ANAHEIM, Calif. – While Nate Diaz and his crew blared a Bay Area rap classic, Dru Down’s “Pimp of the Year,” next door in celebration of a victory, a somber Jorge Masvidal stepped to the podium in the bowels of Honda Center.
Bottom line: He thought he won.
Unfortunately for Masvidal, two of three judges disagreed and awarded Diaz the victory by majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 98-92) in a thrilling boxing match Saturday night before an announced crowd of 18,040 fans – almost all of them on Team Diaz.