Jorge Masvidal had a whirlwind last week and is still earning plaudits for his efforts to make it to Fight Island, make weight and compete for the championship. The fighter stepped in to replace Gilbert Burns who along with 2 of his cornermen tested positive for the coronavirus. ‘Gamebred’ is eager to get another shot at the champion and said so in the cage itself immediately after the fight. He seems desperate to fulfill his destiny.

Now in a chat with boxing commentator Teddy Atlas on THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas, the UFC BMF Champion has seemingly gotten an impromptu destiny speech. Here the boxing icon touches upon the fact about Masvidal getting an opportunity to make a living amidst a global pandemic. Furthermore, he believes that one needs to face tests to see if it is their destiny to achieve something.  

Teddy Atlas impresses Jorge Masvidal with a monologue

Atlas said, “Earned the right to take care of your family, and congratulations on that. Really, really from my heart.  And I believe that it’s still your destiny to win a world title. I believe that sometimes you have to be tested to see if you deserve that destiny. I think that in my way of looking at things your destiny in this time was to take care of your family.” 

Furthermore, Atlas broached the 17-year-long career which sprouted from ‘Gamebred’ honing his talent on the street. Masvidal had competed in 48 fights before stepping into the Octagon to fight Kamaru Usman. Fans can truly back the narrative of him having spent more than half his life building up to this moment. 

“To get an opportunity after all these fights, after all the hard work, after doing it the right way. After earning it, to get a chance to fight for the title. When you got the chance, the powers that be, whatever you believe in said okay, he got this chance of destiny to do something that everyone wants to do- take care of their family.” 

Having finished with the destiny permitting ‘Gamebred’ to earn, Atlas touches upon the soul. This for him is the ability of the fighter to earn another shot at the gold. 

He says, “Now to do the rest of it. To take care of his soul for the rest of his life. We have to see how he behaves here. And if he behaves here properly then he will get an opportunity to fight for the title and fulfill that destiny.”

‘Gamebred’ wants Teddy Atlas in his corner

Throughout the video, the 4th ranked Welterweight had a smile on his face and displayed awe. The fighter broke into a jig and celebrated the monologue. At this point, he tried to get the icon into his corner. He said, “Hey! That was…man. I need to have you in my corner Teddy. Ouch! I’ll get the checkbook out. How much is it gonna cost? Let’s be frank.”

At present, Jorge Masvidal has fallen to the fourth spot in the rankings. He is behind Leon Edwards, who now sits on the third spot. However, the next title shot will go to Gilbert Burns who still sits atop the rankings and is riding a 4 fight win streak at 170 lbs.  

‘Gamebred’ knows he has to get a few wins to figure in the title conversation again. But, he must wait a while due to a medical suspension following the Fight Island event.

However, he can use the time to consider getting the UFC to incorporate Atlas’ speech into any promotional activity featuring him. 

What did you make of the monologue?