FILE – Jorge Masvidal, left, kicks Nate Diaz in the course of the first spherical of a welterweight combined martial arts bout at UFC 244 in New York, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photograph/Frank Franklin II, File)
INGLEWOOD, California— Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are set for a rematch. This one, although, will occur within the ring as a substitute of the octagon.
The previous UFC headliners will sq. off June 1 on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, California, in a boxing match, promoters introduced Wednesday.
Diaz and Masvidal final fought in the principle occasion at UFC 244 in 2019 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. Masvidal gained that MMA combat through a technical knockout within the fourth spherical; the ringside doctor stopped it as a result of Diaz was minimize above the attention, blood pouring down his face.
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This time, they’re scheduled to go 10 rounds at 175 kilos in an occasion dubbed “Final Man Standing.”
Diaz and Masvidal are not energetic in UFC. Diaz is a free agent and Masvidal has retired, though he stays beneath contract to the sequence.
Diaz made his professional boxing debut final August in a loss to former YouTuber Jake Paul. Masvidal’s solely bout got here in 2005 in Miami, a victory towards Joseph Benjamin.