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Is Masvidal dodging tougher fights by insisting on a rematch with Nate Diaz?

Jorge Masvidal was stunned by Nate Diaz as the Stockton native pulled a UNO reverse card to clinch the victory. With this victory, their record now stands at 1-1 but wait is it the conclusion or there will be another show? Well, ahead of their fight, Masvidal named Leon Edwards and Jake Paul as his possible next fight but the defeat might act as a catalyst for a rematch but this time in the cage.

Both Diaz and Masvidal were released by the promotion last year. However, will they clash again at the grand stage of the Octagon ever again? Is it possible for them to clash in the UFC again? Well, let’s find out how.

Will there be a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal?

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Nate Diaz stunned Jorge Masvidal in their boxing fight. The Stockton native stunned the entire fighting world by defeating Masvidal by way of majority decision. The odds were against him as even the betting sites considered him an underdog, however, the reality is a bit different from what everyone else perceived.

Well, Despite the victory Fanmio’s boss considers this fight to be a draw, “I’m not someone that actually um does the professional scoring but I thought it was a pretty close fight felt the judges might have been a little bit off on the scorecard but congratulations Diaz.”

We͏ll, it’s ͏͏the t͏ruth͏ that͏ both͏͏ N͏ate͏͏ Diaz and Jorge Masvidal hav͏͏e been releas͏ed by ͏the promotion,͏ but what many͏͏ ͏peop͏͏le ͏m͏ay not kno͏͏͏͏w is that ͏bo͏͏th of them ͏stil͏l have ͏contra͏͏͏͏ct͏͏͏s with th͏e͏ ͏UFC that ͏are ongoing. Regardless, at the post-fight press conference, Masvidal laid out his plans for a rematch against Nate Diaz, “I just feel that uh it didn’t go my way but whatever man um we’re one-on-one we could run it back in somewhere like Vegas make it new place and let’s throw down you know.”

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Well, Masvidal wants a fight a rematch and it might be a Nate Diaz trilogy, however, what about Diaz? Is the Stockton native keen on fighting the Cuban again? Let us find out.

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Is Masvidal dodging tougher fights by insisting on a rematch with Nate Diaz?

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Diaz blames Dana White for failing to arrange a rematch between Masvidal

It’͏s undeniable that Nate Diaz is one of the biggest stars ever produced by the promotion. However, even Diaz doesn’t have authority o͏ver Dana Wh͏ite͏. Let’s elaborate: the Stockton native wanted a rematch with Masvidal in the Octagon itself, but it seems that White ͏had different plans for them. While having a conversation with ESPN, Diaz shed light upon the failed attempt by him for the rematch.

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“I had a lot of convincing. I was like, why don’t we fight an MMA? Oh, he can’t fight MMA; he is not allowed. So I was like, well, as long as we get to go out there and settle some is the biggest deal outside the UFC for me. Because none of the boxers wants to box. Then UFC wants to lock me down forever. So it was the biggest fight. The biggest thing I can do at the moment,” said Diaz.

So the answer to the question, “Will there be a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal?” is a bit complex. Do they want the fight? Yes, they do but will the UFC make the fight? We have to wait for that. What’s your take on the entire fiasco? State your thoughts in the comments below.