Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal renew hostilities tonight in California.
Four-and-a-half years on from their first meeting inside the octagon, this time the former UFC rivals will go head to head once again inside the boxing ring in a 10-round light-heavyweight fight.
Masvidal was victorious when the pair last clashed in the headline bout of UFC 244 in New York in November 2019, claiming the inaugural BMF (baddest motherf*****) title in the process after the cage-side doctor controversially called a halt to the bout after the third round with Diaz cut and bleeding around his eye.
It was awarded as a stoppage win for Masvidal, proving to be his last in the UFC as he later suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of Kamaru Usman and further defeats to Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns.
He announced his retirement from fighting after the latter loss at UFC 287 in April 2023, before appearing to reverse that decision earlier this year.
Fellow MMA legend Diaz, meanwhile, was later beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 263 and made his last octagon appearance in a submission win over Tony Ferguson in September 2022, switching focus to boxing and a high-profile bout with Jake Paul last summer which he lost via decision.
Masvidal’s one and only professional boxing bout to date came almost 20 years ago, when he outpointed Joseph Benjamin over found rounds in Miami.
Diaz vs Masvidal date, start time, venue and ring walks
Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal was originally supposed to take place on June 1, but was moved to Saturday July 6, 2024 amid competition from the inaugural Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 boxing card in Saudi Arabia and UFC 302, which was headlined by Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier.
It was switched from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California to the Honda Center in Anaheim.
The undercard is due to begin at around 2am BST in the early hours of Sunday morning, with main event ring walks not expected until approximately 5am. As ever, those timings are subject to change.
How to watch Diaz vs Masvidal
TV channel and live stream: The event is being broadcast live via DAZN pay-per-view at a cost of £24.99.
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Diaz vs Masvidal fight card/undercard in full
There is an extensive undercard in store on Saturday night, led by 37-year-old former two-time middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs ending a long absence from the ring against Shane Mosley Jr in the co-main event.
It is Jacobs’ first bout since being outpointed by Britain’s John Ryder at Alexandra Palace in London more than two years ago.
Other highlights include the latest professional outing of Floyd Mayweather’s exciting prodigy Curmel Moton.
Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal
Daniel Jacobs vs Shane Mosley Jr
Amado Vargas vs Sean Garcia
Chris Avila vs Anthony Pettis
Devin Cushing vs Manuel Correa
Alan Sanchez vs Luis Lopez
Kenneth Lopez vs Andres Martinez
Curmel Moton vs Nikolai Buzolin
Jose Aguayo vs Bryce Logan
Steven Dunn vs Gabriel Aguilar Costa
Luciano Ramos vs Dan Hernandez
Diaz vs Masvidal odds
Nate Diaz to win: 21/10
Jorge Masvidal to win: 2/5
Draw: 12/1
Nate Diaz to win on points or by decision: 7/2
Nate Diaz to win by knockout or technical knockout: 13/2
Jorge Masvidal to win on points or by decision: 7/5
Jorge Masvidal to win by knockout or technical knockout: 9/4
