Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal live updates, round-by-round analysis

Will the fight be as entertaining as the brawl?

Nate Diaz’s team and Jorge Masvidal’s team threw down during a news conference June 6 in Anaheim, California, site of the actual boxing match – a light-heavyweight bout scheduled for 10 rounds Saturday night at the Honda Center.

“Now, on a personal level, yeah, I don’t like this dude at all, for what happened with my coach and (expletive),” Masvidal said of the brawl. “But we’ll figure it out July 6 when we get in there.”

It will be about more than the brawl.

In November 2019, Diaz and Masvidal squared off for UFC’s original BMF. Masvidal emerged the victor after the doctor stopped the fight in the third round, when Diaz suffered a cut over his right eye. But Masvidal was dominating the night – the oddsmakers have installed him as a favorite for this rematch.

Follow along for live updates for the Diaz-Masvidal fight and undercard.

Conor McGregor wagers on Nate Diaz

Posting on his X account, McGregor said he decided to put $500,000 on Diaz and that said the wager will net him more than $1.6 million.

“Range, form, experience, solely hands being used, I can’t see Masvidal causing any problems to Nate in a boxing ring whatsoever,’’ McGregor wrote. “They are both little play around (expletive) in a fight…but I feel Nate does him in EASY here for real.”