Nate Diaz lastly received one again on Jorge Masvidal.
This time, it wasn’t within the cage. It was within the ring, in entrance of a passionate pro-Diaz crowd Saturday at Honda Heart in Anaheim, Calif.
Neither are actually tried and skilled boxers, however the leisure offered was as pure as a championship boxing match. For 10 rounds, Diaz and Masvidal slugged it out. It was quantity vs. energy, with Diaz flurrying Masvidal, who related on single or dual-punch power-shot combos.
The occasion was entitled “Final Man Standing” however when the tenth end-of-round bell rang each fighters nonetheless stood. They every confirmed respect earlier than Diaz was named the winner by majority determination (95-95, 97-93, 98-92).
Neither fighter was knocked down or considerably rocked regardless of a considerable amount of punishment absorbed by every. Masvidal’s most profitable assault was his physique photographs however Diaz was unfazed by the big blows.
Diaz showboated in classic vogue with smiles, flexes, off-target glances, and pumpfakes. The center fingers stayed tucked, however the verbal insults got here after the struggle throughout his mic time with interviewer Brian Campbell.
“I’m going to beat Jake Paul’s f*cking ass, and I’m all the way down to struggle the highest-ranked boxer I can discover,” Diaz mentioned. “… And my fundamental goal, prefer it’s all the time been, is to be the very best fighter on this planet, so I wish to return and get the UFC title. Leon Edwards, Jake Paul, and anybody else: You’re useless.”
Having a very good time in there#LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/0xZyFD1GCL
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Shield your self always#LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/A167SEJxq8
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The California followers showered Nate Diaz with love after he avenged his MMA loss to Jorge Masvidal of their boxing match. #DiazMasvidal pic.twitter.com/BPG30q1311
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Diaz and Masvidal first collided at UFC 244 in 2019 in what was the promotion’s inaugural “BMF” title struggle. Masvidal defeated Diaz by physician stoppage attributable to a minimize.
The preliminary matchup stemmed from mutual respect, however become unhealthy blood within the lead-up to Saturday’s boxing match.
Diaz has competed twice in boxing since his UFC departure. Each instances he got here up shorthanded. In August, Diaz misplaced a unanimous determination to Jake Paul. Whereas it’s unclear what Diaz’s speedy subsequent transfer is, he’s lengthy mentioned he plans to return to the UFC ultimately.
The boxing match was Masvidal’s first competitors since he retired from MMA in April 2023. Since he stepped away from the UFC, Masvidal has remained within the public eye largely attributable to his promotion, Gamebred FC. Masvidal, like Diaz, has hinted at an eventual UFC return.
The up-to-the-minute “Final Man Standing” outcomes embrace:
- Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal by way of majority determination (95-95, 97-93, 98-92)
- Shane Mosley Jr. def. Daniel Jacobs by way of unanimous determination (99-91, 99-91, 100-90)
- Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis by way of unanimous determination (58-56, 59-55, 59-55)
- Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin by way of TKO – Spherical 2, 1:39
- Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia by way of TKO – Spherical 6, 0:46
- Devin Cushing def. Manuel Correa by way of unanimous determination (77-75, 78-74, 80-72)
- Dan Hernandez def. Luciano Ramos by way of unanimous determination (38-36, 38-36, 39-37)
- Luis Lopez def. Alan Sanchez by way of unanimous determination (77-75, 77-75, 77-75)
- Gabriel Costa def. Steve Dunn by way of knockout – Spherical 2, 2:50
- Bryce Logan def. Jose Aguayo by way of TKO – Spherical 3, 1:20
- Ken Lopez def. Andres Martinez by way of unanimous determination (59-54, 59-54, 58-55)
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