There is no world championship attached to the UFC 244 main event at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 2, but that doesn’t seem to bother the headliners, particularly Nate Diaz.
“We’re fighting for the baddest mother**ker in the game belt,” said the Stockton standout, who met the media along with his opponent in the UFC’s 500th event, Jorge Masvidal, and UFC President Dana White on Thursday evening at Pier 17 in downtown Manhattan.
So maybe there is a title – albeit an unofficial one – attached to this highly anticipated welterweight bout, which was kicked into gear on August 17 when Diaz politely called out Masvidal in the Octagon after defeating Anthony Pettis.