The full card features the likes of former UFC heavyweight champions Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos, the former fighting Philipe Lins and the latter facing current Karate Combat heavyweight champion Robelis Despaigne.
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Nate Diaz also marks his return to MMA with a fight against UFC teammate Mike Perry, although Masvidal said on his “Death Row MMA” YouTube channel that the spot originally belonged to him.
“So they offered me a fight on this card, I had a very good offer from Netflix. But the UFC had other plans for me,” he said, going on to explain that talks about the MVP led to the UFC presenting him with their plan. to him.
“I was talking to Nakisa (Bidarian, co-founder of MVP), I get along really well with Nakisa, nothing but love for him for even thinking about me and calling me and stuff. But it just didn’t work out. So I had the first offer before they gave it to Nate. And I desperately wanted to take the fight. But the UFC has a good plan for me, and they told me the plan. I like it and we’re going to do it now.”
Masvidal has not fought in the UFC since a 2023 loss to Gilbert Burns, marking his fourth consecutive victory since 2020, his last victory coming against Diaz in 2019 for the BMF Championship. Since 2023, Masvidal has fought Diaz and lost by majority decision in boxing in 2024, and was scheduled to fight Shara Magomedov for Hype FC earlier this month, but it was cancelled.
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