{"id":291733,"date":"2018-11-17T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T19:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=291733"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:13","slug":"nick-diaz-opens-up-as-betting-underdog-against-jorge-masvidal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nick-diaz-opens-up-as-betting-underdog-against-jorge-masvidal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Diaz opens up as betting underdog against Jorge Masvidal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will reportedly make his highly anticipated return to the octagon this March at UFC 235 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto, the former UFC welterweight title challenger, Diaz, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nick-diaz\/breaking-nick-diaz-will-reportedly-return-to-the-octagon-at-ufc-235\/\">will take on perennial contender Jorge Masvidal at the pay-per-view event on March 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The potential booking would mark the first time in over fours years that fight fans would get to see Nick Diaz in action.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Stockton, California was last seen in action at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-183-results-silva-v-diaz\/\">UFC 183<\/a>, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight kingpin <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/anderson-silva-attempts-to-goad-conor-mcgregor-into-a-fight\/\">Anderson Silva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That result was later changed to a no-contest, this after it was revealed that &#8220;The Spider&#8221; had popped for performance enhancing substances while Nick Diaz was flagged for weed.<\/p>\n<p>Due to his long layoff, and the fact that he hasn&#8217;t won a fight since defeating <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-bj-penn-reacts-ufc-232-matchup-with-ryan-hall\/\">BJ Penn<\/a> via decision in 2011, Nick Diaz is currently listed as the betting underdog for his UFC 235 fight with Masvidal.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/martial-arts\/mma\">BetOnline<\/a>, who currently have Nick Diaz pegged as a +135 underdog. Meanwhile, &#8220;Gamebred&#8221; is listed as the -155 betting favorite.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, Jorge Masvidal will be looking to rebound from a two-fight losing skid when he squares off with Nick Diaz on March 2 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal is coming off decision losses to former welterweight title challengers Demian Maia and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/ufc-217-results-stephen-thompson-defeats-jorge-masvidal\/\">Stephen Thompson<\/a> in his most recent efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the setbacks, Jorge has strung together three-straight victories which included stoppage wins over Jake Ellenberger and Donald Cerrone.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the current odds for March&#8217;s proposed Nick Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal fight? 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