Previous UFC rivals Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal have July 6 set as a brand new date for their boxing match. The competition additionally lands at a brand new venue and placement – Honda Middle in Anaheim, CA. The pair goes face to face in a 10-rounder at gentle heavyweight.
The bout was initially scheduled for June 1 at The Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, CA. In April, Diaz and Masvidal run “The Baddest Tour” with the press conferences held in Las Vegas, New York Metropolis, Miami and Los Angeles.
The rescheduling of the occasion was reportedly compelled attributable to June 1 additionally being the date for UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier PPV card reside from Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Plus, Dmitry Bivol’s WBA gentle heavyweight title protection in opposition to Malik Zinad, who changed injured Artur Beterbiev, airs reside from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The postponement of the occasion to a brand new date was reported by Boxing Scene. As of writing, Fanmio (the platform to stream Diaz vs Masvidal pay-per-view) is but to substantiate the change.
38-year-old Stockton native Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA, 0-1 boxing) and Miami’s 39-year-old Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 1-0 boxing) first met in New York Metropolis in November 2019. Battling it out for the “BMF” belt within the headliner of UFC 244, Masvidal took the win by way of TKO. The battle was stopped by the cageside doctor after the third spherical attributable to a minimize over Diaz’s proper eye.
In his professional boxing debut final August, Diaz dropped a unanimous determination in opposition to Jake Paul. Masivdal made his professional boxing debut again in June 2005, when he defeated Joseph Benjamin by majority determination.
