The following time Jorge Masvidal competes, he says it should be within the UFC cage.
Masvidal (35-17 MMA, 12-10 UFC) was granted permission while under contract with the UFC to box Nate Diaz in July. He lost the bout by majority decision.
Masvidal’s fire for MMA still burns, nevertheless. The 39-year-old says he still has loads of fight left in him and he plots a UFC return.
“I had a blast doing the boxing. It was fun. It was all the things, but there’s just nothing on the planet that compares to MMA,” Masvidal recently told Grind City Media. “There ain’t sh*t on the planet like MMA. I just finished up training at American Top Team at once and it’s just the funnest thing I’ve ever done in my life.
“There’s a variety of nights I went to sleep just missing it, just doing certain training or certain workouts. I f*cking adore it, man. Definitely one hundred pc back to MMA. I don’t know once I’m fighting, but I’m fighting either the tip of this yr or next yr.”
Masvidal retired after losing a unanimous decision to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 in April 2023 – his fourth loss in a row. Nevertheless, not only does “Gamebred” intend on fighting again, the fan favorite is shooting for the highest.
“After I get the largest fights that I can possibly get, knock that motherf*cker dead, they’ll be begging me to fight for the title,” Masvidal said. “A title run isn’t ever out of the query. Especially for someone as expert as me.”
Masivdal fought for the UFC welterweight title twice, falling short each times to Kamaru Usman. His first fight with Usman at UFC 251 is reportedly certainly one of the very best selling pay-per-views in company history.
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