Former UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal has been awarded $5 million in a lawsuit regarding his boxing match towards Nate Diaz.
As we all know, Jorge Masvidal was as soon as one of the crucial fashionable fighters in all of combined martial arts – and fight sports activities as a complete. He had a really astonishing run again in 2019, through which he was in a position to choose up three wins in a single yr to vault himself into championship competition. Whereas he did considerably fall off after that, he nonetheless had the sort of run that almost all can solely dream of.
Then, after his UFC days, Jorge Masvidal opted to enterprise into the world of boxing, the place he met Nate Diaz. Whereas Jorge did lose the combat, it actually appeared like he was going to get payday out of it. Nonetheless, a lawsuit quickly adopted between ‘Gamebred’ and Fanmio, main some to query what precisely had gone mistaken within the partnership.
In a recent report, it was revealed that Jorge Masvidal has gained $5 million because of the lawsuit.
Jorge Masvidal will get huge payday
Masvidal had acknowledged that his deal for the Diaz combat was set to incorporate a handbag of $6 million plus a further $1 million if he had been in a position to win the combat. He misplaced through choice, and he reportedly solely acquired a $150,000 advance and a $1 million fee.
The decide within the case dominated that Jorge ought to be given $5,315,268.64 in addition to post-judgment curiosity from the competition. Fanmio are additionally engaged in lawsuits with Nate Diaz, Golden Boy Promotions and Ryan Garcia.
Shifting ahead, it looks like Masvidal might be focusing his consideration on a possible return to the UFC, probably at subsequent summer season’s extremely anticipated White Home occasion. Given his Donald Trump fandom, it could actually make sense.
