UFC firebrand Jorge Masvidal is plotting his return up the rankings – and says that he wants to go through the organization’s biggest star to get there.
Former welterweight title challenger Masvidal has hit something of a fork in the road recently, losing three straight fights to the elite of the 170lbs fold in Kamaru Usman (x2) and Colby Covington, but has once again called for a fight with Conor McGregor – something he says he wants to get done before the Irishman flames out.
Masvidal has positioned himself for a bout with McGregor in the past but a fight between two of the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draws has never quite come to fruition.
However, with both Masvidal and McGregor in serious need of a revitalizing win on their records after combining for five winless fights in the cage, ‘Gamebred’ says the time is now right for the two stars to cross paths.
“Obviously, before this guy overdoses on cocaine and then the fight never happens and I don’t get to make all that easy…
