Former champion does not rule out Masvidal stealing Belal's position in a duel against Edwards at UFC 300

Jorge masvidal e Leon edwards They are declared rivals. Photo: Reproduction/Montage SUPER FIGHTS

Keep an eye on the latest actions Jorge masvidal, in which the athlete announces that he is unretired, Henry Cejudo created a controversial scenario if his compatriot returns to Ultimate. Aware that ‘Jesus das Ruas’ has a rivalry with the current welterweight champion (up to 77,1kg.) Leon edwards, ‘Triplo C’ does not rule out that the star jumps the queue Belal Muhammad | and face English in UFC 300.

"Jorge masvidal has just retired. I think he still has a bullet in his needle. He's probably running after Leon. Do you know what they (UFC) are probably thinking? “We will probably leave Belal Muhammad | and give Jorge masvidal three pieces and a soda, and give you the opportunity to eventually fight Leon edwards”, declared Cejudo on his channel YouTube.

See too

Next featherweight challenger, Ilia Topuria responds to Sean O’Malley’s provocation

Renowned journalist warns that UFC is 'playing with fire' by delaying McGregor's return

Francis Ngannou reflects after fight with UFC and boxing debut: ‘Unpleasant business’

As he continued his speech, Henry highlighted the focus of Ultimate and declared that Leon edwards wouldn’t mind facing Masvidal.

“You know who wouldn’t care about that? Leon edwards. Why? Because I think stylistically Leon edwards feel that that fight Jorge masvidal it's probably a better matchup for him. If I'm from the UFC, do you know what I'm thinking? 'We have the Jorge masvidal, our PPV sales went up a lot more.’The UFC is a damn entertainment company. Therefore, I think the Jorge masvidal come back and fight for the title”, he concluded.

J. Masvidal is one of the UFC's biggest ratings successes. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Protagonists of a controversial moment in 2019, Edwards and Masvidal exchanged punches after bumping into each other backstage at the UFC London. At the time, the North American claimed that in his reality 'whoever raises his guard wants to fight', justifying the action of hitting the Englishman.

Since then, the fighters have never had the opportunity to face each other in the octagon due to Masvidal's failure in his last fights for the organization.