‘I Fought For Everything I Could’

Whereas reflecting on his UFC profession, Jorge Masvidal has one main remorse.

After a largely middling profession in fight sports activities, ‘Gamebred’ seemingly turned a nook in 2019, beginning with a knockout of Darren Until at UFC on ESPN+ 5. He adopted that up with maybe the most-watched highlight in MMA history.

Returning to the Octagon 4 months later, Masvidal dispatched former Bellator and ONE world champion Ben Askren in 5 seconds with the flying knee heard around the globe.

Including a win over Nate Diaz to claim the inaugural BMF belt that very same yr, Jorge Masvidal went from midcarder to celebrity in a single day.

Sadly, Masvidal’s star fizzled out nearly as quick because it grew, kickstarting with a short-notice welterweight title combat at UFC 251 towards then-champion Kamaru Usman.

“It’s a remorse, but additionally not a remorse,” Masvidal mentioned throughout an look on The TimboSugarShow with Sean O’Malley and Tim Welch. “After I obtained the decision to combat [Kamaru] Usman on six days’ discover, me and the UFC had been going again as a result of I needed extra pay-per-view cash. I needed a much bigger distribution on the pay-per-views than I used to be bringing in. They weren’t budging on that. If I usher in cash, I need to receives a commission cash. If I promote 100 thousand pay-per-views, then don’t give me sh*t, however I needed to get f*cking paid.

“That was happening for some time after which we got here to a halt and I used to be like, ‘F*ck, no matter bro. I suppose it’s not meant to be.’ In Strikeforce, I fought for the light-weight world title, and the UFC had already bought the corporate, however I obtained a sh*t deal. The combat stored getting pushed again and I made $16,000 to problem for the world title, towards the man who was top-rated on the planet. Then I had all the chips on my facet, as a result of who was going to chop all this weight in six days, make weight, and on the time I used to be primary.

“In order that they didn’t have any alternative. I fought for all the pieces I may, I made extra money than I ever had in my profession, however I didn’t get the choice I needed in that combat. It might’ve been utterly totally different [if it was seven weeks’ notice]” (h/t BJPenn.com)

Jorge Masvidal turns to boxing to snap four-fight shedding skid

After 5 rounds, Jorge Masvidal misplaced on all three judges’ scorecards, handing Usman a unanimous choice victory. The 2 would run it again the next yr with the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ scoring a vicious second-round KO towards ‘Gamebred’ at UFC 261, bringing their rivalry to an finish emphatically.

Masvidal would go on to lose his subsequent two fights towards Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns earlier than strolling away from the promotion on a four-fight shedding skid.

Regardless of not seeing his hand raised in practically 5 years, Masvidal continues to be a notable identify, parlaying his ‘Gamebred’ model right into a profitable combat promotion that options each bare-knuckle MMA {and professional} boxing bouts. On July 6, Masvidal will lace up the eight-ounce gloves for a rematch with Nate Diaz contained in the squared circle.

Emanating from the Honda Middle in Anaheim, California, the combat will probably be a co-promotion between Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing and Diaz’s Actual Battle Inc. You should buy the occasion for $79.99 via the Fanmio app.