Jorge Masvidal tog hem det nya unika så kallade BMF-bältet efter att han segrade mot Nate Diaz under UFC 244 i New York. Bältet mottog han sedan av ingen mindre än WWE-stjärnan och skådespelaren Dwayne ’The Rock’ Johnson.
Masvidal fick dock mer än detta innan han lämnade arenan. The Rock berättar att han även passade på att ge Masvidal några råd.
Via ’MMAFighting’:
I congratulated him of course and I talked to him about what this opportunity meant and how this BMF title that is somewhat polarizing in the sport of MMA — some guys were behind it and some guys weren’t — but again, this is this unique experience that kind of transcends weight divisions and the sport because it has such street cred. There’s incredible champions who are incredibly disciplined and skilled in multiple disciplines of MMA, and then there’s the BMFs. So I was very happy for Jorge…
So I reminded him what an incredible opportunity this is and to take advantage of it and continue to work hard as of course he is going to do. And also, he’s got a sharp wit about him which makes him very likeable. He loves to talk sh*t, as we all do down in Miami, but he also has a cool, sharp, smart wit about him and he’s got his head in the right place, and his head being in the right place is wanting to do everything he can to impact his own bottom line, impact the company’s bottom line, which will in turn generate more income for himself and the fighters. So he’s really making sure that his value is realized.
Masvidal har nu 3 raka vinster i UFC via KO/TKO, med de tidigare mot Darren Till och Ben Askren.
Det har pratats en del om en eventuell returmatch mellan honom och Diaz, men med Masvidals senaste svar ser det osäkert ut.
