“Absolutely Not”: Jorge Masvidal Opens Up About “Fear” of His Son Chasing MMA

Jorge Masvidal has been keeping up media duties as he gears up for yet another important fight in his long and illustrious MMA career. Facing Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of UFC 287, ‘Gamebred’ finds himself at a crucial juncture after losing three of his last fights in the UFC. But whatever the result turns out to be, there’s no denying that the 38-year-old has given his all during his career.

Now the MMA veteran, having settled down outside the cage, with kids of his own, one can say that maybe he should start looking ahead to his children’s future. While addressing this subject, Masvidal opened up about his son during a recent interview with MMA Junkie. And for fans of the BMF star, his revelation about his son during the interview could serve as a different perspective towards the MMA fighter.

Jorge Masvidal talks about eight-year-old son’s fighting instincts

Opening up about his kids in what could be a rare look at this aspect of the former backyard brawler, he expressed their importance in his life to the interviewer.

 “If my career ended right now, I got these two little guys. I mean my little girl, my little guy, I don’t need anything else in life,” explained Masvidal.

And considering that he has spent his life fighting, with time spent in major fight promotions, it was quite natural for the question of his son’s future to be brought up. Surprisingly, the 35-16 fighter didn’t want his son to have anything to do with the sport.

“But do I want my son to fight, absolutely not brother,” he stated. But despite his wishes, fate could have different plans as he goes on to state that his son does have a tendency to “scrap”.

 “…as much as I hate to say it in the fear that it brings me, he has that ‘it ’factor for fighting man. Like you see him throwing hands, you think he’s been training his whole life. And it’s just like a genetic thing for him you know, and he actually likes to scrap man.” Masvidal claimed.

Masvidal expresses his desire to not see his son fight

Despite expressing his unwillingness to see his son follow in his footsteps as a fighter, ‘Gamebred’ also points out that if the kid wishes to, he would eventually find his way into the sport.

“I don’t want him to fight but also fighting is like if you’re meant to be a fighter if you’re gonna fight, not no government no person no freaking religious set no nobody can tell you you can’t fight when you want to fight you’re gonna find a fu***ng way to fight.” Masvidal expressed. 

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Although with this show of support, the veteran fighter claimed he’d dread the day his son chose to make the long walk out to the cage one day.

“Whatever he wants to do but as a father, I would dread the Walk of him to the cage.” he explains.

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Considering that he has spent an entire life fighting, one can understand that he’d never want his child to go through the same hardships that he experienced as a fighter.