The date and scene of the fight between two of MMA’s greatest savages ever, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, has been changed because of worries over the occasion conflicting with UFC 302, which is occurring on that very night as the initially arranged date.
Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal Fight Goes through Date Change
The setting has additionally changed, yet the occasion stays in California
Following UFC 300, UFC president Dana White declared that UFC 302, which is planned to occur on the first of June at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, would be featured by an immense undisputed UFC lightweight title battle between prevailing Russian hero Islam Makhachev and continuously engaging veteran Dustin Poirier.
This was an immense declaration from White as it further added to the publicity of June 1, which was at that point a stacked evening of battles for battle sports, with Dmitry Bivol versus Artur Beterbiev and Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal previously being reported to occur on that very night. Sadly, this madly advertised evening of battles has endured a hotshot over the most recent couple of days as Beterbiev has been compelled to pull out from his battle against Bivol and the boxing session among Diaz and Masvidal has been pushed back.
The fight between the two MMA veterans has now been moved to the sixth of July and has likewise seen a scene change oblige the date change. The occasion was initially booked to occur at Kia Discussion in Inglewood, California, yet has now been changed to Honda Center in Anaheim, California, which is simply under an hour’s drive from one another.
As first detailed by Spear Pugmire of Boxing Scene, the purpose for the date change of the bout between the two MMA veterans is to not struggle with UFC 302, which was, obviously, booked for that very night. Albeit the date change won’t be great for fans who had plans to join in, it is presumably for the best as it will in all probability consider the occasion to get more inclusion as it will now not be communicated simultaneously as the two gigantic occasions which are now planned.
June 1 Keeps on being a Colossal Evening of Battles
June 1 actually includes UFC 302 and Dmitry Bivol versus Malik Zinad
Regardless of the bout between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal being pushed back, the first of June stays a tremendous night for battle sports. UFC 302, at this point, has no significant changes, and the two enormous battles of Islam Makhachev versus Dustin Poirier and Sean Strickland versus Paulo Costa stay in one piece. Likewise, Dmitry Bivol has been given a substitution rival of Malik Zinad following Artur Beterbiev’s sad pullout because of injury.
Bivol is currently booked to confront Libya’s Malik Zinad who, similar to him, likewise has an expert boxing record of 22-0 (16 KOs.) The declaration of Zinad being Bivol’s rival was welcomed with shock, as he is certainly not a major name, nonetheless, Bivol has been intensely commended for deciding to remain dynamic and not lounge around and trust that Beterbiev will recuperate until he battles in the future.