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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson himself confirmed his presence at UFC 244 to wrap the ‘BMF’ belt around the waist of either Jorge Masvidal or Nate Diaz.
It all started from a tweet by Jorge Masvidal, asking Dwayne Johnson to present the “baddest motherf—r” title belt to the winner of UFC 244’s headliner. “The Rock” responded positively to “Gamebred”, and weeks later, UFC president Dana White announced Johnson’s presence for that night on November 2nd.
In an Instagram live video on Tuesday, the former WWE superstar once again confirmed that he will indeed present the “BMF” title to either Masvidal or Nate Diaz. For Johnson, the existence of the inaugural title is a brilliant move by the UFC.
“This addition to the company and the brand and to the sport, this BMF belt, I think it’s brilliant. It’s so smart and it’s just fun, man,” he said (via ESPN).
Johnson also teased an announcement for Friday’s press conference, which he says is something he “wanted to tell the UFC fans and MMA community first.”
“That place is gonna be rocking, it’s gonna be electrifying,” hesaid. “I can’t wait to get in there, man.”
UFC 244 takes place at Madison Square Garden. Co-headlining the card is a middleweight fight between Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum.