- Daniel Cormier questioned the fans’ interest in Jorge Masvidal
- “Gamebred” is eyeing a UFC return and is confident he could still fight for the title
Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Jorge Masvidal would still have that pulling power he used to have if ever he makes his MMA return.
2019 was Jorge’s only year
Speaking on his YouTube channel, DC weighed in on Masvidal’s plan to make an MMA comeback following his underwhelming switch to boxing. For Cormier, it is not impossible for “Gamebred” to return to MMA but what he is doubtful about is if fans would still want to see the former BMF champion back.
“Nate looked pretty good that night and I thought he won that fight but then Masvidal starts to talk about fighting mixed martial arts again. Look, I’mma tell you this one thing, Jorge Masvidal should be commended for doing what he did to reach the levels of stardom that he did, because when you look at his career as a whole, you really do see a guy that spent the vast majority of his prime, the vast majority of his youth, as a middling fighter,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “He just was. It is what it is. That’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s what it was… Remember, when he started his UFC career, nobody cared,” Cormier said.
“But then he has that great year, where he beats Darren Till, then he beats Ben Askren, then he beats Nate Diaz, to become the BMF champion. 2019, Madison Square Garden, Rock puts the belt on. His star never shines so bright [after that],” he continued. “… Look at the names on his resume. At the end of the day, when you look at the career as a whole, it boils down to one year where Jorge Masvidal made you guys care, and it made him a star. But my question to you now is, Do you still care? Because that’s what he’s banking on, right?”
“He’s 39 years old, he has lost his last four MMA fights, he lost a boxing match,” he added. “He said he’ll come back, starch somebody and the UFC would be begging him to fight for a championship. My question to you is, do you care now? Do you care like you did in 2019? Do you care like you did when he was on that amazing run when he made himself from a guy that was middling, from a guy that was a bit of a journeyman, into a main event attraction? He and Kamaru Usman sold a boatload of pay-per-views. But do you care today, in 2024, to see Jorge Masvidal come back and fight someone?”
Jorge believes he could still fight for a UFC title
Masvidal lost four consecutive fights before deciding to retire from MMA. His last fight under the UFC banner took place at UFC 287 in April 2023.
Despite that, “Gamebred” is very confident that he could still make a run for the UFC title in his return. For Masvidal, all it takes is another massive knockout win and the UFC will be “begging” him to fight for the title again.
Watch Cormier’s full video below:
