Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-07-06, pretty good boxing match: Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2024).
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-08, close fight with some nice exchanges: the mma bout Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal gets three stars.
Masvidal vs Burns is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 8th, at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami (Florida, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2 – UFC 287. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-05, good mma fight: Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Masvidal vs Covington is the main event of the UFC 272. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-24, good fight with a spectacular finish: Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal is one of the best mma fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night)!
Masvidal vs Usman 2 is the main event of Ufc 261 and it is valid for the UFC welterweight title (Usman’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-12, some good exchanges between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, Tuf tournament winner and current Ufc Ww champion Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories beating Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman), Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman) and Colby Covington in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal (who replaces Gilbert Burns since he and his coach tested positive for COVID-19), has a record of 35-13-0 (51% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Gamebred’ lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal), Ben Askren (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal) and Nate Diaz (Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz). Usman vs Masvidal, main event of Ufc 251, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Usman’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, nice and tough fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz: it is close to get four stars.Jorge Masvidal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-13-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal) and Ben Askren (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 20-11-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He faced twice Conor McGregor in 2016 winning the first bout (Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I) but then he lost the rematch (Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor II); after this bout he has fought just once in 2019 defeating Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Nate Diaz). Masvidal vs Diaz is the main event of the UFC 244 and it is valid for the BMF title (“baddest motherf*cker”); they also faced each other a second time on July 6th, 2024 (Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, spectacular finish between Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal: this is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The undefeated former Bellator Ww and ONE FC champ Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). In his last three fights he has won over Zebaztian Kadestam (Askren vs Kadestam), Shinya Aoki (Ben Askren vs Shinya Aoki) and Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 33-13-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal). Askren vs Masvidal is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos – UFC 239. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, great fight between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).Darren Till entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-1-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He fought twice last year beating Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and suffering his first loss, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-13-0 (47% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 4, 2017 when he was defeated by Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal); before this bout, in 2017, he had also lost to Demian Maia in May (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and he had beat Donald Cerrone in January (Cerrone vs Masvidal). Till vs Masvidal is the main event of UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-04, some good single shots between Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-1 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the world. He beat Rory MacDonald in June 2016 (=MacDonald vs Thompson) but then he has faced twice current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley: their first bout has ended in a draw (=Woodley vs Thompson I) while in their second fight Thompson has lost by majority decision (=Woodley vs Thompson 2).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-12-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2017 defeating Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Masvidal) and losing to Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal). Thompson vs Masvidal is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Georges St Pierre – UFC 217. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Jorge Masvidal: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a mma record of 24-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won six bouts beating Matt Brown (=Maia vs Brown) and Carlos Condit in 2016 (=Maia vs Condit).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-11-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Masvidal) and Lorenz Larkin (=Masvidal vs Larkin) but then he has defeated Ross Pearson, Jake Ellenberger (=Ellenberger vs Masvidal) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Masvidal). Demian Maia vs Jorge Masvidal is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2 – UFC 211. Watch the video and rate this fight!
