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The Rock to present belt to Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal winner at UFC 244

Nate Diaz or Jorge Masvidal will be crowned the 'Baddest Motherf*****' in the UFC in November - and The Rock is set to be on hand to present them with the belt.

The welterweights will clash in New York at UFC 244 with the UFC set to have a special $50,000 belt created for the ocassion.

The fight was made after Diaz called out his rival following his victory over Anthony Pettis in his first fight in three years.

Masvidal agreed and tweeted Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: "I’m telling Dana White I want you to put it around my waist."

Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz will clash in New York (SIPA USA/PA Images)

The former WWE star and current Hollywood leading man, replied: "Doing all I can to make this fight.

"If I can and you win, I’ll put the belt around your waist at MSG - consider it done.

"Already shaping up to be one of the biggest and most electrifying fights in UFC history. Can’t wait."

And now UFC president White has said he will step aside and let The Rock do the honours.

The Rock could present the $50,000 belt (Getty Images for Disney)

"He’s gonna [do it],” he told TMZ. "He’s taking my job. Listen, if The Rock wants to do it, The Rock gets what The Rock wants."

White also revealed his reasoning behind the unique belt which will be a one-off.

“I said to my guys, 'Listen, tell me if I'm crazy, but what if we think about actually having a 'baddest motherf***** in the game belt,' and my guys loved it," he added.

"We started talking about it, and we went into the design team at the UFC [and] we started to design it."

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