UFC 244: Jorge Masvidal beats Nate Diaz for ‘BMF’ title as doctor stops fight
- The ‘BMF’ title fight ends in controversy as doctor intervenes before the fourth round
- Diaz suffered huge cut above his eye early in the first round
The “BMF” title fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz was living up to all the hype. Then the doctor stepped in.
There was an anticlimactic feeling in the air at Madison Square Garden, as loud chants of “b******” rang out among the capacity crowd. After three thrilling rounds of violence, they were expecting some championship rounds, but it wasn’t to be.
Before the fourth round could start, the cageside doctor examined a huge cut above Diaz’s eye, which Masvidal had opened up early in the fight with a huge kick. Diaz repeatedly said he was good to go, but it was out of his hands.
“For a fact, I told Nate right now, I swear I’m gonna run it back, man,” Masvidal told Joe Rogan in the Octagon. “He gave me love, I’m gonna give it right back.”
There was a subdued feeling as Hollywood icon Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wrapped the BMF belt around Masvidal’s waist. Nobody had wanted this fight – which Masvidal and Diaz willed into existence – to end like this.