Combat sports fans wanting to watch the Canelo-Alvarez fight on DAZN but not miss out on the main event of UFC 244 between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz or vice versa will not have to worry. DAZN has confirmed that the WBO light heavyweight title fight will not happen until the conclusion of UFC 244’s main event.
EVP of North America, Joe Markowski of DAZN told MMA Fighting that they agreed with Dana White’s contention that the events should be staggered. Markowski called it an “easy decision.”
The Canelo-Kovalev fight is set to take place in Vegas and UFC 244 is in New York. In most instances big boxing events taking place in Vegas normally start around 9pm west coast time. But, the Masvidal-Diaz fight is likely to be going on at that time. Staggering start times would mean that the boxing main event may not start until after 10pm west coast time/1am on the east coast.
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“Holding the curtain” is not unheard of in combat sports. Famously, Manny Pacquiao wanted to watch the end of Game 7 between the Heat and Celtics before he made his walk to the ring against Timothy Bradley. Moving back the start time for Canelo-Kovalev might lose some east coast fight fans that would have to stay up past 2am to watch boxing. Yet, most on the west coast will get the uninterrupted advantage of watching both.
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