There is also not a single championship fight to speak of. UFC 244 could easily go down as the biggest fight card of 2019 - even though the headline bout involves one fighter, Nate Diaz, who recently took three years away from the sport, and another, Jorge Masvidal, who has headlined exactly one event in his UFC career. UFC 244 viewers guide: Who's badder, Jorge Masvidal or Nate Diaz? Strap yourselves in, it’s going to be an eventful week leading up to UFC 244.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Stranger things have happened, especially in the UFC. He’d obviously be a huge draw, but could he be ready to compete on just eight days notice?

Kelvin Gastelum as the main event.Ĭonor McGregor held a press conference on Thursday announcing his intentions to return to the Octagon on January 18. If Masvidal doesn’t get an opponent, the UFC may have major issues selling a PPV with Darren Till vs.

If Diaz is correct and nothing changes, we may see someone stepping in for him in an effort to keep the main event attractive to perspective pay-per-view customers. The BMF title concept has grown legs in the past few weeks as both Diaz and Masvidal excel at promoting their own fights. That’s a testament to Diaz’s proven drawing power and Masvidal’s skyrocketing fame. Diaz was set to have a big-money, high-profile match with Masvidal who scored a record-setting five-second KO victory over Ben Askren in his last fight.ĭespite neither Diaz nor Masvidal holding a wold title, the two men were going to headline one of the promotion’s biggest cards of the year.

It was his first fight in three years since losing a disputed decision to Conor McGregor in 2016. Diaz is coming off a win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 in August in Anaheim, California.

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