Nate Diaz’s Response to Conor McGregor’s Huge Bet Win on His Fight

Conor McGregor is certainly a man we all know that likes to spend his money. Whether he’s out partying, relaxing on one of his yachts, or showing off one of his new timepieces, he is renowned for enjoying his hard-earned money which he has gained over his career, and yesterday, the 6th of July, was no different.

The Notorious took to X on the night of Nate Diaz’s boxing fight with Jorge Masvidal to share with his fans that he had placed a bet of $500k on his former opponent to beat Gamebred. The Irishman shared how he thought Masvidal would cause no problems for Diaz and that he thought it would be an easy night’s work for his former foe. McGregor may have been slightly wrong in his judgment of how the fight would turn out, with the bout being a close one, but all in all, his initial predictions were correct, and his massive bet earned him a rather cool $1,625,000.

Conor McGregor’s Bet on Nate Diaz to Beat Jorge Masvidal

McGregor’s post read: “I’ve decided to put $500,000 on Diaz to win tonight’s boxing match. Range, form, experience, solely hands being used, I can’t see Masvidal causing any problems to Nate in a boxing ring whatsoever. They are both little play around dips***s in a fight, play around bo***x, but I feel Nate does him in EASY here for real. $500k gets me back $1,625,000 all in.”

GIVEMESPORT’s Key Statistic: Conor McGregor placed a $500k bet on Nate Diaz beating Jorge Masvidal, returning him $1,625,000.

A gutsy bet from the former champ, a fight where there was no real favourite, with both fighters lacking boxing experience, and with his choice already being 0-1 pre-fight due to a loss to Jake Paul. The fight turned into a real 50/50 one, with Masvidal landing the cleaner and stronger punches. Yet, it was the constant onslaught from Diaz which prevailed in the end, as he claimed revenge on his opponent with a majority decision win.

Post-fight, both fighters believed they were the better man on the night, with both set on more fights in the future, with Leon Edwards’ name being mentioned by both men.

Nate Diaz Nonplussed About Conor McGregor’s Big Win

Later in the night, the 39-year-old was told by a reporter in the press conference about McGregor’s bet, however, it didn’t seem to bother the winning fighter. When told he had just won his old rival $1.1 million, Diaz kept his reaction short and sweet and just followed up with a “that’s cool.”

Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal punch stats

Stats
Nate Diaz
Jorge Masvidal

Jabs
36/316
30/204

Body punches landed
20
27

Power punches
115/424
152/450

Total punches
151/740
182/654

McGregor was due to fight on the UFC 303 card against Michael Chandler, however, had to pull out due to a broken toe. He is due to make his comeback fight later this year. With Diaz being a free agent and looking to return to the Octagon, could we see the pair run a trilogy?