Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards have a long history together but it’s not one of a friendship. It seems like the feud is still unresolved and the rivalry is brewing beneath the surface. Now Masvidal has been out of the sport since April 2023 but it seems like he wants to return and who does he want? Leon Edwards.  ‘Gamebred’ had lost to Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision at UFC 287 and then retired. But he recently revealed that he has decided to return and wants to face his former rival.

This is making Michael Bisping a little worried because Leon Edwards would be in a fix. Now what are there possibilities of this fight happening? What do the veterans think?

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss the possibility of a Leon Edwards vs Jorge Masvidal fight

During the latest podcast, the duo discussed their upcoming trip to France for UFC Paris and also how Masvidal is calling a shot at  Leon Edwards for his UFC return. The former UFC champ read out what ‘Gamebred’ said about Edwards not taking the fight. During an interview with Damon Martin of MMA Fighting, Masvidal had said, “I tried [to fight Edwards]. Leon doesn’t want this f**king smoke, man. He had other options. He went for other things instead of accepting a fight with me. I’ll tell you that much.” And according to him , Edwards refused.

Bisping tried to gauge what ‘Rocky’ might be thinking in this case and expressed his opinion. He said, “Leon probably wants to fight him. I mean, why would I do that? Why would I take this fight? I will be strategic about my next move. I want to get back into the final conversation. I don’t want to go for an entire training camp and all that sacrifice. You know, come back with all the pressure and get a win, and get a win off of you. And this is total respect to Masvidal by the way. But if he gets a win off of Masvidal it does not make any moves in his title discussion.”

According to Anthony Smith though, Edwards is not going to get a title shot. He needs a big name for an opponent and Masvidal is not a bad choice. The welterweight star lost to Belal Muhammad and needs a kickstart again so Masvidal might not be a bad choice. When the latter was asked to clarify if he believed Edwards would refuse to face him he said that he knew ‘Rocky’ was not going to fight him. Edwards had already turned the fight down but the former UFC champ is expecting a December or January date.

While Masvidal did not have an opportunity to face his rival inside the Octagon the two were very famously involved in a backstage feud in 2019. They did get a chance to throw punches at each other even if it was outside the cage.

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This was one of the viral fights that launched Masvidal into the limelight in 2019. Along with this he also achieved a 5-second knockout of Ben Askren and a BMF title achievement over Nate Diaz. For the unversed, ‘Gamebred’ and Edwards had a heated fight backstage at Fight Night 147 in London. During the chance encounter Masvidal had landed strong ponchos on ‘Rocky‘ just moments after knocking out Darren Till. He was interviewed after his fight when ‘Rocky’ walked past and they had exchanged heated words.

This is when things escalated quickly and they do started a physical fight which then transferred to social media. However later on Masvidal revealed that he had no grudge towards Edwards. He said to MMA Fighting, “With me and Leon, it was never personal. He just crossed a line, like, bro, I’m doing an interview, you’re trying to punk me again. That’s not going to happen. He’s already talking wild and s*** on Twitter, but I don’t have anything personal.”

However now it seems like the beef might go inside the octagon and they might face off inside the cage. Do you think this fight might come to fruition? Tell us your thoughts below.