Tag: Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal confused by Nick Diaz interview: ‘Is he asking to fight, or are we going for a walk?’

Jorge Masvidal was left nonplussed by Nick Diaz’s recent comments to ESPN, which hinted at a possible UFC bout between the pair.

It’s fair to say that life has changed somewhat for [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] following his victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 244.

Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) may have kept the same energy throughout a career that has taken him from street fighter to Strikeforce fighter to UFC fighter to the official “BMF” of the game. But, while “Gamebred” has stayed true to himself throughout his career, he’s started to notice the world around him change since he became the UFC’s latest superstar.

Now, the man who struggled to get people to accept fights with him earlier in his career is the flavor of the month – and the subject of a host of big-name callouts.

Conor McGregor suggested he wanted to face the winner of Masvidal’s “BMF” title fight with Diaz at UFC 244 while, more recently, Masvidal’s name dropped from the lips of Nate’s older brother, [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag], who hinted at a possible return to the UFC to face the Florida native sometime in the future.

“You want to talk about baptizing my younger brother? That’s on you,” Diaz told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. “I never had nothing disrespectful to say. But you don’t talk about baptizing my younger brother. So you’re already in a (expletive) position if you fight with me. You don’t talk about (expletive) baptizing someone’s brother. That’s my baby brother. You don’t talk like that to nobody.

“So who is riding on whose side? You want to say that, you want to do that, you want to walk, that’s on you. I can relate to you, that’s why I ain’t mad at you. But if you want to walk, that’s on you.”

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Masvidal heard the interview but was left slightly confused as to whether the former Strikeforce and WEC welterweight champion was calling him out or not.

“Is he asking to fight?” he asked on ESPN’s “The Dan Le Batard Show” on Tuesday. “I was confused. Or are we going for a walk someplace?

“He’s asking for a fight? He’s asking for a fight or to go for a walk? Does he know who he’s asking for a fight, because I love to fight, especially when I get a little something on top of that.”

After more than a decade-and-a-half in the game, Masvidal is finally getting top dollar for his performances, and the 35-year-old says the tables have finally turned in his favor after years of being on the outside of the upper echelon, looking in.

With a possible rematch with Nate, a fresh matchup against his brother Nick, a potential superfight with Conor McGregor or a shot at the UFC welterweight title all seemingly realistic options for Masvidal in 2020, “Gamebred” appears to have a host of big-money options as he ponders his next move. And the Miami man said his final decision will come down to whichever matchup proves to be the most lucrative for his career.

“We don’t know who’s next, but everybody’s looking like cash symbols, cash money, to us right now,” he said. “The next person is going to be the one that puts the most zeros in the bank account.

“Everybody wants to call me out now. So it’s funny to me because these same guys, they didn’t want to fight me two or three years ago.”

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Jorge Masvidal: Conor McGregor ‘hasn’t said a peep’ to me since I beat Nate Diaz

Jorge Masvidal says it’s been crickets from Conor McGregor since UFC 244.

[autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] isn’t going to beg anyone to fight him – he’s made that abundantly clear.

However, during a Tuesday appearance on the “Dan Le Batard Show,” Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 14-7 UFC) once again was asked about the possibility of fighting former UFC double champion [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag].

In Masvidal’s opinion, McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) might not want the fight. Masvidal pointed out that before his UFC 244 victory against Nate Diaz, the Irishman was hyping up Diaz as if the Stockton, Calif., native was a sure thing to win the “BMF” title.

But Masvidal won the Nov. 2 showdown at Madison Square Garden. And since he defeated Diaz that night, Masvidal said he hasn’t heard a word from McGregor.

“To be quite frank, he was flirting with fighting the winner when the possibility of the winner was Nate,” Masvidal said. “And he kept throwing it out there. He even made his prediction he thought Nate would win. Since I’ve won, he hasn’t said a peep to address me or nothing.”

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If McGregor never mentions Masvidal’s name again, “Gamebred” indicated he’d be OK with that. If McGregor does actually want the fight, though, Masvidal will oblige his request. Either way, Masvidal said the ball is fully in McGregor’s court.

“I’m not a bully, either,” Masvidal said. “I’m not going to be one of these cyber bullies. If you don’t want to fight, I don’t want to fight. If you want to fight, I’m licking my chops. Man, we’re going shopping. We’re going to do it big. You know what I’m saying? That dude don’t want it.”

Whether it’s McGregor or someone else, Masvidal voiced his desire for the biggest money fights available. Since his UFC 244 victory, he’s been called out by various prospective foes. Masvidal said he has plenty of options.

“We don’t know who’s next, but everyone is looking at cash symbols (and) cash money to us,” Masvidal said. “… But the next person is going to be the one who puts the most viewers in the bank account, whoever that is. A lot of people are saying my name now. They didn’t want to fight before, though.

“They didn’t want to fight me a year or two ago. … Everybody wants to call me out now, you know? It’s funny to me. These same guys didn’t want to fight me two or three years ago. I just want the one with the most money.”

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Jorge Masvidal’s team channels ‘Scarface’ in official response to Nick Diaz

Jorge Masvidal’s team issued a prompt response to Nick Diaz’s apparent callout for a fight.

[autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]’s team issued a prompt response to [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag]’s apparent fight callout.

Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) surfaced for a rare interview Monday which seemingly served as the building block for his return to the octagon after an abcense of four years. He had some words for Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) throughout the conversation, indicating that he would like to fight the man who won the “BMF” title with a third-round TKO of his brother Nate Diaz at UFC 244.

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Not long after the interview aired, Masvidal’s manager Malki Kawa issued a direct response on social media (via Instagram):

@gamebredfighter official response to nick diaz. #supernecessary #baptized #bmf

This isn’t the first time a matchup between Diaz and Masvidal has been broached.

The UFC announced a fight between the two for UFC 235 in March, but it was never made official. Diaz insisted from the beginning that he never committed or signed a contract to end his hiatus from the sport.

In the aftermath of Masvidal’s UFC 244 victory over his brother, though, it appears Diaz may have rediscovered his motivation to fight.

Masvidal has never shied away from a fight, and while he seems to have a bevy of options that could include a welterweight title shot or Conor McGregor, it appears “Gamebred” is willing to beat his second Diaz brother, too.

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The Rock responds to Nate Diaz calling him out after UFC 244

“That’s the Nate we all know and love.”

The Rock smelled what Nate Diaz was cooking after UFC 244 and he apparently enjoyed it.

And yes, I do feel terrible about writing that line but let’s move on, shall we?

The former WWE champ, who is now a gigantic movie star who enjoys epic cheat meals, played a fun role in the UFC 244 main event between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz at Madison Square Garden last week.

Masvidal won the fight after a doctor got in the way and called the fight due to some cuts Diaz had suffered above and below his right eye.

After the fight, Diaz had a hilarious take on The Rock, saying that he loves “Ballers” but that the Rock “could get it, too” since he was on Masvidal’s side because the two are from Miami and are friends.

Here’s Diaz talking about that in his post-fight presser. It’s great. Also, there are some F-bombs in the video so if you don’t like curse words then shut your computer and run for the gosh darn hills:

The Rock appeared on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” on ESPN on Monday and said that he loved hearing that from Diaz:

The Rock is longtime UFC fan and totally gets who Diaz is as a person, which is great and correct.

We’ll have to wait and see what’s next for Masvidal, but I’d love to see he and Diaz run it back again. But just not in New York. And don’t invite that doctor.

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Nick Diaz: Jorge Masvidal ‘in a (expletive) position’ if we fight, ‘BMF’ title is ‘my belt’

If Nick Diaz ever fights again, it appears a matchup with Jorge Masvidal could be among his top interests.

If [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag] ever fights again, it appears a matchup with [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] is among his top interests.

ESPN released a long interview with Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) on Monday in which he touched on many subjects revolving around his absence from the octagon since January 2015.

One of the leading narratives, though, is that Diaz was irked by some of the comments Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) made in the buildup to and aftermath of UFC 244, where “Gamebred” beat Diaz’s younger brother, Nate.

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According to a follow-up report from ESPN.com, Diaz is interested in making his comeback in 2020, and Masvidal is the desired opponent.

“You want to talk about baptizing my younger brother? That’s on you,” Diaz told “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.” “I never had nothing disrespectful to say. But you don’t talk about baptizing my younger brother. So you’re already in a (expletive) position if you fight with me. You don’t talk about (expletive) baptizing someone’s brother. That’s my baby brother. You don’t talk like that to nobody.

“So who is riding on whose side? You want to say that, you want to do that, you want to walk, that’s on you. I can relate to you, that’s why I ain’t mad at you. But if you want to walk that’s on you.”

The UFC announced a fight between Diaz and Masvidal for UFC 235 in March, but it was never made official. Diaz insisted from the beginning that he never committed or signed a contract, and as a result felt slighted by the UFC brass.

“I’m on the poster with this guy I’m like, ‘What the (expletive)? Nobody talked to me. What are you talking about?'” Diaz said. “I’m on a poster. What the? C’mon. That’s cool if I’m going to be fighting this guy, but like, why are you doing this to me? You’re just giving this advantage and giving more power to the opposite team. No offense to the opposite team. Let’s just play fair a little bit.”

Diaz indicated his younger brother gave him the green light to do a rare interview and seemingly push the agenda for a Masvidal matchup.

Getting Diaz back in the cage seemingly won’t be easy. He said he needs to be paid and it must be something “big” like a AT&T Stadium in Dallas.

Ultimately, Diaz said the choice will be hi. He’s only fought three times in the past eight years and is nearing the four-year anniversary of his most recent bout, an infamous UFC 183 meeting with Anderson Silva after which both fighters were suspended. Nothing has forced Diaz to operate outside of his chosen path, and he said that won’t change now.

“The BMF, the 170, that’s my belt,” Diaz said. “But I’m not going to get in my brothers way of taking it. As far as I’m concerned that’s my belt. … This ain’t up to no UFC. We’ve seen that in the past already. I don’t need to do anything more than what I’ve already done here. I don’t know what to tell you people. All I know is I’ve got a whole lot of people who feel the same way.”

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