Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has positioned an enormous guess on tonight’s Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal rematch.
Diaz (21-13 MMA, 0-1 Boxing) and Masvidal (35-17 MMA) are set to collide for a second time this night in Anaheim, this time in a boxing match scheduled for ten rounds. The pair initially squared off for the Final Combating Championship’s ‘BMF Title‘ at UFC 244 in November of 2019. ‘Gamebred’ in the end gained that bout by second-round TKO, this after inflicting a number of lacerations to the face of the Stockton native.
Forward of tonight’s extremely anticipated rematch, Conor McGregor took to ‘X‘ to announce that he had positioned an enormous wager on Nate Diaz to return out victorious.
I’ve determined to place $500,000 on Diaz to win tonight’s boxing match. Vary, kind, expertise, solely arms getting used, I can’t see Masvidal inflicting any issues to Nate in a boxing ring in any respect. They’re each little mess around dipshits in a combat, mess around bollox, however I…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 6, 2024
“I’ve determined to place $500,000 on Diaz to win tonight’s boxing match. Vary, kind, expertise, solely arms getting used, I can’t see Masvidal inflicting any issues to Nate in a boxing ring in any respect. They’re each little mess around dipshits in a combat, mess around bollox, however I really feel Nate does him in EASY right here for actual. $500k will get me again $1,625,000 all in. @Duelbits #bestodds 💰”
Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor after all have a storied historical past, having collided on two events inside the Octagon. Diaz gained their first encounter at UFC 196 by the use of submission, whereas ‘Infamous’ emerged victorious of their second encounter at UFC 202 by the use of majority choice.
Nate Diaz most not too long ago competed in fight sports activities in August of final yr, struggling a unanimous choice loss to Jake Paul in his boxing debut. Previous to that setback, ‘The Stockton Slugger’ had earned a submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.
In the meantime, Jorge Masvidal was final seen in motion at UFC 287, the place he suffered a unanimous choice loss to Gilbert Burns. That setback marked Masvidal’s fourth in a row, as he had beforehand suffered Octagon defeats to Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman x2.
What do you consider Conor McGregor betting $500k on Nate Diaz to defeat Jorge Masvidal this night? Do you suppose the Irishman shall be cashing in?