Former UFC light-weight title challenger Nate Diaz has a rematch scheduled in opposition to Jorge Masvidal contained in the boxing ring. The 2 will battle one another in a 10-round boxing match on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, Calif. on June 1.
Diaz and Masvidal first fought contained in the UFC octagon within the inaugural ‘BMF’ matchup. Masvidal took residence the symbolic belt as a consequence of physician stoppage after the third spherical. Whereas Masvidal is his subsequent opponent, Diaz revealed a ‘hit record’ for future bouts and assured a 3rd bout in opposition to McGregor will ultimately occur.
Diaz handed McGregor his first UFC loss after stepping in on late discover at UFC 196 in March 2016. A rematch was shortly booked and McGregor avenged the loss at UFC 202 5 months later.
“I 100% assure I’m going to battle Conor McGregor once more,” Diaz not too long ago mentioned in an interview with a number of retailers. “I 100% assure that I’m most likely going to battle Jake Paul once more, this f**king f**ker (Jorge Masvidal) once more, and Leon Edwards once more. That’s my hit record.”
Diaz misplaced to Paul by way of unanimous determination in a boxing match final August. He was additionally defeated by Edwards by unanimous determination in June 2021. Diaz harm Edwards with a punch within the closing spherical of the battle, however the present welterweight champion soundly received the bout.
Diaz left the battle promotion after fulfilling his contract in September 2022. In his final octagon look, Diaz earned a ‘Efficiency of the Evening’ bonus for his submission win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.
