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8th September 2019
09:22am BST

Already on the card is a fascinating middleweight debut for Darren Till, against Kelvin Gastelum, while light heavyweights Corey Anderson and Johnny Walker will also face off.
The main event is not for a specific divisional title but UFC president Dana White has confirmed that a special belt will be commissioned and their will be five rounds, like a title fight.
After he defeated Anthony Pettis, last month, Diaz declared himself the holder of the 'BMF' [Baddest Motherf***er] belt. He proclaimed:
Masvidal was in the crowd for that fight and, a day later, officially and gleefully accepted the call-out. Following UFC 242, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, White spoke about what is a bold yet unusual move for the promotion."With this belt, I want to defend it against… Jorge Masvidal had a good last fight. Good last fight. All respect to the man, but there ain’t no gangsters in this game anymore. There ain’t nobody who does it right but me and him.
"So I know my man’s a gangster, but he ain’t no West Coast gangster."
"After he beat Pettis, he said, 'This [Masvidal bout] is a fight to see who's the baddest motherf***er in this game. That's what this championship is'. "I was like, 'Alright, I'm in'. "It's a one and done [situation]. Whoever wins, wins the belt and claims the title of BMF."The UFC prefer to hold title fights for their pay-per-view events so it looks as though they have used some creative licence to get this one done. It will be interesting to see what Conor McGregor makes of this, especially as his summer comeback plans stalled when the UFC refused to make bouts against 'The Notorious' and either Pettis, Donald Cerrone or Justin Gaethje a main event.
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