Retired UFC welterweight and one-time “BMF” champ Jorge Masvidal is looking forward to his old belt going back on the line. The “BMF” belt is up for grabs in the main event at UFC 291, which will see a rematch between elite lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
Appearing on The MMA Hour, Masvidal revealed who he’s backing to win the fight, and what he loved about the belt in the first place.
Jorge Masvidal Wants To Hand Over BMF Belt At UFC 291
Masvidal first pointed out how much he’s looking forward to the fight. “I love it. Keep it alive. They picked the right fighters to do it, that are going to f****** give their life.
The first BMF fight, you got to see what it should be about: Guys trying to kill each other, and no matter what, pushing forward through. Because if the referee doesn’t stop that, I literally would have to kill Nate Diaz, because he was going to keep coming, keep coming, and keep coming. And I was more than ready to kill him.
That’s what it needs to be like. When you get in there, you’ve got to understand, you’ve got to go for it all, put on a show for these motherf****** around the world, live, everybody. And I think they picked the right two candidates to do that.”
Masvidal is also expecting to see yet another landmark Dustin Poirier victory.“Obviously I’m leaning heavily towards Dustin, not just because he whooped his ass the first time and mopped him up.
I think he’s going to do it a second time even better and cleaner. Dustin’s just good, bro, and he keeps getting better. I’m in the gym with him, I see this guy just getting better.
I think he’s going to hit Gaethje, because Gaethje is going to be trying to catch up from all the mistakes that he did last time. ‘Let me not do this, let me do that.’Without saying too much, I think D’s going to catch him by surprise with some new things that he’s got in the works.
It’s going to end up being a great fight, my boy Dustin with his hand in air. DP, another belt to his collection. It’s going to be a great night.”
Masvidal also wants to be the one to put the belt on the winner. “Dana, let me go over there, put the belt on Dustin’s waist.
Let’s do it. Dana, Hunter [Campbell], make it happen. I don’t know who they’re going to end up picking and choosing, but I 100-percent agree [I should be the one to do it]. And then Dustin gives the belt to the next guy. It’s called tradition.”
