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“It Was Jorge-Nate Diaz” – Donald Trump Jr. Reveals How He Befriended UFC Star Jorge Masvidal

Published 04/18/2022, 12:34 AM EDT

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Jorge Masvidal, known as the “baddest mother***** in the game,” has frequently shown his support for Republican politics, specifically, Donald J. Trump. From social media posts to awareness campaigns, “Gamebred” has been a vocal supporter and friend of Donald Trump and his family.

Chiefly, Donald Trump Jr. detailed how he met Masvidal in an edition of UFC unfiltered.

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The former 45th US President’s son spoke about a UFC fight card he went to and eventually spoke on how he met Jorge Masvidal, “I went to one with my father. It was Jorge-Nate Diaz, and that’s sort of my relationship with Jorge. It’s sort of interesting. A lot of MMA guys started following me. We sort of going back and forth in DMs”.

“You can say what you want about politics, that is one bad mf’er,  I was like, wait a minute, like that was pretty cool. I guess he was following. me hey, man that’s awesome. We just went back-and-forth talking, hey anything I can do for you guys in Florida. And like I spend a couple of days on a campaign bus, you know from that point on so, really good dude”

Donald Trump and his son attended Gamebred’s memorable triumph at UFC 244 against Nate Diaz to capture the Baddest Mother***** in the Game (BMF) title. The belt was handed to him by Hollywood star Dwayne ‘The Rock ‘Johnson.

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The fighter and the President’s son established a strong bond. They went on a special tour across South Florida to promote a campaign. Once, ‘Gamebred’ threatened to leave Twitter as Donald Trump was barred from the platform for political reasons.

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‘Gamebred’ posted a video of him training at the American Top Team with his coach, Paulino Hernandez.

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UFC 272 witnessed a five-round rage-filled brawl between close friends turned rivals, Gamebred and Chaos. Covington won by a unanimous decision. Their rivalry continued as Street Jesus punched Chaos outside a restaurant in Miami and broke his tooth.

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Other UFC fighters had various reactions to the event. Notably, Khabib Nurmagomedov proposed boycotting Covington for his behavior, while Henry Cejudo, requested a rematch between the two.

There is no confirmation about Masvidal’s next fight. While ranking #1 in the welterweight division, Covington is expected to get on a fight card with rising Swedish prodigy ‘Khamzat Chimaev‘.

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It’s frequent in UFC to have rematches between rivals, we might anticipate a rematch. Do you think Donald Trump Jr. will be present if there is a rematch between Masvidal and Covington?

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Vinay Vinod

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Vinay Vinod is a UFC writer for EssentiallySports. As a state-level amateur kickboxer and a national-level karate athlete, he prides himself on his ability to read fighters and make an in-depth analysis into the fight styles of athletes across traditional martial arts and combat sports. Considering Vinay's martial arts background, he is an ardent supporter of Israel Adesanya, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson, and Lyoto Machida.
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Darryl Pinto