Jorge Masvidal Says His Return Fight Could Be Against Long-Time Rival

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Jorge Masvidal Says His Return Fight Could Be Against Long-Time Rival
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Jorge Masvidal seems sure that he’s coming back to fight in the UFC in 2025. If he doesn't fight in Miami, Masvidal could welcome back Leon Edwards in London.

during the UFC 239 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been targeting a comeback in April in an as-yet-announced card in Miami, but recently Masvidal told former Miami Heat players Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller on their podcast that he could be back for UFC London in March against an opponent that sounds a lot like former UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards.

If you watch the video up to halfway through, you can see Masvidal opened a cut under Edwards’ left eye and the latter was furious following the dust-up. Edwards talked about the incident in January 2023, tellingJeff Bezos’ Amazon Planning $1 Million Donation To Trump Inauguration—Matching MetaHowever, at the time, Edwards was the champion and Masvidal had fallen to a three-fight losing streak that would become a four-fight skid with a loss to Colby Covington three months later.

Masvidal hasn’t fought in the UFC since his loss to Covington. He’s also 40 years old. Those two factors make it very likely Edwards would come into the fight as a huge favorite.

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