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Jorge Masvidal slams Kevin Holland after UFC 287 run-In: ‘He called me a girl, he misgendered me’

Jorge Masvidal misgendered Kevin Holland UFC 287 he called me a girl Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Jorge Masvidal has claimed he has no interest in providing any coverage to his recent run-in with division contender, Kevin Holland ahead of their respective outings at UFC 287 last weekend – detailing how the Californian striker “misgendered” him several times throughout their interactions. Masvidal, a former two-time title challenger […]

Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Jorge Masvidal has claimed he has no interest in providing any coverage to his recent run-in with division contender, Kevin Holland ahead of their respective outings at UFC 287 last weekend – detailing how the Californian striker “misgendered” him several times throughout their interactions.

Masvidal, a former two-time title challenger at the welterweight limit under the promotion’s banner, co-headlined UFC 287 last weekend in Miami, Florida – suffering a one-sided unanimous decision loss to former title chaser, Gilbert Burns.

Following the defeat, Masvidal, a native of the ‘Sunshine State’, confirmed his retirement from mixed martial arts with immediate effect, citing a loss in efficiency in his recent fights, and how he only wanted to compete successfully against top contenders in the division.

However, prior to any sort of clash with Burns at the flagship event – Jorge Masvidal engaged in two separate altercations with Riverside native, Holland during fight week.

Initially Masvidal and Holland were corralled by teammates and UFC officials at the fighter hotel, before the two were then separated outside the venue following ceremonial weigh-ins, with Holland alleged to have confronted Masvidal, calling him “baby girl”.

Jorge Masvidals claims Kevin Holland “misgendered” him during UFC 287 run-in

Addressing his pair of run-ins with Holland, American Top Team veteran, Masvidal claimed he did not give a “flying f*ck” about the outspoken challenger.

“I don’t give a flying f*ck about this guy [Kevin Holland],” Jorge Masvidal told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “If I run into him in a parking lot, we can have a discussion man-to-man, but like to fight this guy, or to hype anything up for a fight? No thanks. The guy’s a quitter and a bum. He called me a girl – he misgendered, he straight up misgendered me. He said it himself that he misgendered me. And I won’t stand for that. I won’t take that.”

“I’m like, ‘Don’t play with me, bro.’” Jorge Masvidal explained. “I’m not here to play with you in any way share or form. I don’t give a f*ck about your existence. If you do good, good. And if you do bad, I don’t give a f*ck. Just stay the f*ck away from me. You’re not gonna misgender me either.”

Featuring on the main card of UFC 287 himself, Holland managed to turn in his first victory inside three outings, defeating ATT staple, Santiago Ponzinibbio with a third round KO in a highlight-reel stoppage.

Dricus du Plessis touts African support, responds to Israel Adesanya: ‘Enjoy your win at home in New Zealand’

After Israel Adesanya’s impressive victory at UFC 287, Dricus du Plessis had some choice words for the man. It seems the two have a fair amount of beef between them, and du Plessis wanted to ensure he let Adesanya know that he has an entire continent behind him and is not afraid. Israel Adesanya had […]

Israel Adesanya had one of the greatest performances in his entire career at UFC 287. Not only did he finally defeat the biggest rival of his life, but he also did so in perhaps the most exciting and shocking way humanly possible. Alex Pereira had defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing and once in MMA. Many counted ‘The Last Stylebender’ out when it came to the MMA rematch with ‘Poatan’, and Adesanya was even ridiculed for attempting to face the man again so soon.

However, Adesanya believed in himself, and that faith paid off. He literally had his back to the wall, as the saying goes, and when it mattered most: he performed. Lashing out with a series of right hands that would eventually separate Pereira from consciousness, ‘The Last Stylebender’ succeeded in his hellacious efforts and reclaimed his lost title.

Dricus du Plessis lets Israel Adesanya know he’s not afraid and has an entire continent at his back

Dricus du Plessis firmly believes he is next in line for a title shot, and as things continue to heat up between the pair, du Plessis is issuing firmer and more serious challenges to the throne.

“So you won’t say my name, that’s smart you better not,” Dricus du Plessis began on Twitter. “I don’t need your airtime at all, I have my whole continent of AFRICA behind me. Go enjoy your very spectacular victory at home in New Zealand . We are Africa we fear nothing.”

Would you like to see a fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya?

Video – Kevin Holland asks Santiago Ponzinibbio if he can ‘Smell the weed’ in the arena mid-Fight at UFC 287

Kevin Holland delivered another UFC first during his welterweight clash with Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday night. ‘Trailblazer’ has become a fan-favorite in recent years for his highlight-reel knockouts and his gift for gab. He delivered both at UFC 287, scoring a massive third-round KO, but not before asking his opponent if he smelled something a […]

Kevin Holland delivered another UFC first during his welterweight clash with Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday night.

‘Trailblazer’ has become a fan-favorite in recent years for his highlight-reel knockouts and his gift for gab. He delivered both at UFC 287, scoring a massive third-round KO, but not before asking his opponent if he smelled something a little funky in the air. Near the four-minute mark of the opening round, Holland casually asked Ponzinibbio if he could smell weed. His opponent did not respond, but Holland wasn’t the only one to pick up on it.

Adding their unique brand of commentary to the contest, UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and popular podcaster Joe Rogan both confirmed that they could smell the same scent that Kevin Holland clearly picked up on.

Kevin Holland Returns to His Winning Ways

Kevin Holland quickly got back to work, adding another brilliant win by way of knockout to his already impressive resume. It was a big win for ‘Trailblazer’ as he was coming off back-to-back losses against undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev and perennial contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Following the third-round finish, Holland called out the self-proclaimed BMF champion Jorge Masvidal, demanding a shot at the Miami native’s homebrew title. The callout was by no means random as it came on the heel of two separate altercations between Holland and Masvidal during UFC 287’s fight week festivities.

Unfortunately, it does not look like Holland will get his shot at ‘Gamebred’ as Masvidal announced his retirement from mixed martial arts following a decisive loss to No. 5 ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns on Saturday night.

Back in the win column, Kevin Holland will likely look for a top-15 opponent next. Who would you like to see ‘Trailblazer’ matchup with when he returns to the Octagon?

Israel Adesanya claims he has ‘Ruined Christmas’ for Pereira family following UFC 287 title victory

Off the back of his spectacular title victory at UFC 287 over the weekend, newly minted undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya claims his win over Alex Pereira – and celebration pointed toward his son, Alessandro has “ruined Christmas” for the Brazilian family. Headlining Saturday’s pay-per-view card against arch-rival, Pereira, Adesanya managed to reclaim the undisputed […]

Headlining Saturday’s pay-per-view card against arch-rival, Pereira, Adesanya managed to reclaim the undisputed middleweight throne, stopping the Sao Paulo knockout artist with a thunderous second round counter KO of his own at the Octagon fence.

Bouncing back to the winner’s enclosure following a November knockout loss of his own against Pereira at Madison Square Garden, City Kickboxing striker, Adesanya managed to also land his first victory over the Brazilian in four fights over their respective combat sports careers.

Celebrating in infamous fashion following his KO win over Pereira, Adesanya fired a trio of imaginary arrows from a bow at the former who lay on the Octagon canvas, before mocking Pereira’s teenage son, Alessandro – who attended the event.

“I’m petty, bro,” Israel Adesanya said. “I remember the first time [Alex Pereira] knocked me out in Brazil, and his son came into the ring and then started to lie dead next to me, and I’m like, ‘you f*cking little asshole. I’ll whoop your ass if your dad don’t do it for you.’”

“But then, yeah, I looked for his kid [in the crowd], and I pointed at him, and I saw him, and I was like, hey, hey, hey, [motions like he fell] just to remind him,” Israel Adesanya explained.

Israel Adesanya uninterested in fifth fight with Alex Pereira

Urging Pereira to work his way back to a championship trilogy rubber match with him post-UFC 287 – Adesnaya claimed he was not interested in offering the Brazilian an immediate title re-run, also maintaining he had “ruined Christmas 2023” for the family.

Colby Covington slates Jorge Masvidal following UFC 287 retirement: ‘He’s a broken man’

Colby Covington has described former opponent and arch-rival, Jorge Masvidal as a “broken man” following his loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 and subsequent retirement last weekend – claiming that he, in fact, was the one to send the Floridian into retirement following their UFC 272 clash last year. Covington, the current #2 ranked […]

Covington, the current #2 ranked welterweight contender and former interim division titleholder, has yet to return to the Octagon since headlining UFC 272 back in March of last year against Masvidal, securing a one-sided unanimous decision victory over the Miami native in their long-awaited grudge match.

As for Masvidal, the #11 ranked welterweight contender slumped to his fourth consecutive Octagon blemish at UFC 278 over the course of the weekend, dropping another unanimous decision loss, this time opposite Brazilian contender, Burns.

Following his judging loss on home soil, Masvidal announced his intentions to retire from mixed martial arts and active competition with immediate effect, ending a storied tenure in the sport.

Colby Covington claims he retired Jorge Masvidal last year

Reacting to his enemy’s retirement from the sport, Covington claims that he, in fact, was the fighter to send him packing last year rather than Burns on Saturday night, describing Masvidal as a “broken man”.

“If I wanted to give my honest take, he (Jorge Masvidal) was retired after I beat him,” Colby Covington told Submission Radio following UFC 287. “He’s a broken man. There’s a reason that he came out and did what he did to me in the streets like a little clown. There’s no pride in that guy. He just didn’t want to have to live the rest of his life knowing that he retired off of getting his ass beat by me. …But, guys, I’ll be honest, I retired Jorge ‘Street Judas’ last year in 2022 in T-Mobile Arena.”

“… The guy’s a felon, he’s a criminal, he’s a coward,” Colby Covington explained. “He’s not a real man. If he was a real man, he wouldn’t have done what he did to me. So, I got nothing else to say to him.

As for Clovis native, Covington, the two-time undisputed welterweight title challenger is expected to challenge for division spoils against current champion, Leon Edwards at UFC 291 in July in an earmarked pay-per-view event in London, England.

Israel Adesanya open to Dricus du Plessis fight next: ‘I will drag his carcass across South Africa’

Off the back of his stunning middleweight championship reclamation at UFC 287 over the course of last weekend, Israel Adesanya has offered to fight the surging division contender, Dricus du Plessis in his next walk – claiming he will “drag his carcass” across du Plessis’ native country. Headlining UFC 287 over the course of the […]

Headlining UFC 287 over the course of the weekend in Miami, Florida, Adesanya turned in a stunning second round knockout win over four-fight rival, Alex Pereira – defeating the Brazilian for the first time during their series in a devastating KO victory.

Minting himself as a two-time middleweight championship holder, Nigerian-Kiwi striker, Adesanya had dropped his crown to Pereira at UFC 281 back in November of last year at Madison Square Garden with a fifth round TKO loss of his own.

As for former KSW and EFC gold holder, du Plessis, the current #6 ranked middleweight contender managed to promotional-perfect run under the UFC banner to five fights back in March against common-foe, Derek Brunson, landing a corner stoppage TKO success.

Israel Adesanya welcomes fight with Dricus du Plessis

Weighing up potential options for his first attempted title defense as part of his second championship reign, Adesanya alluded to a fight with Pretoria native, du Plessis off the back of his spectacular finish over Sao Paulo striker, Pereira.

“F*ck, I don’t want to give this n*gga no clout,” Israel Adesanya said during his post-fight press conference at UFC 287. “I will whoop that – ugh, I wanna whoop his ass so bad. I wanna whoop his ass so bad. I want to do it in South Africa or Nigeria. But, he’s gotta do work. He’s gotta do something. Show me something so I can whoop his ass and I can show him history. I’ll remind you.”

“Because you gotta choose your words wisely when you speak on people that have come before you,” Israel Adesanya explained. “People that paved the way for you. You’ve got to pick your words wisely. You want to try and be a big boy? I don’t want to give him no clout, but if he does work – and I pray to God he keeps winning – I will gladly drag his carcass across South Africa.” (Transcribed by MMA Mania)

During his time under the UFC banner, du Plessis has landed wins over the likes of the above-mentioned, Brunson, as well as Darren Till, and Brad Tavares.