UFC legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will step into the boxing ring in California this June for an epic rematch.
The two faced off five years ago at UFC 244, with Masvidal coming out on top and winning the BMF (Baddest Motherf***er) belt.
However, neither man is currently participating in MMA, and both men have announced they will reunite in March for a 10-round light heavyweight boxing bout.
Both Americans have boxed professionally only once, Masvidal in 2005 and Diaz losing to Jake Paul last year.
However, ahead of the match between the two, concerns have been raised around Diaz following his actions at the pre-fight press conference.
Diaz vs Masvidal: Date and start time in the UK
This light heavyweight fight will take place on Saturday, June 1st.
It will be held at the Kia Forum in California, USA.
The card begins at 10pm UK time, with the main event scheduled for 2am on Sunday.
Diaz vs Masvidal: How to follow
The match will be a pay-per-view event and will be shown on Fanmio in the UK.
Price is £63.99 and details are available here.
Diaz vs Masvidal: Undercard
Planned changes
- Main Event: Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal
- Anthony Pettis vs Chris Avila
Diaz vs. Masvidal: What was said?
UFC icon Masvidal said ahead of the rematch that he didn't enjoy working with Diaz.
The announcement of future matches was delayed, and “Gamebred'' placed the blame on the “Diva'' opponent.
“At one point, Las Vegas was full, a lot of places were full, so New York was more likely and he was like, 'I won't fight in New York.' I won't fight,” he told The MMA Hour. told.
“I was like, 'Oh my god. What's the beef? This is boxing. That's mixed martial arts.' [where] You yelled your ass off. But I understand. Are you okay'.
“And in another diva moment, he also said he wouldn’t fight if it was in Miami.
“'I won't fight in Miami.'” “Well, I had a bad time in a boxing match in Texas last time, so I won't fight in Texas.”
“What do you mean?! Booking a venue of that size is not something you can do in a week or a weekend.
“It happens months in advance. … So there's all these issues and it's like, dude, I'm just trying to have a fucking fight.
“What are you trying to do? It could have been somewhere else in April, but this guy wasn't trying to do that, so he felt very diva-ish.”
