{"id":230962,"date":"2017-04-02T07:18:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T14:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230962"},"modified":"2017-04-02T08:45:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T15:45:17","slug":"weekly-roundup-masvidal-predicts-maia-fight-bisping-recalls-first-meeting-nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/weekly-roundup-masvidal-predicts-maia-fight-bisping-recalls-first-meeting-nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: Nate Diaz flips the bird, Jorge Masvidal predicts a finish, RDA gets a fight, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been another busy week for the sport of mixed martial arts!<\/p>\n

Over the last seven days, we’ve witnessed\u00a0knockouts<\/a>, submissions, back-and-forth scraps, trash talk<\/a>, controversy, matchup announcements<\/a> \u2013 all of the things that make our sport so fun to follow.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here’s a quick recap of five of our favorite stories from the past week.<\/p>\n

1. Jorge Masvidal on Demian Maia: “I’m Going to Kick his Ass Really Bad”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Jorge<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening, streaking welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal\u00a0was a guest on a very entertaining episode of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>. One of the highlights of Masvidal’s segment of the show was his prediction for his upcoming showdown with Demian Maia, which is scheduled for the main card of UFC 211 this May.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to kick his ass, really bad,\u201d Masvidal said of Maia. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make it through the third round. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the first, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the second, but it doesn\u2019t make it through the third.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read Masvidal’s full rundown of his bout with Maia here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Michael Bisping Tells the Story of his First Meeting with Nate Diaz\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"UFC<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz is one of the most entertaining characters in MMA, and a story told by UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping is the latest bit of evidence to that end.<\/p>\n

On a recent episode of his podcast\u00a0Believe You Me<\/em>, Bisping recounted his first meeting with Diaz, and well, let’s just say it’s hilariously Diaz-y.<\/p>\n

“Nate gets out, and just as the doors are shutting, he leans back in and goes \u2018Oh, I forgot man. F*ck Miller!\u2019 and puts the two fingers up and walks off,” Bisping recalled. “And I just thought that was hilarious, it was great. I just thought \u2018Okay, I like this guy. He\u2019s cool.'”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read Bisping’s story about Nate Diaz in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Rafael Dos Anjos Targeted for Welterweight Debut against Tarec Saffiedine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Rafael<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos announced his intention to move up to the welterweight division. Though he’s been called out on a fairly ceaseless basis by rising prospect Colby Covington<\/a>, it sounds as though he’ll instead make his debut against former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine. This report comes from our own Chris Taylor.<\/p>\n

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Former lightweight champion @RdosAnjosMMA<\/a> targeted to return at #UFC212<\/a> in June against @tarecfighter for his welterweight debut<\/p>\n

— Chris Taylor (@CTaylor_96) March 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n