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  • Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Results & Highlights: Diaz Wins Slugfest

    Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Results & Highlights: Diaz Wins Slugfest

    Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal finally settled their differences in the boxing ring on July 6. MMA News has the results and highlights here!

    The long-awaited rematch between Diaz and Masvidal occurred on July 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Both fighters have waited nearly five years to fight each other again after their first encounter at UFC 244 in 2019. However, instead of competing in MMA, they ran it back in the boxing ring.

    In the fight, Diaz overwhelmed Masvidal with punches for ten rounds. The former BMF Champion did his best to keep his opponent off him with power punches but couldn’t stop the pressure from the California native. Ultimately, the fight went the distance, with Diaz winning by majority decision.ย ย 

    Elsewhere on the card, Anthony Pettis faced Chris Avila in a light heavyweight contest. Pettis was coming off a debut win over boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. by a majority decision last year. However, the former UFC champion couldn’t replicate his success, as Avila controlled the fight to earn a comfortable unanimous decision win.

    Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Fight Card Results

    Main Card:

    • Light Heavyweight: Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal via Majority Decision (95-95, 97-93, 98-92)
    • Super Middleweight: Shane Mosley Jr. def. Daniel Jacobs via Unanimous Decision (99-91×2, 100-90)
    • Light Heavyweight: Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis via Unanimous Decision (58-56, 59-55×2)
    • Lightweight: Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin via TKO R2, 1:39
    • Lightweight: Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia via TKO: R6, 0:46
    • Lightweight: Devin Cushing def. Manuel Correa via Unanimous Decision (77-75, 78-74, 80-72)

    Preliminary Card:

    • Welterweight: Luis Lopez def. Alan Sanchez via Unanimous Decision (77-75×3)
    • Heavyweight: Gabriel Aguilar Costa def. Steve Dunn via KO: R2, 2:50

    Main Card Highlights

    Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal

    Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin

    Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia

    Preliminary Highlights

    Gabriel Aguilar Costa def. Steve Dunn

  • Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Weigh-In Results: Three Fighters Miss Weight

    Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Weigh-In Results: Three Fighters Miss Weight

    Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal weighed in today ahead of their rematch in the boxing ring this Saturday. MMA News has the results here!

    The rivalry between Diaz and Masvidal has returned to the surface this year. In 2019, they faced each other in the main event of UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. UFC fans expected the matchup to be an action-packed fight, as both had an impressive win before the event. Unfortunately, it ended in anticlimactic fashion, with Masvidal winning by doctor’s stoppage.

    Both fighters will seek a more decisive victory in the boxing ring tomorrow. Ahead of the event, all fighters weighed in today to make it official.

    All fighters weighed in at the proper weight limit except for Daniel Jacobs, Nikolai Buzolin, and Sean Garcia. Their fights are expected to go on as planned.

    Fans of Diaz are hoping he is coming into his rematch against โ€œGamebredโ€ more motivated than he has in past fights. In his most recent outing last August, he made his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul. Diaz showed spurts of competitiveness but was outmatched and knocked down in the contest, which Paul won by unanimous decision.

    This Saturday marks a big night for the California native as he tries to prove that he still has more left in his combat sports career.

    For Masvidal, he is no stranger to competing in a boxing ring. He has one win on his pro boxing record after defeating Joseph Benjamin by majority decision in 2005. Although he has fared better in the sport than Diaz, the former BMF champion’s win from 19 years ago was a four-round fight. Saturday’s matchup will be a 10-round affair, which some fans believe could benefit Diaz more than the Miami native.

    That said, Masvidal has shared in the lead-up to his showdown with his rival that he plans to get a knockout to settle their issues for good.

    Masvidal vs. Diaz will occur at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main card will start at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on Fanmio for $49.99. Fans looking to watch the card on DAZN must be subscribed and buy the pay-per-view.

    Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Weigh-In Results

    Main Card:

    • Light Heavyweight: Nate Diaz (175.6lbs) vs. Jorge Masvidal (175.2lbs)
    • Super Middleweight: Daniel Jacobs (169.2lbs)* vs. Shane Mosley Jr. (167.6lbs)
    • Light Heavyweight: Anthony Pettis (175.3lbs) vs. Chris Avila (175.6lbs)
    • Lightweight: Curmel Moton (133.5lbs) vs. Nikolai Buzolin (137.7lbs)*
    • Lightweight: Amado Vargas (134.1lbs) vs. Sean Garcia (138.1lbs)*
    • Lightweight: Devin Cushing (131.9lbs) vs. Manuel Correa (131.2lbs)

    * Sean Garcia missed the lightweight limit by 3.1 pounds.

    * Nikolai Buzolin missed the lightweight limit by 2.7 pounds

    * Daniel Jacobs missed the super middleweight limit by 1.2 pounds.