August 2023 (watch highlights).
Diaz, 39, is at the moment the final win on Masvidal’s MMA file. The pair’s first battle resulted in a Masvidal third spherical technical knockout by way of physician’s stoppage when Diaz was badly minimize in November 2019.
In contrast to Masvidal, Diaz is not held down by UFC restrictions after he fought out his contract within the two fights that adopted Masvidal. For Diaz, he went 1-1 to shut out his UFC run when he dropped a unanimous determination to future champion, Leon Edwards, earlier than submitting Tony Ferguson with a fourth spherical guillotine choke at UFC 279 in September 2022 (watch highlights).
