‘It’ll peaceful occur in the future’: Jorge Masvidal says it is miles inevitable that he fights Colby Covington
Jorge Masvidal says that he’s going to in the future alternate blows with worn buddy and practising associate Colby Covington, whether or no longer it’s on the boulevard or in the cage.
The 2 UFC welterweights have been linked to a fight with every other ever since their relationship disintegrated from friendship correct into a bitter opponents — but whereas an reputable fight booking between them has been lengthy mooted, it hasn’t came about quite loyal but.
Covington is determined to rematch one other rival, Kamaru Usman, for the UFC’s 170-pound belt in November, that formulation that any Masvidal vs. Covington bout couldn’t realistically occur till 2022 (if it occurs in any admire) but Masvidal is sigh material that he’s going to in the future collect his fingers on the brash welterweight.
“It’ll peaceful occur in the future,” Masvidal advised Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour this week. “I know so.
“That’s the handiest ingredient about me is I aim to thrill, so I’m going to give what the viewers wants. If I ever seek this man in particular person — he said loads of issues. I are looking out for to investigate cross-take a look at,” Masvidal added.
“You know what’s undoubtedly the humorous phase? Months in the past he changed into talking about how he changed into going to name the police on me. Says if he sees me on the boulevard that he’s going to beat me up when he’s walking spherical with sheriff, cherish by his side. He’s bought this older dude, a cop man, a sheriff, and he’s going spherical yapping his mouth. He loyal wants to keep people in prison. That’s what he wants to collect.”
And Masvidal says that these tales of Covington employing the companies and products of a bodyguard aren’t loyal rumour.
“It’s no longer what I heard. It’s what I’ve viewed,” he said. “I’ve viewed photos, movies of it. Which that you just can well per chance’t pass in my metropolis without me shiny.”