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Nate Diaz has beaten Jorge Masvidal by majority decision in their 10-round boxing rematch at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, July 6. The judges scored it 95-95, 97-93 and 98-92, Cageside Press reports.
It's sweet revenge for Diaz. The pair first met for the UFC's one-off BMF title at UFC 244 in November 2019, when a doctor stopped the fight after the third round because of a cut above Diaz's eye. This time the Stockton fighter kept up his trademark pressure for the full distance. It's also a return to winning ways in the ring after he lost to Jake Paul in his boxing debut last August.
On the undercard, Diaz's longtime training partner Chris Avila beat Anthony Pettis on points, five years after Diaz himself beat Pettis in the UFC.
Diaz has eaten a mostly plant-based diet since he was 18, following the lead of his older brother Nick, LiveKindly reports. He said that when he tried going back to meat and dairy after fights, it didn't sit well with him:
I don’t need this in my life. I don’t crave for it or nothing. I haven’t since I was 18-years-old.
He isn't strict about it. He has admitted to eating some dairy and eggs in moderation and the occasional bit of fish, though he sticks to raw food in fight camps and has a plant-based chef preparing his meals, Green Matters notes. When a reporter once taunted him about the diet, he answered: “The Terminator was a vegan.” His cardio has been the envy of the sport for years.
We've followed Diaz since he stunned Conor McGregor in 2016, after which he spoke about the role his diet played. In 2019 he returned after three years to beat Anthony Pettis, and in 2022 he submitted Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fight.
Plants in his corner again.