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Jorge Masvidal proud to see fans bring Miami heat on Nate Diaz: ‘He definitely felt it’

Jorge Masvidal reacts to the Miami crowd taunting and heckling Nate Diaz during their press conference in Miami.

MIAMI – [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] felt the support of his people in full force as they taunted and harassed rival [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] in the latest tour stop promoting their upcoming boxing match.

On Wednesday night, Masvidal and Diaz spoke to the media and fans at a press conference on the Miami stop of “The Baddest Tour.” Chanting “305” and constantly calling out and booing Diaz, the crowd let Diaz know he was in enemy territory.

Masvidal was happy and proud to see his people have his back, and he believes it affected Diaz.

“It’s Dade County. I don’t give a f*ck who you are, you’re definitely going to feel the heat down here,” Masvidal told MMA Junkie. “From the moment you step up that f*cking airplane and you hit that airport, you’re going to feel that heat, and he definitely felt it.

“He sees now why I’m so violent and why I give everything I got for my crowd. We’re just bred a little different down here. You can just tell from the football athletes we produce to the boxers, everything we do out here is violence.”

Masvidal and Diaz are scheduled to fight in a boxing bout on June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. This is somewhat of a rematch, as the two previously fought in the UFC back in 2019. The fight ended in a doctor’s stoppage TKO win for Masvidal, who was crowned the inaugural BMF champion that night in Madison Square Garden.

“Gamebred” thinks this press tour stop was much needed as he was fueled by the Miami crowd.

“To see my own people like that go hard for me, it always helps, it always motivates,” Masvidal said. “I look at their faces and all those motherf*ckers is me when I was growing up or when I get older – whatever stage they’re at. I see myself in them, so definitely it gives you that extra.”

Masvidal doesn’t want the fight to go to a decision or much less get stopped by doctor’s advice. He wants to put away Diaz and make his win definitive.

“Knock him dead,” Masvidal said when asked for a fight prediction. “I want no questions or nothing. I don’t want no man intervening on what I got to do. I have to kill the man, and that’s why I got these bad boys right here.”

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Jake Paul offers Jorge Masvidal, Nate Diaz $10 million for MMA fight

Jake Paul is dead serious about making his MMA debut for PFL.

[autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] appears to be very serious about making his MMA debut for the PFL.

YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Paul (9-1) takes on Mike Tyson (50-6) on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The event will stream live on Netflix.

After lacing up the gloves against boxing legend Tyson, Paul wants to make his MMA debut. He has his eyes set on either [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] or [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag], who meet in a 10-round, 175-pound boxing match June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

“I’m being so serious when I say that I want to fight them in MMA,” Paul said on his “B/S w/ Jake Paul” podcast. “Either Masvidal or Diaz, in the PFL, $10 million dollar offer for either one of those guys. Again, they will literally hide behind the fact … Masvidal: ‘You can’t even box. What the f*ck are you going to do coming over to MMA, bro? I’m from Miami, Florida, bro! F*ck you, don’t disrespect me.’

“F*cking bird brain, that’s what he hides behind. Same with Paddy (Pimblett), Sean Strickland, all of these guys hide behind these crazy things, but still none of them have shown up to the table to talk any business about anything to make anything actually happen for a real fight, a real spar, whatever it is. So the offer still stands there. I want either one of those guys in MMA.”

Paul knocked down Diaz en route to a unanimous decision win in their 10-round, 185-pound boxing match this past August. Diaz is not currently under contract with the UFC, whereas Masvidal is, but Paul hopes he gets to fight either in MMA next.

“Obviously, I have Mike, but I would just do it after that,” Paul said. “I would do like a six-month camp.”

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Photos: Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal press conference in Miami

Check out photos from the third Diaz vs. Masvidal press conference in Miami ahead of their June 1 boxing match in L.A.

Check out these photos from the [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] press conference for their upcoming boxing match at X in Miami. (Photos courtesy of Ed Diller, Fanmio)

Video: Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal face off in front of rowdy Miami crowd

The third faceoff in the past five days between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal went down on Wednesday in Miami.

MIAMI – The third faceoff in the past five days between [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] and [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] went down on Wednesday, and the attitude was consistent with the previous encounters.

After the press conference tour started Friday in Las Vegas and continued Tuesday in New York, the build to the boxing match hit Masvidal’s backyard of Miami, and the support was heavy on his side.

After answering questions about the June 1 bout, which is scheduled for 10 rounds and takes place at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Diaz and Masvidal came face-to-face.

Check out the video above.

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Video replay: Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Miami press conference

The third stop in the Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal press conference tour goes down Wednesday in Miami with a free live stream available.

The third stop on a four-city tour of press conferences to promote [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] vs.[autotag] Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] 2 continues Wednesday in Miami, and you can watch a live stream of the festivities right here beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT).

Diaz and Masvidal are set to run things back in the boxing ring June 1 in a Fanmio pay-per-view headliner at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The next stop on the “Baddest Tour” follows last week’s press conference in Las Vegas and Tuesday’s wild scene in New York City.

You can watch it go down in the video above.

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Nate Diaz ‘100 percent’ guarantees Conor McGregor trilogy, calls Leon Edwards ‘best thing in the UFC right now’

Nate Diaz has what he’s calling his “hit list,” which includes a Conor McGregor trilogy, Leon Edwards rematch and more.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] is confident that he’ll complete his trilogy with [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag].

Diaz handed McGregor his first octagon loss when he scored an upset submission in their 2016 welterweight bout at UFC 196. McGregor was able to avenge the loss when he edged him out by majority decision at UFC 202.

Diaz is not currently under UFC contract, but Dana White said the octagon is always Diaz’s home if he’d like to return. McGregor, on the other hand, will return from an almost three-year layoff to face Michael Chandler on June 29 at UFC 303.

Diaz envisions standing across the octagon from McGregor again, as well as a few other familiar foes.

“I 100 percent guarantee I’m going to fight Conor McGregor again,” Diaz recently told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “I 100 percent guarantee that I’m probably going to fight Jake Paul again, this f*cking f*cker (Jorge Masvidal) again, and Leon Edwards again. That’s my hit list.”

Diaz, who suffered a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Masvidal in their 2019 BMF title fight, will run things back with “Gamebred” in a 10-round, 175-pound boxing match June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

He had high praise for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, who was also on his hit list. Edwards was cruising against Diaz when they fought at UFC 263 until he was stunned with less than a minute remaining. He survived to win a unanimous decision.

“The coolest thing right now from the UFC is Leon Edwards,” Diaz said. “That’s what I got my sights on. I like that fight right now. I think he’s doing great. I think he got better, and he’s doing better. Good attitude, good fighter, I think he’s probably the best thing in the UFC right now.”

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Photos: Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal press conference in New York

Check out photos from the Diaz vs. Masvidal press conference in New York ahead of their June 1 boxing match in L.A.

Check out these photos from the [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] press conference for their upcoming boxing match at Palladium Times Square in New York. (Photos courtesy of Ed Diller, Fanmio)

Jorge Masvidal rips ‘diva’ Nate Diaz for non-negotiable boxing stipulations

Former UFC BMF Jorge Masvidal is upset over the non-negotiable terms Nate Diaz demanded for their upcoming boxing match.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] is rolling with the punches, but he’s pretty upset with the way Nate Diaz has handled himself leading up to their scheduled boxing match.

The former UFC stars will meet for the second time in combat sports, but the rematch will take place in the boxing ring instead of the cage. The 10-round, 175-pound boxing match is set for June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and will stream on Fanmio pay-per-view.

Masvidal appears ready to take care of business inside of the ring, but outside, he says Diaz has made things very difficult to make the fight come together due to various terms and conditions.

“He said he wouldn’t fight unless he walked out second, like non-negotiable,” Masvidal told reporters in a scrum. “Like what the f*ck you talking about? Real Fighters Inc., and this the sh*t you’re pulling? … Another thing that he wanted was his name on top, or he wouldn’t fight. So, I’m like, ‘Do you want to fight or what, motherf*cker?’

“You’ve been telling the whole world the same sh*t, because back in the UFC when I was fighting for titles and you were doing f*cking nothing but picking your nose, you didn’t want to scrap after I got done with them title fights, and it was the same diva act. Now, finally, we got the deal done. It took in totality, the deal took about a year. Like five months with the UFC, and another like four with Nate ‘The Diva’ Diaz.”

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Masvidal and Diaz first met at UFC 244 in November 2019 for the inaugural BFM title. “Gamebred” won the fight by TKO after the ringside doctor called a stop to the fight in Round 3 due to a cut above Diaz’s right eye.

While Masvidal isn’t thrilled with having to deal with Diaz’s demands for their second meeting, he hopes his opponent comes to fight in June, and doesn’t pull some of the same antics he did in his boxing debut against Jake Paul last August.

“At least come in there in f*cking shape, man,” Masvidal said. “And at least do your job to everybody watching. Because we’re not watching to watch two guys f*cking fake guillotine and the other guy pointing at him and walking around the ring. People ain’t doing that sh*t and that’s why I think I get so much love because I put everything I got into this craft. When I go out there, I’m going to show Nate why he shouldn’t be smoking so many f*cking blunts.”

The pair have committed to a four-city promotional tour to raise interest in their boxing showdown, which is co-promoted by Diaz’s Real Fight Inc. and Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing. Masvidal plans to reveal all of the hoops Diaz made him jump through before ultimately “ending” him inside the ring.

“My plan is just to state facts,” Masvidal said. “The moment I sit in that chair, facts that I can prove with contracts and paperwork, and show the whole world if anybody has questions on it why I’m so f*cking upset. Because this fight could have taken place way long ago and Nate Diaz is a f*cking diva.”

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Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal four-city ‘Baddest Tour’ kicks off Friday in Las Vegas

Fight fans are about to get a heavy dose of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal together in the same room.

Fight fans are about to get a heavy dose of [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] and [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] together in the same room.

The UFC veterans announced Monday on their respective Instagram pages that they will take part in a four-city “Baddest Tour” ahead of their boxing match.

The first stop on the Diaz vs. Masvidal promotional tour is this Friday inside Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World in Las Vegas. After that, it continues April 16 at Palladium Times Square in New York, followed by April 17 at Pier 5 at Bayside in Miami, before concluding April 19 at The Novo Theater in Los Angeles. All four events are open to the public.

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Diaz and Masvidal are scheduled for 10-round boxing match June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. It’ll be a rematch of their inaugural BMF title fight that took place in November 2019 at UFC 244, which Masvidal won by third-round injury stoppage TKO due to a cut above Diaz’s eye.

Diaz, 38, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul in their boxing match last August. It was Diaz’s first competition since he left the UFC after his final promotion appearance, a win over Tony Ferguson, in September 2022 at UFC 279.

Masvidal, 39, hasn’t competed since losing to Gilbert Burns last April at UFC 287, which capped off a four-fight losing streak. Masvidal announced afterward that he was retired from MMA.

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VIDEO: Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown geeks out over ex-UFC star Nate Diaz

Mike Brown was gushing when he heard Nate Diaz was going to be in attendance for a Sacramento Kings game.

Mike Brown was gushing when he heard [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] was going to be in attendance for a Sacramento Kings game.

The former UFC star attended Tuesday’s Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Clippers game at Golden 1 Center. The Kings won their home game 109-95.

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Brown, the Sacramento Kings’ head coach, heaped praise on Diaz and discussed his love for the UFC.

“I’m a big UFC guy,” Brown said during a media scrum. “Man, I heard Nate Diaz is in the house. Respect, Nate. You, your brother, what you guys (have) done – I get excited when I watch UFC. I have me a few drinks, and I get into it and think I’m out there.

“I could never do what they do, but man, (I’m) a huge, huge fan of the Diaz brothers, especially knowing Nate is in the house, so if you guys see him out there, obviously I know you guys do anyway, but show him love because he’s one of the all-time greatest – a lot of fun to watch.”