MIAMI – It looks like Jorge Masvidal isn’t done with MMA just yet.
The inaugural BMF champion and perennial UFC welterweight contender is committed to returning to the Octagon in the near future, despite currently jumping into the world of boxing.
Masvidal retired in April 2023 after losing a unanimous decision to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287. He recently announced his return and was scheduled to make his return to martial arts in a boxing match against Nate Diaz on June 1st. At the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
Following Diaz, Masvidal is looking to face other big names and hopes to have three fights before eventually fighting in MMA again.
“I don’t mind facing Logan Paul and arranging his face,” Masvidal told MMA Junkie after Wednesday’s “The Baddest Tour” press conference. “Even though he’s an influencer, he’s a hell of a fighter in boxing. He did some good things against (Floyd) Mayweather, but I think I can finish that guy. Logan. I think he can fight Mayweather and (Manny) Pakiao at some point. There are other guys I want to fight as well.
“And I’m definitely going to come back to the UFC and get a W for my city, my family, my kids and everyone who believes in me. I have to get back to the UFC.”
Masvidal was excited to see the crowd in his hometown of Miami cheering him on during the press conference. He believes the crowd has rallied around Diaz and has promised the public that he will continue to win back-to-back matches.
“For obvious reasons, this was one of the cities I was really looking forward to,” Masvidal said. “I was born and raised here, so we’ve produced a lot of motherfuckers who have gone on to do great things in their careers. It’s such an honor to have the city supporting me and I’m definitely going to fight back. I had to go back to the city. I couldn’t go out with an L before I hung up, but that’s what I had in mind. It has never been so clear.”
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