Jorge Masvidal was almost on MVP MMA card but ‘UFC had other plans for me’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 02: Jorge Masvidal celebrates his victory over Nate Diaz (doctor's stoppage) in their welterweight bout for the BMF title during the UFC 244 event at Madison Square Garden on November 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jorge Masvidal hasn’t been up to much since a 2024 boxing loss to Nate Diaz, but that could change soon according to “Gamebred. ” There were few names bigger than Masvidal over the 2019 to 2021 stretch of MMA that saw UFC get a big pandemic bump.
Jorge pummeled Darren Till in London, nuked Ben Askren with a flying knee, and then won the inaugural Baddest Motherf–ker belt. He then headlined the UFC’s first trip to ‘Fight Island’ in U. A.
E.. But after four losses in a row, Masvidal retired from MMA and later asked the UFC for permission to box. He got it … sort of.
The promotion didn’t set him free. Instead they gave him a list of approved opponents. Nate Diaz and Mike Perry were on the list.
Jake Paul was not. Now Masvidal says he almost ended up on Jake Paul’s upcoming MVP: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card.