Jorge Masvidal plans to return to the octagon after his upcoming boxing endeavors. It’s only a matter of who it’s in opposition to.
As UFC 303 combat week rolls on, combat followers across the globe have to attend somewhat longer for the return of former UFC featherweight and light-weight champion Conor McGregor after he broke his pinky toe in preparation for Michael Chandler. As a substitute, we get handled to an thrilling mild heavyweight title rematch between the champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka.
Subsequent weekend, Masvidal ends his personal layoff when he comes out of retirement for a boxing rematch in opposition to previous foe Nate Diaz contained in the Honda Heart in Anaheim, Calif. Regardless of the matchup seemingly having expired years in the past, Masvidal nonetheless envisions a McGregor conflict as a must-see occasion. Sadly for “Gamebred,” he doesn’t count on it to ever come to fruition.
“He’s by no means talked about my title,” Masvidal advised MMA Junkie. “He’s by no means addressed me, solely to say like silly issues or one thing, however he’s by no means addressed a combat with me or one thing as a result of he’s scared sh*tless.
“If we will’t get him to get into the cage with a man he’s satisfied he can beat, what the f*ck will make him get within the cage with me?”
Between Masvidal and McGregor, they’ve a standard opponent in Diaz, together with Donald Cerrone, in star-boosting bouts. McGregor and Diaz famously fought twice with Diaz pulling off the upset within the first encounter by second-round rear-naked choke. Half two noticed McGregor enact revenge through a majority determination in a back-and-forth affair. Nevertheless, Masvidal felt Diaz ought to have been awarded the victory earlier than he finally fought and defeated Diaz through third-round TKO in 2019.
Masvidal, 39, went into his temporary retirement on the heels of 4 consecutive losses. Based on Masvidal, the UFC wished to make the McGregor matchup, which seemingly had some logical openings after that inaugural BMF title tilt in opposition to Diaz.
Properly, it’s by no means too late.
“The UFC has tried to make this combat occur, and Conor doesn’t need it,” Masvidal stated. “He doesn’t need the rattling combat. He by no means mentions my title, however we’re the largest combat attainable. You suppose Michael Chandler sells greater than me vs. Conor? No person of their proper thoughts thinks that. … I’m one of many greatest pay-per-view attracts of the UFC within the final five-six years. In fact, we’d break information, however this man gained’t do it. … In my future, I don’t see this combat occurring until I run into him at a parking zone.”
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Sergei.
It wasn’t my day, nothing went in response to plan. I used to be prepared for something, however I used to be too targeted on getting a knockout and took too many pointless hits. The end result was a loss by factors. This was very emotional and hard for me, particularly understanding that I did not meet your… pic.twitter.com/WtKYGl8tjk
— Sergei Pavlovich (@SPavlovich13) June 24, 2024
Yikes.
Worst ref job in historical past at yesterdays Versus invitational.
Man faucets, then goes to sleep, then will get his arm snapped whereas unconscious, THEN retains getting choked for like 7 seconds whereas asleep.
THEN the ref does the ineffective Brazilian-leg-lift.#BJJ #MMA pic.twitter.com/M2E3vAuVlU
— Max Randall (@Max_Randall) June 24, 2024
Oh, Canada.
Black belt in KOs.
This man.
Celebration time.
Oh?
I count on Masvidal to get a Nick Diaz or Tony Ferguson-esque matchup when he comes again to the UFC… Not like both of these two, though it needs to be, however somebody the UFC would give to these two. If Masvidal and Nick each win their subsequent fights, would possibly as nicely simply do this, I suppose.
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