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It’s
\nbeen a while since Nate Diaz had an MMA fight. |
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Most Valuable Promotions is planning on making a serious impact
\nwith its first mixed martial arts event.<\/p>\n
MVP announced on Monday that a five-round clash pitting Nate Diaz<\/a> Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “MVP delivered the most-viewed boxing event since the advent of Diaz will return to MMA for the first time since September 2022, “Glad to be in action. It’s time,” Diaz stated. “Don’t forget where Perry, 34, hasn\u2019t fought in MMA since April 2021, when he lost a “The King of Violence returns to MMA to elbow his opponent in the Group chats everywhere are about to explode \ud83d\udd25 OFFICIAL \ud83d\udd25@NateDiaz209<\/a>
\nagainst Mike Perry<\/a>
\nhas been added to its May 16 card at the Intuit Dome in Los
\nAngeles. Diaz vs. Perry will be contested at welterweight. The
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\nMVP card<\/a> is headlined by a women\u2019s featherweight tilt between
\nRonda
\nRousey<\/a> and Gina Carano<\/a>,
\nwhile Francis
\nNgannou<\/a> will square off against Philipe
\nLins<\/a> in the evening\u2019s co-main event. The card will be the first
\nMMA event to be broadcast on Netflix.<\/p>\n
\ncable, and now we’re set to break records again with the biggest
\nviewership in MMA history with the addition of Diaz vs Perry to
\nRousey vs Carano and Ngannou vs Lins,” said MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian
\nin a release. “Nate Diaz<\/a> is
\nthe real BMF, and Mike Perry<\/a>
\nis the \u2018King of Violence.\u2019 This will be a war from the first press
\nconference all the way to the end when one of them has their hand
\nraised.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nwhen he ended his Octagon tenure with a fourth-round submission
\nvictory over Tony
\nFerguson<\/a> at UFC 279. The Stockton, California, native emerged
\nas one of the sports biggest stars during his
\nUFC<\/a> tenure, thanks in large part to a pair of bouts against
\nConor
\nMcGregor<\/a>. The 40-year-old has competed twice in boxing since
\nleaving the UFC, dropping a unanimous verdict to Jake Paul<\/a> in
\nAugust 2023 before defeating Jorge
\nMasvidal<\/a> via majority decision in July 2024.<\/p>\n\u2018Time to Set the Bar Again\u2019<\/h2>\n
\nthis all came from. I got plans on doing a lot more in the next 10
\nyears, no matter where it is. Time to set the bar again, so get
\nready for a new takeover again and again until the end of
\ntime.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nunanimous decision to Daniel
\nRodriguez<\/a> in his final UFC appearance. \u201cPlatinum\u201d went 7-8 in
\nthe UFC but has since found a home in BKFC, where he has become the
\norganization\u2019s top star. Perry is 6-0 in BKFC, capturing the \u201cKing
\nof Violence\u201d crown while defeating noteworthy names such as
\nJeremy
\nStephens<\/a>, Thiago
\nAlves<\/a>, Eddie
\nAlvarez<\/a>, Luke
\nRockhold<\/a> and Michael
\nPage<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nf\u2014ing face,” Perry said “Saturday, May 16th, on Netflix, Nate Diaz<\/a> is
\ngoing lights out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
\nover this one\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udd9a @PlatinumPerry<\/a>
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Saturday, May 16th
LIVE only on Netflix
Intuit Dome – Los Angeles, CA#DiazPerry<\/a>
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\n#RouseyCarano<\/a>
\n#NgannouLins<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eOZEdjgWJ9<\/a><\/p>\n