{"id":1774,"date":"2019-11-01T19:44:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T10:03:40","slug":"1774-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/1774-2\/ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 244"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1775\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_1406651714-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_1406651714-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_1406651714.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editorial credit: \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UFC 244 \u2013 Masvidal Vs Diaz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York, this weekend sees the highly anticipated welterweight\u00a0 match up between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.\u00a0 Much has been made of the East Coast Versus West Coast rivalry with the winner coming away with the BMF title, but this is absolutely set to be a fantastic match up which is potentially too close to call.\u00a0 Many observers have Diaz as the favourite, but count out Masvidal at your peril!\u00a0 The ceremonial belt for the victory is set to be presented by Dwayne The Rock Johnson.\u00a0 It has been quite sometime since a fight has generated so much interest and anticipation.\u00a0 There can be only one BMF!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the co-main event, a middleweight match up features previous welterweights Kelvin Gastelum and Darren Till.\u00a0 This is Till\u2019s first outing in this new weight class, and it will be interesting to see how he adjusts his style to a heavier opponent.\u00a0 He will have the height and reach advantage, but this hasn\u2019t previously been a problem to Gastelum who was able to get through to the rangey Israel Adesanya previously.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest of Fight Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vicente Luque vs. Stephen Thompson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 170 lbs<br \/>\nBlagoy Ivanov vs. Derrick Lewis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 265 lbs<br \/>\nKevin Lee vs. Gregor Gillespie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs<br \/>\nCorey Anderson vs. Johnny Walker\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 205 lbs<br \/>\nMakwan Amirkhani vs. Shane Burgos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs<br \/>\nEdmen Shahbazyan vs. Brad Tavares\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 185 lbs<br \/>\nAndrei Arlovski vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 265 lbs<br \/>\nKatlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 lbs<br \/>\nLyman Good vs. Chance Rencountre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 170 lbs<br \/>\nJulio Arce vs. Hakeem Dawodu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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