Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are not strangers to fighting each other. Nearly five years after they fought in the octagon in their much anticipated BMF title match, which was won by Masvidal. Diaz would box his way to a majority decision on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Two of the three judges scoring the bout, which saw competitive, back-and-forth action, scored it for Diaz via scores of 98-92 and 97-93. A third scored it an even draw at 95-95. A lot of people had the fight closer than the score cards indicated.
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Nate Diaz gets the win over Jorge Masvidal via decision. #DiazMasvidal pic.twitter.com/Vnz5NwHvFE
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) July 7, 2024
Diaz wants everybody
“I’m going to beat Jake Paul’s f—ing ass and I’m down to fight the highest-ranked boxer I can find,” Diaz said. “My main objective is to be the best fighter in the world, so I want to go back and get a UFC title. [UFC welterweight champion] Leon Edwards, Jake Paul and anybody the f— else, you’re dead.”
Masvidal, 39, who retired from MMA in April but has already hinted at a possible comeback, said he disagreed with the scorecards and called for a third fight against Diaz.
“I thought I won,” Masvidal said. “I thought I hit the harder shots. We can do it again, we’re 1-1. We’ll find a place and do it again.”
Nate Diaz gameplan seemed to work to perfection as he used punch volume to be able to give Masvidal problems throughout the fight. However the harder and more effective shots were landed by Masvidal. But at the end, the workload from Diaz was too much to overcome. Between this two and their bad blood, don’t be surprised if we see round 3 between these two.
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