Diaz took his popularity to a different level in his fights with Conor McGregor. Nate Diaz has always been a popular figure as Nate and his brother Nick are two of the sport’s genuine wildmen with compelling, unapologetic personas. Jorge MasvidalĪ year ago, this would have been an improbable candidate for one of the biggest fights of the year. The action is expected to start around 3:30PM Pacific and results will be updated throughout the evening here. The co-feature is Darren Till (17-2-1) moving to middleweight to battle Kelvin Gastelum (15-4, 1 NC) and a deep card features many other championship contenders. To sell the unique promotional hook, the UFC has made a custom championship belt that will be presented to the winner by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. One of the biggest events on the UFC calendar takes place Saturday night when Nate Diaz (20-11) and Jorge Masvidal (34-13) compete for what’s being billed as the “BMF title” at Madison Square Garden.
