Jorge Masvidal has a grudge match with Colby Covington to arrange for, however that has not stopped the UFC star from hitting out at one other rival in Nate Diaz.
Masvidal defeated Diaz at New York Metropolis’s Madison Sq. Backyard in 2019, beating his fellow American through physician stoppage in a uncommon non-title UFC pay-per-view major occasion.
The pair displayed mutual respect after the struggle, with Masvidal suggesting {that a} rematch was obligatory because of the method of his win, although a second bout between the welterweights has not but come to go.
Masvidal has fought twice since his contest with Diaz in November 2019, shedding to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on each events. Diaz, in the meantime, has fought as soon as since his loss to Masvidal, struggling a factors defeat by Leon Edwards final June.
With one struggle left on Diaz’s UFC contract, it’s unclear whom the Californian will face subsequent, whereas Masvidal is scheduled to tackle friend-turned-rival Covington within the UFC 272 major occasion on 5 March. As with “Gamebred”’s conflict with Diaz, the struggle can be one in all only a small variety of UFC pay-per-view headline bouts to not see a title contested.
When requested on a stay Q&A whether or not he would struggle Diaz once more after going through Covington, Masvidal mentioned: “That motherf****r doesn’t need it, man.
“I nearly rattling close to killed him, I beat him an inch inside his f*****g skinny life. You noticed his final struggle with Leon.
“I used to be like: ‘Man, they make that mistake and put this man in there with me once more, ? He’s not attempting to struggle, that little f*****g broomstick retains speaking. You’re going to need to go in some unspecified time in the future, ?
“[When] I take Colby’s a** out, if I gotta await Usman, it might be [Diaz] that will get this a**-whooping, bro.
“Let’s f*****g go, man, I’m gonna break your f****g* face, bro.”
Masvidal, 37, and upcoming opponent Covington each face robust roads again to a title shot. Like Masvidal, Covington has misplaced to Usman twice, most not too long ago in November.
Having been stopped by the champion within the fifth spherical in 2019, Covington went the gap with Usman final day trip.
Usman is predicted to defend the welterweight belt towards Edwards this summer time. If the Briton have been win the title, Masvidal and Covington’s probabilities of preventing for the gold would enhance enormously.
Masvidal was in truth scheduled to struggle Edwards in December however withdrew from that bout on account of harm. The pair have been concerned in a backstage altercation at UFC London in 2019, with followers calling for a struggle between the welterweights ever since.