Jorge Masvidal News
Brendan Schaub believes Jorge Masvidal should face Conor McGregor next: "It makes the most sense"
Josh Evanoff - March 8, 2022
Brendan Schaub thinks that Jorge Masvidal should fight Conor McGregor in his next fight. ‘Gamebred’ is coming off a wide unanimous decision loss to Colby Covington at UFC 272. The loss was his third in a row, with his first two coming against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
Henry Cejudo offers Jorge Masvidal to come and train with him following UFC 272: “I think I could help Jorge become a more technical fighter”
Harry Kettle - March 8, 2022
Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes he could really help UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal. Last Saturday night at UFC 272, Jorge Masvidal fell short in his attempt to defeat friend-turned-foe Colby Covington in their Las Vegas main event. While he did have a few nice moments, which included dropping Covington in the fourth round, he wasn’t able to capitalise and ultimately came up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision defeat.
Stephen A. Smith blasts Jorge Masvidal following UFC 272 loss: "How are you not ready for a wrestling match?"
Josh Evanoff - March 7, 2022
Popular ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has given his thoughts on Jorge Masvidal’s loss to Colby Covington. The host of First Take was highly-involved in the build to the bout. Smith hosted the first back-and-forth between the two on his show and has now given his thoughts on the fight. Last Saturday night’s main event saw Jorge Masvidal get outwrestled en route to a wide unanimous decision loss.
Jorge Masvidal sends support to Drake after rapper loses $275k betting on him: "Dinner on me"
Josh Evanoff - March 7, 2022
Jorge Masvidal has sent support to Drake after the rapper lost money betting on him. Last Saturday, ‘Gamebred’ and Colby Covington clashed in the main event of UFC 272. The fight itself had lots of bad blood heading into it, thanks to their previous friendship. However, the headliner got an added wrinkle to the story on fight night.
Colby Covington explains why Jorge Masvidal should be thanking him for UFC 272 main event slot: “He was supposed to fight Edward Scissorhands 3 fights down”
Harry Kettle - March 7, 2022
Colby Covington believes Jorge Masvidal should be thanking him following their main event slot at UFC 272. Last Saturday night, Colby Covington finally put an end to his rivalry with Jorge Masvidal once and for all. The man known as “Chaos” tore through his former friend with a dominant decision win, and while he did have to overcome some adversity in the fourth round, he still managed to come out looking like a star in the welterweight division.
Kamaru Usman shares his thoughts on Colby Covington’s victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272: “Maybe down the line, I smesh"
Harry Kettle - March 7, 2022
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on Colby Covington’s big win over Jorge Masvidal. Throughout the course of his time at the top of the welterweight division, Kamaru Usman has been able to beat everyone the UFC has put in his way – including Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. He’s 2-0 against both men and last Saturday night, he was in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena to see them battle it out in what many described as one of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history.
Jorge Masvidal critical of referee Herb Dean following UFC 272: "He’s not my cup of tea when it comes to refereeing"
Chris Taylor - March 6, 2022
Jorge Masvidal was not happy with the work done by referee Herb Dean in last night’s UFC 272 main event. Masvidal (35-16 MMA) squared off with his former friend turned bitter rival Colby Covington (17-3 MMA) in the headliner of last night’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.
Colby Covington reveals he created knee injury rumor to see if he had a rat in his camp: "I did that intentionally"
Jeffrey Walter - March 6, 2022
Rumors were swirling that Colby Covington was fighting with an injured knee against Jorge Masvidal at last night’s UFC 272 event. However, according to ‘Chaos’ that was untrue and he actually intentionally put the rumor out there to see if he had a rat amongst his friends.
Jorge Masvidal says his feud with Colby Covington isn't over: “He's still somebody if I see him out in the streets I'm gonna give him everything I got”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 6, 2022
There is no love lost between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington even after their grudge match. The main event of UFC 272 saw Masvidal and Covington share the Octagon inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Gamebred” had his moments in the fight but the pressure and wrestling of Colby gave Masvidal fits. Ultimately, it was “Chaos” who got his hand raised at UFC 272 via unanimous decision.
Khamzat Chimaev was not impressed by tonight's UFC 272 main event
Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev was not impressed by the performances of Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal in tonight’s UFC 272 main event. The former friends turned bitter enemies, Covington and Masvidal, squared off in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.
UFC 272 Bonus Report: Maryna Moroz earns 'POTN' for submitting Mariya Agapova
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC 272 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal. The highly anticipated welterweight main event resulted in a twenty-five minute battle. Covington was able to utilize his strong wrestling to control a large portion of the rounds on the ground. However, in round four Jorge Masvidal connected with a right hand that momentarily dropped ‘Chaos’. Unfortunately for fans of ‘Gamebred’ that success was short lived as Covington recovered and proceeded to go on to dominate round five. After five hard-fought rounds Colby got the win.
Jorge Masvidal reacts after being defeated by Colby Covington at UFC 272
Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2022
Jorge Masvidal was not a happy man after being defeated by his former friend Colby Covington at tonight’s UFC 272 event. Colby Covington (17-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, had entered tonight’s headliner looking to rebound, this after suffering his second career defeat to Kamaru Usman in his most previous effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.
UFC 272 Results: Colby Covington defeats Jorge Masvidal (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 272 event is headlined by a highly anticipated grudge match between former friends Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington (17-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, suffered his second career defeat to ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ in his most recent effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.
Jorge Masvidal insinuates Colby Covington has a knee injury ahead of UFC 272
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
Jorge Masvidal appears to believe that Colby Covington will be fighting with an injured knee at tonight’s UFC 272 event. The former friends turned bitter rivals, Masvidal and Covington, are set to have their highly anticipated grudge match tonight in Las Vegas.
UFC 272: 'Covington vs. Masvidal' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC 272 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington (16-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, suffered his second career defeat to ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ in his most recent effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.
Jorge Masvidal reveals tattoo of iconic knockout of Ben Askren, 'Funky' responds: "What a stupid logo"
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2022
Jorge Masvidal revealed a tattoo of his iconic knockout of Ben Askren and ‘Funky’ has since responded. ‘Gamebred’ is set to fight this weekend at UFC 272 against friend-turned-foe Colby Covington. This morning at the weigh-ins, the welterweight star revealed some new ink on his shoulder.
Watch Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal’s previous sparring sessions at ATT (Video)
Harry Kettle - March 4, 2022
A compilation video has been released that showcases all available footage of Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal sparring together. Tomorrow evening, the months of talk come to an end when Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal meet in the main event of UFC 272. Both men have made it clear that they intend to go in there and finish this fight in a violent way but only one can have their hand raised at the end of the night in Las Vegas.
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal faceoff ahead of their UFC 272 fight (Video)
Cole Shelton - March 3, 2022
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal had their first official faceoff ahead of their grudge match at UFC 272. On Thursday, Covington and Masvidal had their press conference, which to no surprise got heated. After they went back-and-forth with one another, the two had a faceoff for the first time.