Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal Fight Results: Diaz Wins By MD

Diaz opened the first round with a flurry of wild punches, with some of them grazing Masvidal, who connected with hard combinations and counter left hands. Masvidal began to find his rhythm in the second round. He connected with a pair of lefts and a right. Masvidal also followed up with a check right hook that froze Diaz in his tracks.

The southpaw Masvidal had another strong performance in the third round. He consistently connected with short left hands on the inside and used angles to create openings, allowing Masvidal to connect with a right hand upstairs that knocked Diaz back on his feet.

What was most impressive about Diaz was his chin and work rate, albeit if his punches didn’t have much on them. Masvidal drilled him with power punch after power punch and Diaz would smile, dance, and even walk away from Masvidal at times to toy with his opponent. Although the bout wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing, a few laughs didn’t hurt. Diaz (1-1), 39, of Stockton, connected with 151 of 740 punches (20.4%) and Masvidal landed a fight-high 182 of 654 punches (27.8%).

Although it wasn’t a world title fight, two legendary MMA combat warriors put on a respectable showing. Masvidal (1-1, who hadn’t competed in a boxing match since 2005, disputed the outcome. “I thought I won. I had the harder shots.” Diaz , in the meanwhile, dismissed the idea of a trilogy and instead is focusing on a rematch against Jake Paul, who floored and defeated him last year. “I’m going to beat Jake Paul’s f***ing ass.” He also expressed interest in a bout between him and UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Diaz’s win was also a victory for longtime UFC rival Conor McGregor. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion claimed he bet $500,000 on Diaz to win the fight.

Shane Mosley Jr. Earns Unanimous Decision Over Daniel Jacobs

In the chief support bout, Shane Mosley Jr. (22-4, 12 KOs) outboxed former middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs (37-5, 30 KOs) in a 10-round unanimous decision rout. The judges scored the fight 99-91, 99-91, and 100-90, all for Mosley, who picked up his fifth consecutive victory. Jacobs was cut from an accidental headbutt in the eight round that left blood streaming from the left eye. In the 10th round, Mosley hurt Jacobs with a left hook in the final moments, sending the 37-year-old into a probable retirement.

Undercard

Light heavyweights: Chris Avila (6-1) UD6 Anthony Pettis (1-1)

Lightweights: Curmel Morton (4-0, 3 KOs) TKO2 Nikolai Buzolin (9-9-1, 5 KOs)

Lightweights: Amado Vargas (11-0, 5 KOs) KO6 Sean Garcia (7-0-1, 2 KOs).

Lightweights: Devin Cushing (14-0, 10 KOs) UD8 Manuel Correa (13-2, 8 KOs).