Consider Jorge Masvidal unretired … the combat sports superstar is picking his gloves up off the canvas and will fight sometime over the next few months!
Key Takeaway
Jorge Masvidal is making a comeback and has hinted at a potential matchup with Nate Diaz, expressing confidence in his ability to defeat Diaz in both MMA and boxing.
Masvidal’s Comeback
39-year-old Masvidal was recently spotted outside a restaurant in Miami, when he was asked about a scrap with the 38-year-old former UFC superstar. “I can’t deny or confirm any rumors right now, but someone is getting merked early, early, early this year. I can’t say the date or nothing, but I’ve been busting my ass,” Masvidal said of his comeback, and reports he’ll face Nate.
Possible Matchup with Nate Diaz
Of course, Gamebred retired in April 2023 after a loss to Gilbert Burns … telling the hometown crowd at the Kaseya Center in Miami that he was done fighting. Masvidal subsequently launched his own fight promotion under the Gamebred banner … and they’ve already put on some huge fights. But, it’s clear Jorge got the itch to return … and with Nate also recently going his separate way from the UFC, the matchup makes sense.
Masvidal’s Confidence
“If it was in the streets, that dude [Nate Diaz] would say hell no. He knows what happens in the streets. In an MMA ring, he already knows what happens. Maybe he would say yes to boxing. I don’t know, you gotta ask that dude.”
Rematch Possibility
When JM says Nate “already knows what happens” in MMA, he’s referring to their 2019 UFC fight for the BMF title … which Masvidal won. But, Diaz has spent a lot of time training with accomplished boxers like Andre Ward … so perhaps things would go differently in a ring. Or not.
Confidence in Victory
“[Nate] already got his ass kicked in MMA. He don’t want it there. He didn’t want it there the whole time we were in the UFC. Maybe he will want it in boxing. You know he’s been with top-notch boxers his whole life, training with them,” Jorge said. “But I got this big belief that you can live inside a garage but it don’t make you a car. Know what I’m saying? I’ve trained with world-class boxers my whole life and that’s my base. I trained with some of the best Cuban boxers growing up, to come out of Cuba since I was a child. I’d f***ing whoop his ass!”
