{"id":323120,"date":"2019-08-20T16:45:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T23:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=323120"},"modified":"2019-08-20T16:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T23:45:39","slug":"jorge-masvidal-says-negotiations-for-nate-diaz-fight-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jorge-masvidal-says-negotiations-for-nate-diaz-fight-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal says negotiations for Nate Diaz fight underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Negotiations for fights are &#8220;super necessary,&#8221; and Jorge Masvidal claims talks are underway for a bout with Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>If ring rust truly exists, Diaz is immune. He stepped inside the Octagon for the first time since Aug. 2016 in the co-main event of UFC 241. Diaz took on Anthony Pettis in a bout that went the distance. The Stockton native simply overwhelmed Pettis in the second and third rounds to take a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-241-results-nate-diaz-defeats-anthony-pettis-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unanimous decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his post-fight speech, Diaz told UFC color commentator Joe Rogan that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-reacts-to-his-win-over-anthony-pettis-issues-challenge-to-jorge-masvidal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he wants to take on Masvidal next<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I was off is cause everybody sucked. There was nobody to fight. But with this belt I wanna defend it against, Jorge Masvidal had a good last fight. All respect to the man, but there ain\u2019t no gangstas in this game anymore. There ain\u2019t nobody who done it right but me and him. So I know my man\u2019s a gangsta, but he ain\u2019t no west coast gangsta.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never one to back down from a challenge, especially a potentially lucrative one, Jorge Masvidal took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rxTZieeXQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a> to reveal that negotiations are underway (transcription via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/08\/jorge-masvidal-negotiations-nate-diaz-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per Street Jesus (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamebredFighter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GamebredFighter<\/a>), December is a preferable timeframe. The Street Fighter nod is a nice touch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gTRWhiGVzm\">pic.twitter.com\/gTRWhiGVzm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1163929012411891713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Miami peeps, don\u2019t get mad at me if the fight\u2019s not here,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m just going to do what works for me. We\u2019re just negotiating now, and let\u2019s give the fans a fight that they want to see. Two dogs, locked in a cage, going for the jugular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know that I can get hit with a baseball bat, it don\u2019t mean nothing, and same thing with my rival. You can hit that dude with a (expletive) baseball bat to the kneecaps, he\u2019s going to keep coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to win the proposed Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz matchup? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on bjpenn.com August 20, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negotiations for fights are &#8220;super necessary,&#8221; and Jorge Masvidal claims talks are underway for a bout with Nate Diaz. If ring rust truly exists, Diaz is immune. He stepped inside the Octagon for the first time since Aug. 2016 in the co-main event of UFC 241. 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