Jorge Masvidal introduced his retirement from blended martial arts following his UFC 287 loss to Gilbert Burns in April 2023. He made the announcement throughout his post-fight interview. Far faraway from the loss to Burns, Masvidal desires to return to the octagon.
Masvidal fought for the UFC welterweight title twice and gained the inaugural “BMF” bout towards Nate Diaz. In July, Masvidal rematched Diaz contained in the boxing ring and was defeated by way of majority choice. The boxing was enjoyable however “Gamebred” missed MMA.
“I had a blast doing the boxing. It was enjoyable. It was every thing, however there’s nothing on the planet that compares to MMA,” Masvidal advised Grind Metropolis Media. “Ain’t sh*t on the planet that is like MMA. I simply completed up coaching at American High Group proper now. It is simply the funnest factor I’ve carried out in my life. There have been loads of nights I went to sleep simply lacking it.”
“I f**king like it, man. I am 100-percent again to MMA,” Masvidal continued. “I do not know after I’m combating, however I am combating both on the finish of this yr or subsequent yr.”
When Masvidal retired, he was coming off 4 losses in a row. However these losses have been to fighters on the prime of the division: Kamaru Usman (x2), Colby Covington, and Burns.
“One other title run is rarely out of the query.”
When he does make the stroll to the octagon once more, Masvidal hopes to safe some large fights and see the place it leads. He believes one other title run is all the time a chance.
“Once I get the largest fights that I can presumably get, knock that motherf**ker lifeless, they’ll be begging me to combat for a title,” Masvidal stated. “A title run is rarely, by no means, ever out of the query particularly for any person as expert as me.”
“I actually wish to get simply in there, get some good fights, get that MMA timing as a result of it is approach totally different than boxing, and see the place we find yourself at. See what they provide me subsequent after I knock any person lifeless,” Masvidal continued.
