Chris Rock and Will Smith’s incident at the Oscars is still the talk of the town. While Smith has apologized for his action, several famous personalities have commented on the incident. This includes UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Now, recently, Jorge Masvidal too spoke on the incident and mocked Chris Rock.

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The UFC star appeared on Logan Paul‘s ‘IMPAULSIVE’ podcast. They were discussing their favorite ‘market fight’. Masvidal seemed to like the question and hence, spoke about Miami being famous for slapping. The fighter also described exactly how he likes to slap someone.

Their conversation thus naturally got diverted to the Chris Rock-Will Smith incident. Masvidal found the situation hilarious and while laughing, he said, “There’s the Chris Rock’s of the world. Oh, you got to kill me, man. … You got to kill me.”

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Further, the fighter was asked if he has ever been smacked, and Masvidal confirmed it. He said, “I have been slapped by chicks, by dudes and f**king, you know”.

Post this, the discussion moved to fighters getting choked.

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As a result, it looks like the Oscars incident is far away from getting forgotten. While Jorge Masvidal found the incident funny, Spotify podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan had a lengthy discussion with his guests on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’.

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Rogan felt like Smith was enacting a movie character. He also said that the actor was not in touch with regular discourse and interaction. Thus, many people have provided their thoughts and opinion on the matter.

Jorge Masvidal: More about his thoughts on the Will Smith-Chris Rock incident

As reported by ‘MMA News‘, Masvidal found it funny that Smith initially laughed at Rock’s joke. But after looking at Jada Pinkett Smith’s expression, he took the infamous action.

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As per the article, Masvidal was amused by how Rock was able to continue about his day after getting slapped.

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On the UFC front, ‘Gamebred’ is on a three-fight losing skid. His latest loss has been against his former friend Colby Covington at UFC 272. Post this loss, the fighter created headlines for getting into a brawl with ‘Chaos’ on the streets of Miami. He got into trouble with the law because of this.

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However, he still remains a popular welterweight fighter. His future fights would be interesting to witness. What do you think?

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