Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal press conference erupts into wild brawl
Things turned chaotic at the final press conference for Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal 2.
The UFC veterans face each other in a 10-round, 175-pound boxing match on July 6 in Anaheim, Calif. The first couple of press conferences to hype the fight were relatively uneventful, but when the rivals met on Thursday for the final event during the media tour, all hell broke loose when a brawl erupted as Diaz was leaving the press conference.
This event was more tense than usual as Diaz, who has largely been uninterested in engaging for most of these events, was more aggressive than usual. Diaz and Masvidal got into several back-and-forth arguments about their MMA careers, grappling, and their previous fight, before Diaz went off on the entire presser.
āNot this f*cking press conference,ā Diaz said when asked what he cares about. āIām sick of sitting here, Iām sick of looking at all these motherf*ckers, Iām sick of of looking at you, too! [directed at emcee Brian Campbell]. Iām sick of of this whole shit. Iām done with this whole press conference shit. Iām glad weāre here to promote these great fights that are happening. Thatās cool as f*ck. But besides that, I think my work here is done. Iām done doing all this shit. No more press conferences until my next fight.
āF*ck this ugly motherf*cker [to Masvidal]. Man, I hate to disrespect you, but Iām sick of seeing you, too [to Campbell]. Iām out. Iām good. See everybody. Peace out.ā
Diaz then stood up to leave the presser and while producers frantically asked him to square off with Masvidal one more time, Stocktonās finest came to the front of the stage, posed, and then grabbed a microphone to say, āSquare off with yourself, motherf*cker!ā
Masvidal came around the stage as the fighters continued jawing at each other until Diaz finally turned to walk away.
After Diaz exited, the crowd in front of Masvidal remained, and thatās when the brawl broke out.
Masvidal got shoved during the melee as the mayhem erupted but he eventually stepped out of the fray. While it was tough to see exactly what happened after that initial altercation, it appeared at least some members from the fightersā camps were involved in the brawl.
The action went on for some time but ultimately security was able to restore order.
Diaz and Masvidal face off on July 6 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
