MIAMI – Jorge Masvidal fully felt the support of his people as they taunted and harassed rival Nate Diaz during the latest tour stop to promote their upcoming boxing match.
On Wednesday night, Masvidal and Diaz spoke to the media and fans during a press conference about the Miami stop of “The Baddest Tour.” By chanting “305” and continuously shouting and cursing Diaz, the crowd informed Diaz that he was in enemy territory.
Masvidal was happy and proud to see his people behind him, and he believes this affected Diaz.
“It’s Dade County. I don’t care who you are, you’re definitely going to feel the heat here,” Masvidal told MMA Junkie. “From the moment you get on that damn plane and hit that airport, you’re going to feel that heat, and he certainly felt it.
“He now sees why I am so violent and why I give everything I have for my audience. We were just raised a little differently here. You can see from the football athletes we produce to the boxers: everything we do here is violence.”
Masvidal and Diaz will fight in a boxing bout on June 1 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. This is somewhat of a rematch as the two previously fought in the UFC in 2019. The fight ended in a TKO win by doctor’s stoppage. for Masvidal, who was crowned the first BMF champion that evening at Madison Square Garden.
“Gamebred” thinks this press tour stop was much needed because it was fueled by the Miami crowd.
“To see my own people working so hard for me, it always helps and it always motivates,” Masvidal said. “I look at their faces and all those assholes are me growing up or when I get older – whatever stage they are at. I recognize myself in it, so it certainly gives you that extra something.”
Masvidal does not want the fight to culminate in a decision, let alone be stopped on doctor’s orders. He wants to put Diaz away and make his victory permanent.
“Knock him to death,” Masvidal said when asked for a fight prediction. ‘I don’t want any questions or nothing. I don’t want anyone interfering with what I have to do. I have to kill the man, and that’s why I have these bad guys here.”
For more information on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s Diaz vs. Event Hub. Masvidal 2.
The story originally appeared on MMA Junkie
