Jorge Masvidal went to warfare with Nate Diaz on Saturday evening in Anaheim, California, placing on an entertaining ten spherical boxing match that delivered greater than most followers had been anticipating from the aged UFC stars (highlights right here). In the long run, Diaz’s hand was raised by way of majority choice … and Masvidal has some critical points with the 98-92 and 97-93 scores delivered.
Masvidal, who’s based mostly in Miami, was preventing down the highway from Diaz’s house turf, and he believes that will have tipped the scales in the direction of the Stockton slugger.
“I undoubtedly know the judges had been influenced by the group,” Jorge stated on the ‘Final Man Standing’ post-fight press convention. “As a result of a number of these pictures had been touchdown within the nook. I used to be simply getting my timing, he’d throw three or 4 pictures, it wouldn’t land, after which I throw a very good energy shot. I’d see that I harm him, I’d again him up, or he’d begin goofing round. Harm him to the physique quite a few instances. And I believe one or two of the judges solely gave me 2 rounds. There’s simply no method, you already know?”
“I undoubtedly was wanting on the combat proper now within the locker room. The extra significant pictures, much more of the significant pictures, had been landed by me. So I simply really feel that … it didn’t go my method, however no matter, man. We’re 1-1. We might run it again someplace like Vegas, make it a impartial place, and let’s f—ing throw down.”
Each males stored up a formidable tempo, with over 1400 punches thrown between the 2 of them based on CompuBox. Diaz is famend for being a quantity striker, however Masvidal truly topped him in complete punches landed 182 to 151.
“From what I noticed, I undoubtedly harm him greater than he ever harm me,” Masvidal stated. “I obtained method cleaner pictures, particularly to the physique. He by no means even did something to my physique. I undoubtedly harm his physique, and a few instances I’d harm him, he backed up. He by no means he put a number of strain. He was coming ahead, however he by no means harm me. I don’t suppose he landed any significant punches, you already know.”
“Eight rounds to 2 is, like, f—ing nuts. However no matter, it’s California, you already know? I knew I needed to get a knockout or, you already know, some shit like this [would happen].”
Masvidal continued to counsel the 2 ought to rematch, and he felt it ought to occur within the ring once more.
“Positively boxing,” he stated of a 3rd combat. “Name me a sore loser. I wanna do boxing. And if he needs to do MMA after that, we might do it. However I undoubtedly wanna do boxing over every thing. Do it once more.”
Previous that, “Gamebred” refused to share any potential names and (refreshingly) didn’t name out Jake Paul like Diaz did.
“With the UFC, I obtained a a pair extra [fights]. With Fanmio, I obtained two,” he stated of his future. “So I’m undoubtedly gonna do these two boxing matches … Proper now, we simply hit the drafting board, see who comes up, take his ass out.”
