Jorge Masvidal has criticized Jake Paul, stating that he was never considered as a potential opponent for a boxing match and expressing his disapproval of Paul’s behavior towards the UFC and its executives.
Jorge Masvidal’s got a bone to pick with Jake Paul. Seriously.
Their relationship? It’s been a rollercoaster. They were cool when Paul boxed Ben Askren, a Masvidal rival. But then, Paul wanted to take on Masvidal himself.
That was a no-go. Masvidal’s a UFC guy, contract and all. But then, a glimmer of hope. The UFC gave Masvidal the green light for a few boxing matches.
Who’d he fight? A lot of names were tossed around. But in the end, it was Nate Diaz, June 1, Kia Forum. Jake Paul? Not even on the radar.
“He’s not one of the names,” Masvidal said on The MMA Hour. And then, he really let loose. “And I’ll address that little coward right now because I know he’s watching this shit like a little creep.”
He didn’t stop there. “Listen man, the UFC don’t like your bitch-ass. Dana White don’t like your bitch-ass, obviously. Hunter Campbell don’t like your bitch-ass. So they said, ‘We’re not going to let you make money with this guy.’ Because at the end of the day, we’re partners. Me and Nate are going to make money right now. … They don’t care for that motherf*cker. That’s why Dana went and sponsored [Mike] Tyson’s camp and is helping him out and all that shit, because they don’t like him. Jake has done too much shit to Dana that’s not cool, and that’s our chief and commander. So I get it, they don’t want me to f*ck with him and make him any type of notoriety or money. They don’t give a f*ck about him.”
Paul’s history with White? Not great. They’ve had their share of beefs, especially over fighter pay. Paul even suggested a one-off UFC fight and a bet to boot. White wasn’t having it. So, Paul partnered with PFL, and even hinted at fighting Masvidal there. That’s what really got under Masvidal’s skin.
“Now, f*cking Jake runs up on me somewhere else where there’s not a ring or something, we can find out, bro,” Masvidal said. “You’re talking about the PFL or something, what the f*ck are you going to do in MMA? Are you kidding me, you can’t even box, now all of a sudden you’re doing f*cking MMA? I’d kick your f*cking kneecap off your fragile body, you dumb motherf*cker. Don’t ever bring up MMA, you disrespectful piece of shit.
“And I’ll tell you why, I’ve been doing that shit since this motherf*cker was f*cking sucking on bananas and shit and shoving them down his throat on f*cking YouTube to get hits. I was f*cking fighting grown-ass men since the age of 18. My whole life. For this guy to call me out in MMA? Get the f*ck out of here you f*cking dream-selling bitch.
“I get emotional because I love my f*cking sport and I represent my f*cking sport. … Who is this idiot to call me out in MMA?”
The PFL thing? A nonstarter. The UFC’s cool with him boxing Nate Diaz, but they’re not about to let him join a rival MMA promotion.
“I’m signed to the UFC,” Masvidal said. “Under no circumstances is the UFC going to say, ‘Here’s one of our top draws, PFL. Take him.’
“Of course! I can’t go to the PFL. I can’t go to no other MMA organization. Nate can do whatever the f*ck he wants, but me, I’m still signed to the UFC. I still owe them fights. I retired and they said, ‘We love you, you’ve done so much for the company, you want to go box? We’ll let you go do your thing, make your money.’ But obviously I can’t go fight for another company and make that company blow up. There’s no way I could be in PFL. There would be no way they’d let me go do that.”
Paul’s got other stuff going on anyway. He’s set to box Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex. It’s a big deal, even if Tyson is pushing 60. Despite his beef with Paul, Masvidal thinks he’s got a shot.
“Tyson is old, man,” Masvidal said. “And Father Time is not good to anybody, especially combat athletes. He’s put in so many [rounds], he’s been getting hit by heavyweights his whole life. So I don’t know who much of Tyson is left. And I don’t 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 don’t get ahead of yourself and call me out in MMA, because you know you’re not going to do that ever in your life. Ever.”