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    Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Boxing Match Set After Both Make Weight

    By Tyler Treese,

    22 days ago


    There was just bad blood rather than drama on the scales as both Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal successfully made weight for their 175-pound boxing match.

    The boxing pay-per-view main event will be a rematch of sorts, despite taking place in a different martial art, as Diaz (21-13 MMA) and Masvidal (35-17 MMA) famously squared off in the main event of UFC 244 for the inaugural BMF title. Masvidal would ultimately get his hand raised via TKO, getting a doctor's stoppage in the third round. Both men made weight for the 175-pound limit for the 10-round boxing match.


    Diaz is 0-1 as a professional boxer. His debut took place last year against former Disney star Jake Paul (6-1). Paul won a clear unanimous decision and knocked Diaz down in the fifth round. In mixed martial arts, Diaz most recently submitted Tony Ferguson with a guillotine choke before exiting the UFC. Diaz stepped on the scale at 175.6 pounds.

    Meanwhile, Masvidal holds a 1-0 record a a professional boxer. The lone boxing bout for "Gamebred" took place in 2005 against Joseph Benjamin (1-11-2). Masvidal walked away with a majority decision win after four rounds of action. In MMA, the 39-year-old is coming in with four straight defeats to
    Gilbert Burns , Colby Covington and twice to Kamaru Usman . The Miami native officially weighed 175.2 pounds.

    Diaz vs. Masvidal will take place on pay-per-view on UFC Fight Pass and Dazn at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

    Diaz vs. Masvidal Weigh-in Results:

    Nate Diaz (175.6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (175.2)
    Chris Avila (175.6) vs. Anthony Pettis (175.3)

    Amado Vargas (134.1) vs. Sean Garcia (138.1)*
    Daniel Jacobs (169.2)* vs. Shane Mosley Jr. (167.6)
    Devin Cushing (131.9) vs. Manny Correa (131.2)

    *Both Jacobs and Garcia missed weight and will be fined a percentage of their purse.
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