Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz fought for the inaugural BMF belt at UFC 244 in 2019. Since then, the BMF belt has become one of the most iconic UFC titles. Masvidal won the fight, took the belt, and became the first BMF champ in the UFC, and rode its star power till his retirement. Originally slated to be a one-off title, the BMF belt now rests on the shoulders of lightweight star Justin Gaethje.
Gaethje fought Masvidal’s teammate Dustin Poirier and head-kicked him int oblivion to secure the BMF belt. Gaethje won the title but now, he might have to defend his title against the original BMF champ as retired UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal has called out UFC fighter to defend his title against him. However, fans are not as enthusiastic as ‘Gamebred’ about his prospects.
Jorge Masvidal wants to fight Justin Gaethje – BMF Champs at war?
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Jorge Masvidal is the original BMF of the UFC but now, there is a new BMF champ in the promotion. Justin Gaethje beat Dustin Poirier at UFC 291, despite calling the title ‘stupid’, initially. Now, it seems there is another immensely explosive matchup at play here. Jorge Masvidal has said that he would be interested in fighting Gaethje and being his first title defense.
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“I think he should defend it against me. That’s what should happen. If I was coming back to the sport. That’s a big if, but I never knock off coming back to fighting, because I love fighting. I love fighting. It’s my favorite pastime, it’s my favorite sport, it’s my way of life. So, I can never say I’m not going to fight.“, said Jorge Masvidal.
Gaethje, who has recently become the champ, has a number of options ahead of him. Also, Masvidal has explicitly said that he doesn’t plan on making his return to the UFC Octagon. But, if the UFC can make a good fight card out of it and pay him what he wants, there is a very real possibility that he might come back to the UFC to fight Gaethje one last time.
Fans react to Jorge Masvidal wanting to fight Gaethje if he returns
When Masvidal said that he might return to the UFC to fight Gaethje for the undisputed BMF title, the fans didn’t seem to think that it would end well for Masvidal. Gaethje, who is a really dominant and aggressive fighter, is currently competing in the UFC. On the other hand, Masvidal has been away from the promotion for too long.
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“I’d rather the Askren rematch. Gaethje would send Masvidal to the afterlife.“, stated one fan as another person commented saying, “Lowkey want to see this fight happen lol“. “Usman knocked you out cold and now gaethje will“, commented a fan, reminding Masvidal of the fate he met with when he fought Usman.
Everyone seemed to think that Gaethje might just be too much for Masvidal. “Gaethje dogwalks him IMO“, said one fan. Another fan commented, “Justin kills him“. “Justin would absolutely massacre him“, declared one fan. One fan seemed to think that the fight would have been evenly matched if it had taken place a few years back. “if jorge was in his prime that would be a good one“, he said. Another person seemed to think that Masvidal said it because he actually wanted a fight against former Lightweight champ Conor McGregor and commented saying, “Jorge want that Conor fight so bad“.
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