Curmel Moton (4-0, 3 KOs), the teen sensation seemingly on a collision course with destiny, bulldozed through Nikolai Buzolin (9-9-1, 5 KOs) in what turned out to be more of a training session than a fight in their super lightweight clash. Moton sent Buzolin to the canvas early in the first round, setting the tone for what would be a brief and one-sided affair.
Moton couldn’t hide his glee at fighting in front of a packed house, admitting the roaring crowd gave him that extra nudge to flatten his opponent—because apparently, he needed more motivation on top of his overwhelming advantage.
By the second round, it was clear Moton was just padding his stats, launching an onslaught that left Buzolin cornered, overwhelmed, and eventually kneeling for mercy. The referee, perhaps saving Buzolin from becoming a permanent fixture of the canvas, waved off the massacre 1:39 into the round.
Under the banner of Floyd Mayweather, Moton’s quick victory serves as another reminder of why everyone’s watching this kid. Or maybe it’s just because Floyd won’t let us forget him.
Moton shrugged off the spotlight that comes with the Mayweather seal of approval, claiming that pressure was an old friend. He plans to dive right back into training—because, what else is new? He promises more riveting performances, or at the very least, more practice sessions disguised as professional fights.
In the main event in what was billed as a clash of titans, Nate Diaz managed to scrape a majority decision win over Jorge Masvidal in their overly hyped 10-round light heavyweight snorefest. The Fanmio PPV event in Anaheim, California, proved that some rivalries are better left in the octagon—or better yet, on Twitter.
After their first tussle for the so-called UFC BMF title, which Masvidal took, the duo revived their soap opera rivalry with what felt like years of trash talk. All this for a fight in front of a packed house.
The bout morphed into a stats nerd’s dream—Diaz threw a kitchen sink’s worth of punches, 148 of 730 to be exact, while Masvidal played sniper, landing 176 out of 637. “I definitely landed the more meaningful shots,” Masvidal insisted. “When the judges watch the replay, they’ll see they need new glasses.”
As the 10th round bell rang, both warriors stood toe-to-toe, trading what might generously be called ‘blows,’ until the final bell. The crowd stood too, likely to stretch their legs. Diaz walked away with the judges’ blessing by scores of 98-92, 97-93, and 95-95.