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Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Results & Highlights: Diaz Wins Slugfest

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal finally settled their differences in the boxing ring on July 6. MMA News has the results and highlights here! The long-awaited rematch between Diaz and Masvidal occurred on July 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Both fighters have waited nearly five years to fight each other again after […]

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Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal finally settled their differences in the boxing ring on July 6. MMA News has the results and highlights here!

The long-awaited rematch between Diaz and Masvidal occurred on July 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Both fighters have waited nearly five years to fight each other again after their first encounter at UFC 244 in 2019. However, instead of competing in MMA, they ran it back in the boxing ring.

In the fight, Diaz overwhelmed Masvidal with punches for ten rounds. The former BMF Champion did his best to keep his opponent off him with power punches but couldn’t stop the pressure from the California native. Ultimately, the fight went the distance, with Diaz winning by majority decision.  

Elsewhere on the card, Anthony Pettis faced Chris Avila in a light heavyweight contest. Pettis was coming off a debut win over boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. by a majority decision last year. However, the former UFC champion couldn’t replicate his success, as Avila controlled the fight to earn a comfortable unanimous decision win.

Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Fight Card Results

Main Card:

  • Light Heavyweight: Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal via Majority Decision (95-95, 97-93, 98-92)
  • Super Middleweight: Shane Mosley Jr. def. Daniel Jacobs via Unanimous Decision (99-91×2, 100-90)
  • Light Heavyweight: Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis via Unanimous Decision (58-56, 59-55×2)
  • Lightweight: Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin via TKO R2, 1:39
  • Lightweight: Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia via TKO: R6, 0:46
  • Lightweight: Devin Cushing def. Manuel Correa via Unanimous Decision (77-75, 78-74, 80-72)

Preliminary Card:

  • Welterweight: Luis Lopez def. Alan Sanchez via Unanimous Decision (77-75×3)
  • Heavyweight: Gabriel Aguilar Costa def. Steve Dunn via KO: R2, 2:50

Main Card Highlights

Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal

Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin

Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia

Preliminary Highlights

Gabriel Aguilar Costa def. Steve Dunn

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Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Weigh-In Live Stream & Results

Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are set to weigh 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 […]

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Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are set to weigh 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 must weigh in today to make it official.

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.

Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz Weigh-In Results

(Fight Card Is Subject To Change)

Main Card:

  • Light Heavyweight: Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz
  • Super Middleweight: Daniel Jacobs vs. Shane Mosley Jr.
  • Light Heavyweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Chris Avila
  • Lightweight: Curmel Moton vs. Nikolai Buzolin
  • Lightweight: Amado Vargas vs. Sean Garcia
  • Lightweight: Devin Cushing vs. Manuel Correa

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Anthony Pettis Scores Third career Victory over Ben Henderson – Karate Combat 43 (Highlights)

Anthony PettisMore than a decade removed from their lightweight title clash at UFC 164, Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson ran…

Anthony Pettis

More than a decade removed from their lightweight title clash at UFC 164, Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson ran it back inside The Pit at Karate Combat 43 on Friday night.

The opening round saw both fighters offer little offense as they got familiar with their surroundings. Still, the pace picked up significantly in the second round with Henderson looking to get in and out with his striking. Henderson’s game plan began paying dividends in the third as he began to control the pace of the fight and seemingly run away with it on the scorecards.

However, Pettis was far from out of it, landing a solid head kick in the fourth round, though that did not deter Henderson from staying on the attack.

In the fifth and final round, Henderson came out aggressive, pressuring Pettis to the ground and unloading a series of strikes before ‘Showtime’ was allowed back to his feet. Pettis snapped back with a big 1-2 combination that popped Henderson’s head back with 100 seconds left in the fight. As the clock winded down, both fighters began to let their fists go with Henderson once again coming out on top in the striking exchange by landing the better blows despite giving up the advantage on volume.

In a shocking turn of events, we went to a sudden death sixth round to determine the winner.

Pettis came out with a renewed sense of confidence and began targeting the body of Henderson while ‘Bendo’ was beginning to overcommit with his strikes. In the end, Pettis appeared to land the more significant blows in the sixth which was more than enough for the judges to give him the nod in a very close and somewhat controversial decision.

Official Result: Anthony Pettis def. Ben Henderson via unanimous decision

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Mike Perry Calls out ex-UFC star Anthony Pettis after BKFC 56 win: ‘That’s an amazing fight’

Mike Perry calls out Anthony Pettis after BKFC 56 title win that's an amazing fightMike Perry notched another victory in the win column at BKFC 56 over the UFC former lightweight champion Eddie…

Mike Perry calls out Anthony Pettis after BKFC 56 title win that's an amazing fight

Mike Perry notched another victory in the win column at BKFC 56 over the UFC former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. Looking to continue his momentum of big wins over big names, Perry is now fully setting his sights on a battle with another former UFC champion: Anthony Pettis.

The fight with Alvarez was intense, and it was another brutal showing of how extreme bare-knuckle boxing is. The fight wasn’t one-sided from the jump, but eventually, it turned into a beatdown. Alvarez wore the damage a lot worse than Perry did, and it prompted his corner to stop the fight in the second round.

During his post-fight interview inside the ring, Mike Perry made his desire for the fight with Pettis clear. After that, he also further discussed the idea at the post-fight press conference.

Mike Perry elaborates on his Anthony Pettis callout and describes the pressure of being BKFC’s Biggest star

During the post-fight press conference, Perry opened up about how he was feeling. He talked about the callout, but would also give the media and fans a glimpse into his thought process regarding the caliber of fighters he’s looking to compete against.

“One name that did come to mind that I did mention before I fought Alvarez was Anthony Pettis,” Perry told the media (H/T MMA JUNKIE). “I think that’s an amazing fight.”

“He just beat Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match,” Mike Perry continued. “I think he’s intrigued by the bare-knuckle aspect. I had fun with Eddie, but it happened exactly how I said it was going to happen. I posted that Kimbo Slice picture of that backyard fight, and what did he say? ‘You have to hit me. Come on.’ Once he hit me, then I started moving, and he stopped hitting me and by the end of the second, what happened? He got busted up worse than I did.”

Mike Perry would later go on and explain why he’s yet to face an actual competitor from BKFC such as Luis Palomino, BKFC’s lightweight champion. But, Perry refuses to take such a callout seriously, when his main goal is selling fights.

“I think that whoever the company wants to match me against needs to have a certain number of followers, of hits on social media, on the internet, that are going to get people to tune in,” Perry said firmly. “It can’t just be one-sided. It can’t just be me selling the hell out of the fight. It can’t be that way. It has to be a two-sided affair.”

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Exclusive – Anthony Pettis says Benson Henderson will have ‘Everything to Prove’ in Karate Combat clash

Anthony Showtime PettisAnthony Pettis will look to complete the trifecta against longtime rival Benson Henderson on December 15. After competing for…

Anthony Showtime Pettis

Anthony Pettis will look to complete the trifecta against longtime rival Benson Henderson on December 15.

After competing for titles under the WEC and UFC banners, ‘Showtime’ and ‘Smooth’ will headline Karate Combat 43, completing their trilogy inside The Pit. With only two weeks to go until fight night, Anthony Pettis sat down with Danny Podolsky in a LowKick MMA exclusive interview to preview his third meeting with Henderson.

During their conversation, ‘Showtime’ revealed that he was training for a return to the boxing ring when he got the call to make his Karate Combat debut.

“I was actually getting ready for another boxing fight set up for February and I got the phone call,” Pettis said. “The opportunity popped up in my new hometown, Las Vegas, Nevada, against a guy that I have a lot of history with so I couldn’t pass this one up.”

Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson have fought on two separate occasions, the first coming at WEC 53 with the promotion’s lightweight title on the line. After five intense rounds of action, Pettis scored a unanimous decision victory, but not before landing one of the greatest highlights in MMA history, the legendary ‘Showtime’ kick.

Pettis and Henderson would run it back three years later. This time, the UFC lightweight championship would be up for grabs. ‘Showtime’ went two-up on ‘Smooth’ with a first-round submission via arm bar.

Going into their clash at KC43, Pettis believes all the pressure will be on Henderson to finally break through and score a win in their iconic rivalry.

“He has everything to prove,” Pettis said. “He has to go out there and defend those losses. Our first fight was super close. It was a striking match for the first round. The second round was grappling. Third round we went back to striking, fourth round back to grappling. The fifth round ended up as a striking matchup and that’s where that ‘Showtime’ kick came from.

“The second fight, I just went out there and blasted him with body kicks and caught that armbar so he’s coming off of two losses [against me], but I have nothing, but respect for Ben as an athlete. He’s done some amazing things in the sport. He’s a super competitive guy. He’s still competing at high levels, but as a competitor, I’m gonna go out there and try to take his head off.”

Anthony Pettis is gunning for a KO against ‘Smooth’

With victories over Ben Henderson by submission and decision, ‘Showtime’ will be gunning for a knockout to complete his trifecta.

“This favors the knockout,” Pettis said. “Even though you can go to the ground and do ground and pound, you can still get a TKO, but this favors me getting the knockout. In MMA, Ben has great wrestling and great jiu-jitsu. I already knew that so I had to dumb my striking down a lot. I could throw a lot of flashy moves. I mean, the ‘Showtime’ kick was flashy, but it was at the end of the fight. I kept it super basic.

“I was throwing high kicks. I had to keep that low guard for the takedown and then he would put me on the cage a lot and use that grappling on the cage. That’s non-existent in this fight so I feel like it favors a knockout for sure. I’m not gonna go out there and force anything. I’m gonna go out there and have some fun. Be playful and use my karate stance.

“When I fight traditional martial arts, I fight right leg forward. In MMA I fought right leg back just because of the takedowns and the power side. This time you’ll see a mixture of both. I’m gonna go out there orthodox and southpaw. I’m gonna go out there and be playful.”

Karate Combat 43 will air live and for free on the promotion’s YouTube channel and via CBS Sports in North America.

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Exclusive – Anthony Pettis Dubs BJ Penn Greatest Lightweight of all Time, Lists His Top-Five GOATs at 155

Anthony PettisWhen it comes to listing the greatest lightweights in MMA history, Anthony Pettis believes former two-division champion BJ Penn…

Anthony Pettis

When it comes to listing the greatest lightweights in MMA history, Anthony Pettis believes former two-division champion BJ Penn belongs at the top.

On December 15, ‘Showtime’ will return to action when he makes his highly anticipated debut for Karate Combat. But first, the former WEC and UFC lightweight world champion sat down with Danny Podolsky in a LowKick MMA exclusive interview the discuss the past and the present of the loaded 155-pound division.

First up was Pettis’ thoughts on reigning UFC lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev. Coming off of back-to-back wins over 145-pound champ Alexander Volkanovski in 2023, the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ has earned himself a lot of fans, but Pettis believes he has some serious work to do before he can be seen as one of the greatest lightweights of all time.

“He still has some work to do,” Pettis said. “He just beat Volkanovski and Volkanovski is a great fighter, but he’s not a lightweight. He doesn’t have any wins against a top-10 lightweight, so I think once he can prove himself… He’s a tremendous fighter, but he still has some work to do. That’s the hard thing. Once you get to the top, things change. You got sponsors pulling you. You got events, promotions, and a lot of other options besides training.

“Seeing how he can balance that and see when he fights and how dominant he is, that’s when we’ll see how great he can be.”

Anthony Pettis Names his top-five lightweight GOATS

So if Islam Makhachev hasn’t earned his spot on the list of lightweight GOATs, who has? Asked for his top five greatest 155’ers of all time, Anthony Pettis kicked off his list with an undisputed pioneer of the sport.

“Gotta go BJ Penn,’ Pettis said. “I mean, BJ Penn is a pioneer of the whole thing. Without BJ, none of this would even be possible.

While many people like to point at Penn’s history-making seven straight losses before retiring from MMA in 2019, ‘The Prodigy’ was one of the most dominant forces in combat sports during his heyday. Penn engaged in a series of iconic fights with the likes of Takanori Gomi, Matt Hughes, Lyoto Machida, Georges St-Pierre, Jens Pulver, Frankie Edgar, Nick Diaz, and Rory MacDonald. Along the way, he captured both the lightweight and welterweight world titles and still holds the record for the most title fights in 155-pound division history.

Rounding out his list, Pettis looked towards a couple of familiar foes and an undefeated UFC Hall of Famer.

“Ben Henderson’s also in my top-five as well,” Pettis continued. “You gotta go with Khabib [Nurmagomedov]. He’s definitely on there. A dominant guy who never lost. Dustin Poirier is another guy that’s on my top-five list, and then I would say myself.

Pettis and Henderson are no strangers to one another, having competed for championship gold on two separate occasions. The first came at WEC 53 in December 2010 when Pettis landed his infamous ‘Showtime’ kick in the closing seconds of their scrap. Pettis walked away with the WEC lightweight title via a unanimous decision.

Three years later, they would meet with UFC gold on the line. Again, Pettis came out on top, securing a first-round armbar submission with 29 seconds left in the opening round.

A decade later, Pettis and Henderson will complete their trilogy when both men make their debuts inside The Pit at Karate Combat 43.

Watch the full exclusive interview below: