Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will face off on for the second time forward of their boxing match on this summer time.
Diaz and Masvidal will battle one another in a 10-round boxing match on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, Calif., in an occasion co-promoted by Fanmio and the fighters’ personal promotions, Diaz’s Actual Combat Inc. and Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing Promotions. Prematurely of their showdown, the 2 fighters are giving it the complete courtroom promotional press, together with a multi-stop press convention tour. The primary of those press conferences took place on Friday in Las Vegas, and the second will happen on Tuesday at Palladium Instances Squre in New York Metropolis.
Diaz and Masvidal first fought at UFC 244 in 2019, with Masvidal successful by physician’s stoppage after the third spherical resulting from a minimize on Diaz. Diaz campaigned for a rematch however it by no means occurred after which he left the UFC in 2022. Masvidal, in the meantime, retired from MMA final yr however continues to be beneath contract with the UFC and acquired a particular exemption to be allowed to pursue this boxing match.
Additionally on the cardboard, former UFC light-weight champion Anthony Pettis takes on Diaz teammate Chris Avila, and each males are additionally anticipated to be in attendance for the presser.
The press convention is anticipated to start Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.