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Nate Diaz launches own fight promotion ”Real Fight Inc.”
MMA legend Nate Diaz has one fight left on his UFC contract. Photo: Instagram (@natediaz209) / Mark J. Rebilas – USA TODAY Sports
MMA veteran Nate Diaz recently announced plans to launch his own MMA promotion named Real Fight Inc. In a press release, the 37-year-old wrote that he plans to apply for a promoter’s license to arrange events that include boxing, MMA and BJJ fights.
“Nathan Diaz will be applying for his promoter’s license in the coming weeks to form Real Fight, Inc., a new promotion that will focus on promoting combat sports shows, specifically boxing, MMA and BJJ. The new venture has no bearing on his status as a fighter, where he will continue to be very active. Real Fight, Inc. is his expansion into the business side of the sport where he has been a fixture for close to 20 years,” the statement read.
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UFC 279 will take place in Las Vegas and will also feature Tony ”El Cucuy” Ferguson, Li Jingliang, Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez, among others.
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