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 “Gamebred” 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.