Jorge Masvidal has some issues with Nate Diaz.
On June 1, Masvidal and Diaz face off in a 10-round boxing match on the Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles. The bout was rumored for a while however solely got here collectively formally in March, and based on Masvidal, loads of that was resulting from issue in negotiating with Diaz.
“At one level, as a result of Vegas was booked out, loads of locations had been booked out, New York was a robust risk and he was like, ‘I received’t battle if it’s in New York. I received’t battle.’ I used to be like, what the f***?” Masvidal stated Monday on The MMA Hour. “What’s the meat? That is boxing. That was in MMA [where] you bought your ass whooped. However I get it. Alright.
“Then one other diva second, he stated he additionally wouldn’t battle if the battle’s in Miami. ‘I’m not combating if it’s in Miami.’ OK, cool. ‘Nicely, final time I had a foul expertise with my boxing match in Texas, so I’m not combating in Texas.’ What the f***?! To ebook a venue of that magnitude, it’s not like it may occur in per week or a weekend. It occurs months prematurely. … So all these issues and it’s like, dude, I’m simply attempting to f****** battle. What are you attempting to do? It might have been in April in a distinct place, however this dude wasn’t attempting to do it, in order that simply felt very diva-ish.”
These aren’t the one points Masvidal has with Diaz, although.
The 2 initially fought one another for the inaugural “BMF” title battle at UFC 244 in 2019, and Masvidal received by physician stoppage on the finish of the third spherical. However regardless of his victory, Masvidal says Diaz is demanding A-side remedy from the promotion.
“Then different issues that maintain dropping within the press which are all on the contract aspect,” Masvidal defined. “Like, it’s ‘Nate Diaz-Masvidal.’ Nicely, I rattling almost killed you, so which means I’m imagined to get these little privileges. It’s imagined to say Masvidal [first]. However as an alternative of attempting to barter, he’s like, ‘I’m not combating if it’s not like that.’ So the promoter is getting again to me, telling me, ‘There’s no budging there. He’s simply not going to battle. He says he’ll simply transfer on and go battle any individual else.’ Bro, do you need to battle? I’ve acquired quite a few different [examples of] motives to not battle. So it simply makes me query, perhaps he don’t need this warmth, bro.
“Wished his identify first, walkout second, on the weigh-ins he has to weigh in final,” Masvidal continued. “Brother, you didn’t win the final battle. What the f*** are you speaking about? Loads of me was like, ‘Eff that.’ As a result of there was an enormous probability the battle was going to be in Miami, I used to be actually pushing for Miami — clearly I did so effectively there within the UFC — and Nate was like, ‘I’m not going to battle in Miami. I’m not going to battle in Miami.’ And I’ve to stroll out first? Is that this man r*******? How would you stroll out final in my metropolis? I’m not going to stroll out first in my metropolis towards you. I already mopped you up. So these items are making me query his f****** motives. Do you need to scrap or what, bro?”
Finally, Masvidal stated he agreed to Diaz’s phrases as a result of he “needs to f****** beat his ass” and Diaz’s calls for are fairly minor. There’s one factor, although, that basically did trouble Masvidal: The date.
Diaz vs. Masvidal takes place on the identical day as UFC 302, headlined by a light-weight title battle between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier. Masvidal believes counter-programming the UFC with a pay-per-view occasion is just not the most effective concept, and given what he and Diaz each stand to make as a part of the promotion, that is the purpose that angered Masvidal essentially the most.
“Even with this date, we might have pushed it again per week as soon as the UFC introduced they’re going to go June 1,” Masvidal stated. “And I used to be keen to go Memorial [Day] weekend, the weekend earlier than, however he was like, ‘No, I already introduced on my Instagram we’re combating on this present day. I don’t give a f*** concerning the UFC, we’ll go head-to-head with them.’ That’s simply not good enterprise. I’m a f****** promoter, he claims to be a promoter — that’s simply not good enterprise. There’s completely nothing that weekend, we might take over that weekend.
“I’m attempting to promote pay-per-views. I lastly carved one thing good out for myself the place I’m getting a great quantity of the pay-per-view, boxing fashion. I’ve a terrific assure, however the again finish could possibly be manner greater than the assure, so why not go when there’s completely nothing? However this dude is like, ‘I’m not employed by the UFC, I don’t give a f*** concerning the UFC, we’ll go head-to-head with them.’ That is silly to me. That is unhealthy enterprise. So for all these causes, I’m somewhat additional amped up, as a result of now you’re f****** with my pockets on prime of it. I don’t need to go towards the UFC.”
Masvidal guarantees that additional vitality goes to indicate itself within the ring. As a result of whereas Diaz might have been demure at their first press convention on Friday, he’s not going to have that choice come June.
“I felt like he didn’t need to be there,” Masvidal stated. “And I get it, perhaps he had weed to smoke and f****** vegan plates to eat or one thing. However his vitality, the best way I used to be studying, was like he didn’t need to be there.
“He is aware of one factor — whether or not I’m in form or not, I’m coming to battle. For those who pull that s*** you pulled out with [Jake Paul], you present up like that to our battle, you recognize what’s going to occur — and it’s going to occur reasonably fast, as a result of I’m going to place the stress on you instantly. I’m not going to allow you to slide for 10 rounds coming in off the sofa like that. That’s not the identical Nate Diaz we’re accustomed to within the UFC. I don’t assume he took Jake severely in any respect. So I hope he’s been getting ready and getting himself prepared for struggle, as a result of he is aware of that’s simply the best way I roll, the best way I scrap. I’m attempting to kill your ass.”
