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Jorge Masvidal ‘Pissed Off’ Leon Edwards Brawl Getting More Attention Than Darren Till KO

It was a big week for UFC welterweight vet Jorge Masvidal. “Gamebred” knocked out Darren Till cold in the main event of UFC London Saturday (March 16, 2019). Till knocked out the No. 3-ranked welterweight in the world after over a year off from fighting. However, that was overshadowed due to some post-fight antics. Masvidal […]

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It was a big week for UFC welterweight vet Jorge Masvidal.

“Gamebred” knocked out Darren Till cold in the main event of UFC London Saturday (March 16, 2019). Till knocked out the No. 3-ranked welterweight in the world after over a year off from fighting. However, that was overshadowed due to some post-fight antics.

Masvidal and UFC London co-main event winner Leon Edwards got into a backstage brawl. Speaking during “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” today (Mon. March 18, 2019) Masvidal opened up on the situation (via MMA Mania):

“They keep bringing that up. I’m even offended that it gets brought up right now. But, whatever, that’s what the clickbait lives for and I gave it to them,” Masvidal said.

 “It’s just stupid, it’s something that happened. I wish in some way I could control myself, but I can’t let someone disrespect me. This guy has been attacking me on social media, talking crap all of the time,” Masvidal added.

Focusing On The Wrong Person

What frustrates Masvidal even more about the entire ordeal is that his win over Till has essentially been overshadowed. Rather than talking about his amazing knockout win over the young Englishman, the focus is on his backstage brawl with Edwards:

“It’s not that I wish I didn’t do it, I just wish it wouldn’t get more attention than what I actually love to do, which is fight, you know? I got upset because I’m just tired of this individual disrespecting me already. Then he goes in on my interview and does this. Enough,” Masvidal said.

“And now it pisses me off that it gets more attention than the Till fight when he doesn’t deserve a click. He doesn’t deserve a view, anything. I know they love the drama, but it’s taking away from my performance.

“So if you are my fan, speak about my performance fighting No. 3 in the world, not some dude that nobody knows backstage. Who is that guy? I’m making this dude famous. We spent 70-percent of my interview talking about some bum.”

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Jorge Masvidal’s KO Over Darren Till Opens Up UFC Welterweight Title Picture

UFC president Dana White and the rest of the promotional brass probably wasn’t expecting Jorge Masvidal to knock out England’s favorite son Darren Till in the main event of UFC London, but the Cuban-American wasn’t messing around. &#8…

UFC president Dana White and the rest of the promotional brass probably wasn’t expecting Jorge Masvidal to knock out England’s favorite son Darren Till in the main event of UFC London, but the Cuban-American wasn’t messing around. “Gamebred” played spoiler in the main event of UFC Fight Night 147 when he survived an early first-round […]

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Dana White Not Happy With UFC London Fight Stoppage

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White disagrees with a stoppage in one of the UFC London fights. On the main card of UFC London, Claudio Silva went one-on-one with Danny Roberts. The referee for that bout was Kevin Sataki. There was…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White disagrees with a stoppage in one of the UFC London fights. On the main card of UFC London, Claudio Silva went one-on-one with Danny Roberts. The referee for that bout was Kevin Sataki. There was a weird moment where Roberts reversed a position on the ground, but was put […]

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UFC London Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed

The UFC London bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Yesterday (March 16), UFC London took place inside the O2 Arena in London, England. Headlining the card was a welterweight clash between Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till. It was Masvida…

The UFC London bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Yesterday (March 16), UFC London took place inside the O2 Arena in London, England. Headlining the card was a welterweight clash between Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till. It was Masvidal who scored a brutal second-round knockout victory. Both men earned $50,000 bonuses for “Fight of The Night.” […]

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Volkan Oezdemir Says He Was Robbed Against Dominick Reyes

Volkan Oezdemir doesn’t agree with his decision loss to Dominick Reyes. Oezdemir and Reyes did battle yesterday (March 16) at UFC London. The two collided for three rounds and color commentator Dan Hardy thought “No Time” had the bout…

Volkan Oezdemir doesn’t agree with his decision loss to Dominick Reyes. Oezdemir and Reyes did battle yesterday (March 16) at UFC London. The two collided for three rounds and color commentator Dan Hardy thought “No Time” had the bout in the bag. It didn’t turn out that way as Reyes earned the split decision victory. […]

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Dana White: It ‘Kills Me’ When Referees ‘F*** Up & Steal Fights’

UFC President Dana White is getting sick of MMA referees messing up and ‘stealing great fights from both the fighters and fans.’ What would a UFC event be without at least one controversial fight ending call by a referee? Unfortunately last weekends UFC London fit the bill. The blown stoppage came on the main card […]

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UFC President Dana White is getting sick of MMA referees messing up and ‘stealing great fights from both the fighters and fans.’

What would a UFC event be without at least one controversial fight ending call by a referee? Unfortunately last weekends UFC London fit the bill.

The blown stoppage came on the main card as the United Kingdom’s Danny Roberts verbally submitted to Brazil’s Claudio Silva. The stoppage was definitely questionable as referee Kevin Sataki stepped in to stop the fight just as Roberts looked to be free on any danger (watch below courtesy of Twitter).

Sataki later explained his thought process. In his opinion, Robert’s grunt constituted a verbal submission.

”When the ref stopped that, I was already out of that armbar,” Roberts said after the loss. “I had already transitioned to the other side, and I was OK. Yeah, I made noise, I might have grunted, it hurt. But, I was ready to come out and carry on to the bitter end and the end of the third round. We had him finished, I wasn’t done. I’m just gutted that it stopped when it did.”

White wholeheartedly agreed with Roberts as he later posted this on Instagram:

”Kills me when these refs F**K UP and steal such a great fight and opportunity from the not just the fighters but the fans!!!!!” White wrote. “@danhotchocolate SO SORRY!!!!!”

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