It’s still not clear when and who Jorge Masvidal is going to battle next. But, it sounds like “Gamebred’s” expecting to fight fairly soon, as his manager says Masvidal’s in camp.

Manager reports Masvidal is keen to scrap

For some time in 2020, the expectation was that Masvidal was going to challenge welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman next. But, more recently, Dana White said the UFC had other options for Masvidal, and he even said a bout with Conor McGregor was possible. 

More recently, Masvidal offered to run it back with Nate Diaz. That prompted Usman’s manager to relay the champ is interested in fighting McGregor, if the Masvidal fight isn’t a go.

Well, Masvidal’s manager Abraham Kawa recently spoke with MMA Junkie. While he didn’t say who Masvidal is going to fight next, he did reveal the following.

“He definitely wants to fight somebody,” Kawa said. “That person, we’re all going to find out shortly. I don’t want to give too much away, but I will say Jorge has been a man of his word since I’ve known him; he’s never lied or said something, then something else happened.

He’s not that kind of guy. When he says, ‘This is what I want, this is what I want to do,’ that’s what happens. He gave somebody his word, so we’ll see. I can’t say too much now, but it’s going to be fun.”

“Jorge’s in camp, he’s training, he’s ready to rock and roll, so we’re looking forward to fight. Whether it’s in July or a little bit later, that’ll be fine, too, but he’s absolutely ready to rock and roll.”

Kawa believes BMF title could play a role

And while talking about opponents, Kawa noted the fact Masvidal’s holding a very special belt: the BMF title he won when he defeated Diaz in November.

“Jorge has the one title, the one thing that nobody else has,” Kawa said. “I don’t care if you’re Conor (McGregor), if you’re Henry (Cejduo), if you’re Usman, it does not matter who you are.

Nobody has that belt; that belt belongs to Jorge. He just so happens to be at 170 pounds, so if you want to fight him, I think you’ve got to come to the table with something other than ‘I’ve got this.’

“The truth is, if Jorge tomorrow wanted to drop to 155 pounds and challenge the titleholder there, he has that ability. He’s technically a champion.

At 170, he can challenge the current champion. It’s really up to Jorge. I believe the division goes as Jorge goes. I don’t think anybody is clamoring to see a rematch with Usman and anybody, or Usman and the next guy. I think everybody is looking for Jorge vs. that guy.”

So, it’s going to be really interesting to see what happens from here. It certainly sounds like Masvidal is open to other fights, aside from a title shot, despite his growing issues with Usman. 

Otherwise, Kawa would likely be demanding that the UFC get Usman – Masvidal signed.

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