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SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – APRIL 25: Leon Edwards speaks during the UFC Fight Night Singapore: On-sale press conference at the Mandarin Oriental on April 25, 2018 in Singapore. UFC Fight Night Singapore will take place on June 23. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Zuffa LLC)

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SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – APRIL 25: Leon Edwards speaks during the UFC Fight Night Singapore: On-sale press conference at the Mandarin Oriental on April 25, 2018 in Singapore. UFC Fight Night Singapore will take place on June 23. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Zuffa LLC)
Jorge Masvidal is ready to make a comeback after spending eight months away from the octagon. ‘Gamebred’ made this announcement through his YouTube channel. Notably, Masvidal stated he is ready to fight, however, no one in his division is willing to sign the contract. Meanwhile, old rival Leon Edwards has a different opinion of the statement made by the BMF champion.
Masvidal uploaded a video on his YouTube channel where he stated he has now recovered from his injuries. The BMF champion even called out Leon Edwards to sign the contract.
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“I am off the injury list, and these little b*tches don’t want to sign the contract,” he said. “To the one who’s in England that was talking sh*t, you too, man. Come on, one of you sign the dotted line.”
This motherfucker is deluded 😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/Aiyl9YAazL
— Leon 'Rocky' Edwards (@Leon_edwardsmma) December 24, 2021
Meanwhile, current welterweight #3 Leon Edwards made fun of Masvidal’s statement and took a jibe at him. ‘Rocky’ took to Twitter to reply to Masvidal for his comments, “This motherfu**er is deluded”
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‘Gamebred’ hasn’t come back to the octagon since losing back-to-back fights against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Meanwhile, UFC set up a grudge match between Masvidal and Leon Edwards at UFC 269. However, the bout had to be scrapped as Masvidal pulled out of the match, citing a rib injury.
Backstage scuffle with Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards
Things had got intense between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards back in March 2019 during a UFC event in London. Notably, ‘Gamebred’ finished Darren Till through a TKO/KO punch in the second round of their bout. On the other hand, Leon Edwards was also coming off a win against Gunnar Nelson on the same night.
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As Masvidal was conducting a backstage interview, he and ‘Rocky’ engaged in a war of words.
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Later, ‘Gamebred’ approached ‘Rocky’ and their verbal spat turned into a backstage altercation. Both the fighters ended up trading punches as chaos ensued backstage of the UFC Fight Night event.
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