Nate Diaz was understandably upset weeks following his fight against Jorge Masvidal, but not because of his performance.
The UFC veteran put on a brilliant display and battled his way to a decision victory over Masvidal. While the collision between two MMA legends was well received, it didn’t take long for controversy to hit the headlines.
According to Nate Diaz, he is yet to recieve 90% of his agreed upon paycheck for the boxing match earlier this month.
Diaz allegedly had both a written and verbal agreement with Solomon Engel. The Fanmio CEO was believed to have withdrew his deal after finding out the Diaz vs. Masvidal bout didn’t attain close to the amount of return as he’d hoped the fight would make.
Having missed out on 90% of his deal, Diaz sued the company for breach of contract and fraud.
Solomon Engel has since responded, insisting that the Stockton native is trying to bring harm to the ones he loves by suing him and his company. Engel is adamant that ‘justice will prevail’ once the lawsuit comes to a conclusion.
“I look forward to resolving this dispute through the appropriate process and am confident that justice will prevail,” Engel said during a recent statement.
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“Making salacious and defamatory statements to the media in order to harm my family and I has only strengthened my resolve to ensure that the truth will triumph.” [h/t TMZ Sports]
Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal traded shots back-and-forth for 10 rounds inside the boxing ring to the viewers delight. It managed to steal the headlines away from Darren Till’s post-fight brawl that happened just hours earlier.
Despite getting his hand raised on the night, according to Diaz, he would have never stepped into the ring to compete against ‘Gamebred’ if he knew he wouldn’t get paid.
