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Buckle up … Jorge Masvidal‘s opened the door to a possible UFC return. He also wants to smash Conor McGregor‘s face … preferably in the street, not an Octagon.
The 38-year-old MMA superstar sat down with Michael Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show (airs weekdays on FS1) … when the topic turned to the BMF title.
“I think I’m going to have to come back and snatch that belt up real quick. Something like that. But not at [155 lbs.], they gotta come up to [170 lbs.],” Masvidal said.
Gamebred continued … “A UFC fight. Not now, but at some point, I think I gotta come back.”
Of course, Jorge was the OG BMF belt holder … he defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 244, and took home the belt, which was presented to him by The Rock.
Last weekend, Masvidal, who retired after his April fight with Gilbert Burns, was on hand in Salt Lake City … and presented the belt to Justin Gaethje after he defeated Dustin Poirier.
We asked Jorge … who would you want to fight in your return?
“Whoever’s got the BMF belt,” Masvidal started answering … and that’s when McGregor came up.
“Really I would like to fight Conor because he’s such a bitch. I can’t stand that dude. But him on the street for free, ’cause he’ll never fight me in the ring.”
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“He never mentions my f***ing name in a comment,” Jorge said, adding … “[Conor’s] calling out Dustin and Justin. Shut the f*** up, and do the due process. You f***ing bitch!”
If you’re a fan of Masvidal, you know before Strikeforce, Bellator, or the UFC, he got his start fighting in the streets … alongside the great Kimbo Slice.
“Conor doesn’t want [a fight with me]. He’s shut it down like 3 or 4 times and he’s told people that I’m too big for him, yet he’s at my weight class, 170,” Masvidal said, explaining why he doesn’t believe the fight would ever happen anywhere besides the street.
“He knows that the way that I’d beat him is the way that he wins fights. Stand up, f***ing punching his teeth in and kicking his ribs in, so I know it’s just not good for his brand.”
Even though Jorge hasn’t been fighting, it doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy.
Since retiring, Masvidal’s launched his very own fight promotion, Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA … and he’s proceeded to book big fights with combat sports superstars.
In fact, former UFC heavyweight champions Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum are fighting on September 8 at FLA Arena in Jacksonville, FL … a rematch of their UFC 90 scrap (2008), which FW won by KO.
There’s much more with Jorge … including his plans for his promotion, who he’d like to sign next (Derrick Lewis, anyone?), his renewed beef with Ben Askren, and of course, that coveted return to the cage!
Check out the full sit-down interview with Jorge!