Buckle your seat belts fight fans, as we are abut to get the first staredown between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal ahead of their highly-anticipated fight at UFC 244 on Nov. 2, 2019 in New York City.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced that “Gamebred” and the Stockton slugger are set to attend a special pre-fight presser — which also includes UFC president Dana White — this Thursday (Sept. 19) at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City at 7 p.m ET.
Indeed, the presser is sure to draw a crowd, as not only do these two men entertain inside the Octagon, but they have a way with words, as they’re not exactly known for biting their tongue when a mic is put in front of them. That said, there does appear to be plenty of mutual respect for each other here, so don’t expect things to go overboard.
The five-round Welterweight scrap came to be after talks of booking Colby Covington vs Kamaru Usman, and then Masvidal vs Usman, fell flat, leading the promotion to give the fans what they really wanted by staging the fight for the “BMF” title.
This will be the first time in a long time that a non-title fight headlines a PPV event, with the last one going down at UFC 202, which was a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. The winner of this matchup could very well sneak himself into a shot at the Usman’s title, especially if Covington continues to play hardball.
The rest of the card isn’t too shabby either, as Johnny Walker takes on Corey Anderson at Light Heavyweight, while Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque collide in Welterweight action. Also, Kelvin Gastelum will face Darren Till, while Derrick Lewis takes on Blagoy Ivanov.
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