UFC Veteran Reveals Major Reason Why Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal Is Doomed to Fail

The combat sports world was left in shock earlier this week after Jorge Masvidal announced he was returning to action. Masvidal’s retirement lasted all of nine months before he was lured back in. Just a few days after his announcement, rumors of a boxing match against Nate Diaz started to circulate.

While this might have fans excited, Chael Sonnen believes there is a huge problem that will hurt the PPV sales number. Advertisement In a recent video, Sonnen dived deeper into the fight between Jorge and Nate . He went on to share his thoughts on why the fight will not sell as many PPVs as it could.

He said: Advertisement Sonnen further added: ‘Gamebred’ and Diaz are no strangers to each other. The pair previously fought for the infamous ‘BMF’ title at UFC 244. However, since then, it has all been downhill for Masvidal. Since leaving the UFC, Nate Diaz has fought once, a boxing match against Jake Paul.

Masvidal vs. Diaz at was an extremely successful PPV. However, there were a lot of factors that worked in their favor. For starters, when the fight was made, Masvidal was fresh off his flying knee knockout win over Askren. Diaz, on the other hand, was fresh off a win against Anthony Pettis. Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/HappyPunch/status/1744869054802727102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Advertisement The fight was made at the right place at the right time.

However, this time, both men are on the back of losses and disappointing performances. As Sonnen suggested, there does not seem like a good enough reason for a fan to buy a PPV. Whether this hypothesis will stand true is a question only time will tell. Advertisement.