Ultimate Up to date on 9 Mar 2022 8:35 pm (UK Time)
It’s been 2 days since UFC 272 the place Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington ruled Jorge ‘Gamebread’ Masvidal and secured a unanimous victory and bragging rights over his former best possible pal and coaching spouse. However this struggle no less than in my eyes was once far more than a easy grudge fit as each have been relatively in limbo in regards to the welterweight identify image with either one of their closing two fights being losses to the champion of the department Kamuru Usman so the query now could be what’s subsequent for the loser of this struggle Jorge Masvidal?
Making an allowance for the closing two losses Masvidal has keen on him getting ruled within the first struggle with Usman and knocked out in the second one he desperately wanted a win towards Covington now not only for self belief however to stay no matter withering identify hopes he had alive. Gamebread is 37 years outdated, 38 in November and whilst he simply signed a brand new take care of the UFC he most probably has a protracted method to cross till any other doable identify shot which doesn’t bode neatly for him bearing in mind he’s in a game during which father time is unforgiving.
However in spite of his identify hopes these days having a look bleak, there are nonetheless demanding situations for Jorge at welterweight if he did wish to construct a run. With Jorge estimating 3 or 4 months sooner than he may just decide a large number of opponents within the divisions most sensible 5 would most probably be unfastened to struggle. A struggle towards the loser of Luque or Muhammad may just assist Masvidal kickstart a identify push. Another choice is a rematch towards Steven ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson a notable title within the department who Masvidal misplaced to previous in his UFC profession.
However any other and the most important choice for Masvidal is Conor McGregor. The 2 were interested by Twitter spats prior to now and with Masvidal’s supervisor teasing the potential for the bout and with Conor teasing trying out welterweight it’s one to be considered. McGregor is surely the most important draw within the UFC and with Masvidal growing old a cash struggle with McGregor bearing in mind the scale in their respective fanbases is bound to usher in the money.
The issue is even though whether or not McGregor would have an interest the ‘infamous’ has his eyes set on a identify struggle with light-weight champ Charles Oliviera who additionally turns out . Masvidal and the UFC must do so much to materialise this struggle to make it attractive for McGregor.
