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Nicolas Atkin

If you thought that the winner of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal at Madison Square Garden would get to defend their special “baddest m***********” title belt, then Dana White has some bad news for you.
“No it’s a one and done,” White told the UFC 242 post-event press conference in Abu Dhabi. “Whoever wins the fight wins the belt and claims the title of ‘BMF’.”
The November 2 bout – which will be a five-round main event at UFC 244 – was made in a surprise announcement on Saturday morning in the United Arab Emirates.
Diaz had called out “gangster” Masvidal three weeks ago, after returning from a three-year lay-off to beat Anthony Pettis.

Who is the BMF!?

We’re about to find out! @GamebredFighter meets @NateDiaz209 in the main event at MSG! #UFC244 pic.twitter.com/wgyjnt49Za
— UFC (@ufc) September 7, 2019

“Yeah, it’s true, this fight is one that took on a life of its own,” White added.
“Nate said in his interview this should be a fight to see who’s the baddest m************ in the game, he’s like, ‘That’s what this championship is’. So all right, I’m in.”
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Many fans had expected Kamaru Usman to defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington in the main event in New York.
“That fight [Diaz against Masvidal] started to come together late last night and we got it done,” White said.
“We offered Colby and Usman fights and they didn’t jump on it so we rolled and we made another fight.”


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UFC president says special belt to crown ‘the baddest’ will not be defended after Madison Square Garden headliner
‘We offered Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman fights and they didn’t jump on it, so we rolled and we made another fight’



UFC president Dana White says special belt to crown ‘the baddest’ will not be defended after the Madison Square Garden headliner.
