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The second meeting between Jorge
Masvidal and Nate Diaz will
come under boxing rules.

The popular UFC veterans will square off in a 10-round boxing match
on June 1 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The bout will be
contested at 175 pounds and be available via pay-per-view through
Fanmio. The event can be purchased for $49.99
through April 12, but after that the price point will rise to
$79.99. The matchup was initially announced on „The MMA Hour” on Wednesday.

Masvidal and Diaz initially fought for the inaugural BMF title at
UFC 244 in November 2019, with “Gamebred” winning via doctor
stoppage after three rounds. Masvidal would lose his next four
Octagon appearances — including a pair of title fights against
Kamaru
Usman — before announcing his retirement. The 39-year-old Miami
native revealed plans for a combat sports
return at the beginning of the year.

Diaz fought twice more under the UFC banner following the loss to
Masvidal. After dropping a five-round verdict against Leon
Edwards at UFC 263, the Stockton, California, native parted
ways with the promotion on the heels of a submission win over
Tony
Ferguson at UFC 279. More recently, Diaz dropped a unanimous
decision to Jake Paul in
a boxing match in Dallas last August.

“Nate’s a dead man walking,” Masvidal said in a statement. “I can’t
wait to prove that last time was no fluke. He got saved by the
referee. Now we are boxing, which he says is his forte, but he’s
got no shot at beating me. I’m not going to give him an inch in
that ring to even breathe. If he thought our MMA match was bad,
this is going to be much worse. I’m going to drown him. I want to
put away any talk that him and I are the same, or that the referee
saved the day. All of that talk ends June 1.”

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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