REVEALED: Jorge Masvidal Explains Why He Didn’t Appear on the Card For UFC 249

While the UFC Universe struggles to come to terms with the massive confusion revolving around UFC 249 and its final cancellation by Disney and ESPN, Jorge Masvidal revealed yet another shocking fact about the event.

Apparently, he almost made it to the fight card for the event! This comes as a surprise because even though rumors about a final face-off between him and Kamaru Usman were doing the rounds, nothing was confirmed.

However, “Gamebred” recently revealed during an interview with BT Sport that talks about a fight actually did take place. He said,

“There was a deal on the table. But when the full deal and the whole extent got brought through, and how it was gonna play out? The budget really wasn’t there.”

Masvidal has garnered immense popularity ever since he won the celebratory ‘BMF’ Title. Thus, Masvidal’s name demands considerable monetary fruit, something which his arch-rival Kamaru agrees with.

Carrying on with the explanation of how the UFC 249 deal unfolded, Masvidal said,

“The price tag that I put out there, they didn’t wanna pay. And this other guy, who knows if he was in or not? My price wasn’t met. And for the [risk-to-reward] factor, I wanted to get compensated. And that compensation really wasn’t there, you know.”

Yet another mishap for the fight fans! We were just one signature away from witnessing one of the loudest rivalries of recent times play out inside the octagon.

However, Masvidal did not leave his fans hanging. He hinted at a possible date for his next fight, hence keeping the excitement alive.

Jorge Masvidal reveals possible timeline for next fight

Immediately after explaining how the deal for UFC 249 fell out, Masvidal said, “we can make it work in the future for a fact, you know. I think in July, I’ll be beheading this guy for the whole world to see.”

And there we have it! Gamebred is eager to get into the octagon and ‘behead this guy’. For all practical reasons and for those who don’t know, ‘this guy’ is UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman.

The two had been calling each other out for a fight at UFC 249 ever since slots on the card opened. Well, whatever happened with that is now in the past.

The future of these two looks to July, and so do we.

Who do you think will win in a final showdown between the two?