Jorge Masvidal has some harsh words for Jake Paul.
For the past several years, Masvidal and Paul have had an up and down relationship. Originally on good terms when Paul boxed Masvidal foe Ben Askren, the tenor changed over the years as Paul called for a boxing match with Masvidal. That was never possible as Masvidal is still under contract with the UFC, but earlier this year, new hope arose when Masvidal revealed the UFC allowed him to pursue a few boxing fights.
While a number of opponents were possibilities, Masvidal ultimately ended up signing to fight Nate Diaz on June 1 at the Kia Forum. And to hear Masvidal tell it, Paul was never even a consideration.
āHeās not one of the names,ā Masvidal said recently on The MMA Hour when asked about the possible matchup. āAnd Iāll address that little coward right now because I know heās watching this shit like a little creep.
āListen man, the UFC donāt like your bitch-ass. [UFC CEO] Dana White donāt like your bitch-ass, obviously. [UFC CBO] Hunter Campbell donāt like your bitch-ass. So they said, āWeāre not going to let you make money with this guy.ā Because at the end of the day, weāre partners. Me and Nate are going to make money right now. ā¦ They donāt care for that motherfcker. Thatās why Dana went and sponsored [Mike] Tysonās camp and is helping him out and all that shit, because they donāt like him. Jake has done too much shit to Dana thatās not cool, and thatās our chief and commander. So I get it, they donāt want me to fck with him and make him any type of notoriety or money. They donāt give a f*ck about him.ā
Paul has a notoriously bad history with White, feuding aggressively with the UFC CEO over things like fighter pay. Paul one time even proposed a one-off fight in the UFC and a wager on the matter. White, of course, was not interested and so Paul went and became a partner with the PFL, where he has even made mention of fighting Masvidal there. And thatās the thing that really made āGamebredā mad.
āNow, fcking Jake runs up on me somewhere else where thereās not a ring or something, we can find out, bro,ā Masvidal said. āYouāre talking about the PFL or something, what the fck are you going to do in MMA? Are you kidding me, you canāt even box, now all of a sudden youāre doing fcking MMA? Iād kick your fcking kneecap off your fragile body, you dumb motherf*cker. Donāt ever bring up MMA, you disrespectful piece of shit.
āAnd Iāll tell you why, Iāve been doing that shit since this motherfcker was fcking sucking on bananas and shit and shoving them down his throat on fcking YouTube to get hits. I was fcking fighting grown-ass men since the age of 18. My whole life. For this guy to call me out in MMA? Get the fck out of here you fcking dream-selling bitch.
āI get emotional because I love my fcking sport and I represent my fcking sport. ā¦ Who is this idiot to call me out in MMA?ā
Outside of the issue of disrespect, Masvidal also notes that the PFL part of things is a total nonstarter. The UFC is allowing him to box Nate Diaz, but thereās no chance that magnanimity would extend to a rival MMA promotion.
āIām signed to the UFC,ā Masvidal said. āUnder no circumstances is the UFC going to say, āHereās one of our top draws, PFL. Take him.ā
āOf course! I canāt go to the PFL. I canāt go to no other MMA organization. Nate can do whatever the f*ck he wants, but me, Iām still signed to the UFC. I still owe them fights. I retired and they said, āWe love you, youāve done so much for the company, you want to go box? Weāll let you go do your thing, make your money.ā But obviously I canāt go fight for another company and make that company blow up. Thereās no way I could be in PFL. There would be no way theyād let me go do that.ā
Paul has other fish to fry at the moment anyway. The YouTuber turned boxer will face Mike Tyson in a boxing match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex., in an event that will be streamed live on Netflix. Itās a big moment for Paul as despite his age (Tyson will be 58 come fight night), Tyson is a former heavyweight world champion. And despite his issues with some of Paulās behavior, Masvidal actually thinks āThe Problem Childā will win.
āTyson is old, man,ā Masvidal said. āAnd Father Time is not good to anybody, especially combat athletes. Heās put in so many [rounds], heās been getting hit by heavyweights his whole life. So I donāt know who much of Tyson is left. And I donāt dislike Jake on a personal level like with Colby. I actually like his story because he shared his story before with me about how he got into boxing and the discipline of boxing is what got him out of the evils of Hollywood and all that stuff, the life he was living. So I give it up to him, but donāt get ahead of yourself and call me out in MMA, because you know youāre not going to do that ever in your life. Ever.ā
Greasy George knows 100% he would get out box by a Disney kidā¦ Dana knows this as well.
Nom !!!