Looking at the intangibles, biblical details, and Cuban links to greatness.
To quote The Big Lebowski “Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.” That is Jorge Masvidal in 2019. He started the year off looking like Serpico and running right through Darren Till.
While his performance lit a fuse, it would detonate minutes later backstage as Masvidal somehow got into a backstage fight on camera (Irish sports star style) and walked away unscathed, unpunished, and having memed himself to the next level.
Under normal circumstances, this would lead to a rivalry, bad trash talk, and a fight later in the year. Instead, Leon Edwards was denied.
Jorge Masvidal, the man for his time and place, waltzed into UFC 239 and outshone Jon Jones, Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm, and Luke Rockhold by baptizing Ben Askren in five seconds.
Jesus Christ, also a man of his time and place, taught the lesson of forgiveness. Old Testament god Dana White could never make Nate Diaz a star because he needed to learn the lesson of Street Jesus: what matters is respect.
That’s my case for Jorge Masvidal wining on Saturday. His time has come. Go get paid, homies. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
Chris