J. Masvidal (left) and L. Edwards (right) face each other in the UFC 269. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
With the 'reckoning' scheduled against Leon Edwards for UFC 269, Jorge masvidal he already started the provocations before the fight. In an interview with 'MMA Fighting', the former welterweight challenger (under 77,1kg) provoked the English fighter by calling him a coward and insinuating that he will only receive a good amount of salary in the next fight just because of him. .
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“I will try to do everything to put an end to this person. Edwards will do everything he can to do what he's always done, which is put on his running shoes, turn the fight into a race and run for his life. I don't care about the amount of resentment or what he says, because the guy is a coward. He will throw punches and run. I'm going to advance in the octagon and eventually I'm going to throw the shots I need to hit him, tire him out, and eliminate him. But don't expect too much from him in a real fight. He’s going to hit and run,” Masvidal said.
Not satisfied with the 'threats' to the English athlete, the former challenger of Kamaru Usman it further proved to Edwards that he will receive a high purse for the match just because of him.
“I know he's getting his biggest payday ever and it's because of me. And the whole time, from the beginning, with him challenging me, I always said I would fight him, but whenever I wanted. The whole time he was saying he wouldn't fight me, so I decided to fight him now. And guess what? Who's fighting me now? He does what I say, when I say”, concluded 'Gamebred'.
Defeated in the title fight in his last two fights, Masvidal is looking for a new opportunity to fight for the world title. The North American has a record of 35 triumphs and 15 setbacks in professional MMA.
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