What is the BMF title, and what does it stand for? The Rock will award new UFC title belt to winner of Masvidal vs Diaz
NATE DIAZ and Jorge Masvidal are set to do battle in the Octagon at UFC 244.
Fresh from a stunning five-second KO victory over Ben Askren in July, Masvidal is looking to make it three MMA victories on the spin as he faces the The Stockton Slugger in New York.
And the winner of the welterweight bout will be presented with the new BMF title by wrestling legend Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
What is the BMF title?
THE new BMF title has been specially commissioned for this fight between Diaz and Masvidal.
Both fighters are hugely popular amongst fight fans and UFC chief Dana White believed that a fight of this magnitude deserved it’s own belt.
Set for Saturday, November 2 at Madison Square Garden, the welterweight scrap is sure to be one for the ages.
The competitors refused to be cowed into trash talk during their pre-fight press conference back in September.
Diaz was most rattled by a question from the crowd about his veganism – and went on the offensive.
He replied: “The Terminator [Arnold Schwarzenegger] is a vegan, motherf*****.”
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What does it stand for?
THE belt has been specially commissioned for UFC 244 and either Diaz or Masvidal will wear it at the end of the evening.
It stands for ‘Baddest Motherf***** in the Game’.
UFC kingpin White explained: “Diaz basically said this [fight] is for the baddest motherf***** in the game.
“This is one of those fights that after that interview [from Diaz after beat Anthony Pettis] started to build a life of its own. We didn’t seriously start talking about this fight until a couple of weeks later in a matchmaking meeting.
“I said to my guys, tell me if I’m crazy but what do you think of us actually having a baddest motherf***** in the game belt? ‘And my guys loved it and we started talking about it. I went in with the design team and we’ve started to design it.”