Nate Diaz received some revenge towards former UFC rival Jorge Masvidal with a majority determination win in a light-heavyweight boxing match from the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California.
Masvidal did not waste any time and set to work instantly with an aggressive first spherical.
It did not take lengthy for Diaz to stand up to his ordinary antics both, although. Diaz fired again with some punches of his personal and arguably received the opening spherical.
Each fighters threw heavy leather-based making an attempt to get the opposite one out of the ring. However Masvidal’s punches appeared to have extra influence as he blended up assaults to the physique and head.
Each fighters had their moments because the bout superior to the center rounds. Diaz attacked with extra quantity and was always in entrance of Masvidal. However Gamebred scored with extra energy punches and took a extra economical strategy.
That dynamic continued all through the combat and left the judges with a really tough job to do.
The win marks Diaz’s first within the candy science. He misplaced a 10-round unanimous determination to Jake Paul again in August.
Maybe much more vital for Diaz was the truth that he received an opportunity to even the rating towards Masvidal. The pair of fan favorites met at UFC 244 in 2019 with the promotional “BMF” title on the road and Masvidal received with a third-round TKO by way of physician stoppage.
Diaz solely fought two extra instances within the UFC, shedding a unanimous determination to Leon Edwards earlier than ending with a fourth-round submission win over Tony Ferguson.
The UFC star has now dabbled in boxing for 2 fights, however he would not sound like somebody who’s satisfied it is his new dwelling. His newest plans appear to be focusing on a return to the promotion that made him a star.
Particularly, he’d like a 3rd combat towards Conor McGregor.
“I see it as a combat that should occur,” Diaz mentioned, per Manouk Akpyan of BoxingScene. “I need to get this combat out of the way in which to consider the long run. UFC 306 [at the Sphere in Las Vegas] could be nice if that’s even an possibility. I need to do massive fights towards the perfect opponents for the remainder of my profession.”
A bout towards McGregor looks like a longshot at this level. McGregor simply made information by dropping out of his scheduled bout towards Michael Chandler with a toe damage and he hasn’t fought since 2021.
Nonetheless, if there’s somebody who may goad him into coming again and producing yet one more large payday, it could be Diaz.