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Jorge Masvidal Expects To Receive Title Shot If He Beats Stephen Thompson

Jorge Masvidal isn’t wasting much time while he continues his path towards a welterweight title fight. The next fight lined up on his path comes at UFC 217 against former title contender Stephen Thompson. If Masvidal is able to pick up the win at the upcoming event, then he believes he should be next in […]

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Jorge Masvidal isn’t wasting much time while he continues his path towards a welterweight title fight. The next fight lined up on his path comes at UFC 217 against former title contender Stephen Thompson.

If Masvidal is able to pick up the win at the upcoming event, then he believes he should be next in line for a shot at the 170-pound strap, which is currently held by Tyron Woodley.

“For the title, duh. Of course, I won against the guy that went 10 rounds with the champion. That’s my idea,” said Masvidal in a recent appearance on The MMA Hour.

UFC President Dana White has gone on record by stating that the winner of the upcoming fight between Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos would be getting next dibs at the title.

Thus, Masvidal might be waiting for a while. Make no mistake about it, this upcoming fight against Thompson has all the makings of a showstopper due to the fact that they both like to keep things on the feet and exchange, which typically makes for an exciting slugfest.

Masvidal believes the challenge is getting the karate expert to engage rather than giving off the illusion that he actually wants to fight.

“As long as he doesn’t get on his bike and run, it should be interesting. I’ve seen him do that in the past, he gets on that bike, side kicks the air and tries to win a decision and my plan is to stop that, put a hurting on him,” added Jorge, who came up short against Demian Maia at UFC 211.

Masvidal also spoke about Colby Covington’s controversial comments following his decision win over Maia this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 119. His comments didn’t go over well with the Brazilians, to say the least after he called them “filthy animals” who reside in a dump. Masvidal is backing up his American Top Team (ATT) training partner.

“There’s several ways to look at it. Did he cross the line? Did he go too far? It’s entertainment. It’s cool for people, as we’re walking out, to throw shit – my coach called me before he said any of that, but he said people were shoving him as he was walking through the open workouts,” revealed Masvidal.

“How disrespectful is that? They don’t take into consideration that we are human beings. Does he really mean that they are filthy animals? No, but it’s entertainment also. At the same time, if your being disrespected, if you come to Miami and people are throwing shit at you, spitting at you, shoving your corners. What’s going to happen? I think he’s all in the right, man, especially if it came from his heart, you can’t get mad at him, that’s how he feels.”

“Who gives a fuck what happens man, that’s my partner, he’s got my back, and I got his and don’t nobody want problems at the end of the day. I’ll tell you that right now.”

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UFC Fight Night 217 – Stephen Thompson Vs. Jorge Masvidal

For anyone who is a fan, this UFC Fight Night 217 bout is going to be of high entertainment value. The two fighters have very different styles. On one hand we have a Karateka with flair and on the other end of the ring is an experienced boxer with some serious hands and skills. If […]

For anyone who is a fan, this UFC Fight Night 217 bout is going to be of high entertainment value. The two fighters have very different styles. On one hand we have a Karateka with flair and on the other end of the ring is an experienced boxer with some serious hands and skills. If that is not a great setup for an entertaining fight, we don’t know what is.

Entertainment value aside, this fight is a serious one for both fighters and there is a lot at stake. They are both at pivotal points in their fighting careers and this is one of those make or break fights that will determine a lot going forward. Sadly, only one fighter can come out on top. Stephen Thompson is pretty up high in the rankings, but surprisingly he has actually not won a fight since last year. He did get a couple of big chances to make a mark this year, but was not really able to capitalize on them. The pressure is now on for him and he will have to really get this one in the bag or he will start slipping very quickly indeed.

Jorge Masvidal, has been walking a fine line so far. He has had a good share of wins, but has failed to really string together a decent winning streak so far and hence has never been able to really progress up the rankings. It’s only one of them that can hang on to their spot after fight night 217, the question is – who is it going to be?

Thompson is the more experienced fighter and is the favorite here, but Masvidal is a master tactician that can adapt to different opponents. We will have to side with Thompson here. His striking is nearly flawless and we don’t see how Masvidal can fend him off for too long.

Jorge Masvidal on Thompson: ‘I Don’t Believe He’s Coming to Scrap’

Jorge Masvidal doesn’t think Stephen Thompson will try to brawl with him. On Nov. 4, Masvidal and Thompson are set to clash inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC 217. Both welterweights are coming off losses. Masvidal fell short against Demian Maia back […]

Jorge Masvidal doesn’t think Stephen Thompson will try to brawl with him. On Nov. 4, Masvidal and Thompson are set to clash inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC 217. Both welterweights are coming off losses. Masvidal fell short against Demian Maia back […]

Jorge Masvidal Calls Michael Bisping a Hoe For Ripping Cuban Flag

Jorge Masvidal isn’t amused by Michael Bisping’s antics. Back in June, Yoel Romero fell short in his bid to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Robert Whittaker. At some point during the bout, Bisping was seen in the crowd taunting Romero and ripping the Cuban flag. Masvidal told Submission Radio that […]

Jorge Masvidal isn’t amused by Michael Bisping’s antics. Back in June, Yoel Romero fell short in his bid to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Robert Whittaker. At some point during the bout, Bisping was seen in the crowd taunting Romero and ripping the Cuban flag. Masvidal told Submission Radio that […]

Jorge Masvidal Recalls Encounter With ‘Drunken Hoe’ Michael Bisping

With rival Luke Rockhold calling middleweight champion Michael Bisping’s title reign ‘the worst in UFC history’ last night, ‘The Count’s’ scope of annoyance has now spread to the top of the UFC welterweight division as well. No. 4-ranked welterweight Jorge Masvidal, who will face former title contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at Nov. 4’s UFC 217, […]

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With rival Luke Rockhold calling middleweight champion Michael Bisping’s title reign ‘the worst in UFC history’ last night, ‘The Count’s’ scope of annoyance has now spread to the top of the UFC welterweight division as well.

No. 4-ranked welterweight Jorge Masvidal, who will face former title contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at Nov. 4’s UFC 217, where Bisping takes on returning legend Georges St-Pierre in the main event, recently told a head-scratching story to Submission Radio (via MMA Mania) that involved a drunken ‘Count’ and the UFC brass.

Needless to say, it has Bisping at the top of Masvidal’s list of ‘hoes to slap’ after Masvidal attempted to incite more of a faceoff but was met with only a dude-bro type response from ‘The Count’:

“Bitchping Michael, whatever. I just think that’s the number one hoe I gotta slap, man. You know, that dude is a child. I’ve seen him in Vegas, the first time I’ve seen him actually in all of my life, and it was after he said all types of craziness on social media and telling me something (like) ‘if he ever saw me.’

“So, I happened to be walking out of my hotel elevator and he’s getting out of a cab stumbling drunk, and this is like eight in the morning, and I see him and I just start staring at him and we were in the same line of path trajectory. He went completely the other side and just not focused on me, didn’t look at me, nothing. I look at him and I go, ‘Bisping, what’s up?’

“And I raise my hands up to see what his thought process is, what he’s thinking. And the whole UFC PR was in there and they was dying laughing because he threw up the cowabunga sign, just walked away and got in the elevator. And since then I knew he was a little hoe. I already knew before, but that like extra clarified it for me.”

Much of the criticism directed at Bisping has been based on his seeming willingness to avoid fighting the top contenders in the deeply talented middleweight division, fighters like Yoel Romero and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza whom Robert Whittaker knocked off before getting injured himself, leaving Bisping with a clear shot at his coveted monster payday with ‘GSP.’

But Masvidal’s beef is much more simple in that he was just trying to clear up an alleged social media beef with the drunken Bisping, only to be brushed off with a ‘cowabunga’ sign.

While it’s not a fight that’s likely to happen anytime soon – especially with Bisping teasing retirement after UFC 217 – ‘The Count’ still stands high on ‘Gamebred’s’ list of hoes to slap. Or something.

For now, both men have two extremely talented challenges to focus on when the UFC returns to Madison Square Garden for their awaited pay-per-view on Nov. 4.

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Donald Cerrone’s UFC Return Revealed

The UFC’s return to Poland on October 21 reportedly has its main event set. According to reports from both MMA Fighting and MMA Mania, fan favorite Donald Cerrone will take on rising British welterweight talent Darren Till in the main event of the upcoming UFC Fight Night card from Gdansk, Poland on October 21. Loved […]

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The UFC’s return to Poland on October 21 reportedly has its main event set.

According to reports from both MMA Fighting and MMA Mania, fan favorite Donald Cerrone will take on rising British welterweight talent Darren Till in the main event of the upcoming UFC Fight Night card from Gdansk, Poland on October 21.

Loved by fans for fighting anyone at anytime, Cerrone will take a bit of a step down in competition after two consecutive defeats to top contenderS Robbie Lawler and Jorge Masvidal, the former a close and hotly debated decision at July 29’s UFC 214 after “Gamebred” finished him with a brutal onslaught of body punches at January’s UFC on FOX 22.

However, the 15-0-1 Till, who just beat Bojan Velickovic by unanimous decision at last Saturday’s UFC Rotterdam, won’t be an easy task by any means, as he’s one of the most dangerous up-and-coming contenders in the welterweight division.

Till added fuel to the rumor fire that he’d be fighting Cerrone by posting a picture of him signing a fight contract early this morning:

But “Cowboy” certainly is not just “any c***,” and Till would face a massive spike in competition in a fight where he would have everything to win as an expected heavy underdog.

The fight wouldn’t do much in terms of Cerrone’s overall standing at 170 pounds, but we all know he simply loves to fight.

He may have found one of the most willing men to do just that in Poland this fall. Stay tuned.

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