Jorge Masvidal echoes call for grudge fight with Leon Edwards in UFC return: ‘Let’s throw down like men’
Gearing up for a potential return to the UFC this year, Jorge Masvidal believes it’s now time to finally settle his long-standing grudge with former undisputed welterweight kingpin, Leon Edwards upon his comeback to the Octagon.
Masvidal, a former two-time title challenger himself in the weight class, departed the promotion back in 2023, off the back of four successive losses.
Dropping his most recent defeat to perennial challenger, Gilbert Burns in his native Miami, inaugural symbolic BMF champion, Masvidal made a brief professional boxing outing last summer, facing another familiar foe.
Rekindling his rivalry with fellow Octagon alum, Nate Diaz, American Top Team staple, Masvidal would drop a contentious split decision loss to the Stockton native.
However, eyeing an eventual return to the UFC this year, Masvidal has ditched long-time team, First Round Management — instead linking up with Ali Abdelaziz at Dominance MMA.
And earlier this month, off the back of the aforenoted, Edwards’ submission loss to Sean Brady at UFC London, Masvidal welcomed the chance to fight the Birmingham native.
Jorge Masvidal echoes call for grudge fight with Leon Edwards next
Tied to a stark rivalry dating back to 2019, Masvidal claimed he wanted to fight the ex-champion in his return to the Octagon this evening, during an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned.
“I’m just shooting for Leon’s (Edwards) ass,” Jorge Masvidal. “Let’s go fix this saga, brother. We always wanted to fight. Let’s go f*cking throw down like men… beat your ass and that’s it. I ain’t getting any younger, as they say.”
Engaging in a post-event brawl with Edwards in London back in 2019, Masvidal had turned in a stunning second round knockout win over former title challenger, Darren Till earlier in the night’s main event.
