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Jorge Masvidal Argues He Is UFC's 2020 PPV King Over Conor McGregor

Jorge Masvidal Argues He Is UFC's 2020 PPV King Over Conor McGregor

McGregor recently boasted his fight vs Donald Cerrone was highest grossing of the year, but Masvidal's manager has hit back.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Jorge Masvidal's team have disputed Conor McGregor's claim that his fight with Donald Cerrone was UFC's biggest of 2020.

The Irishman shared a screenshot on Twitter which showed his clash with 'Cowboy' at UFC 246 drew 1.3 million pay-per-view buys.

McGregor ran out winner inside 40 seconds and it was his first bout in the Octagon since 2018.

But Masvidal's manager Abraham Kawa replied with a message of: "So close!! good luck in 2021!!"


When pressed to prove his claim, Kawa said: "I don't think Jorge would like that. We don't dim another man's light to make ourselves shine brighter. He knows as we do."

'Gamebred' then posted a cryptic message of his own that stated: "I'm not even trying #supernecessary."

Masvidal stepped in to face Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 251 in a losing effort, after Usman's original opponent Gilbert Burns tested positive for Covid-19.

McGregor will return to UFC next month when he faces Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257, while Masvidal has recently been called out by Stephen Thompson.


'Wonderboy' stopped Masvidal back at UFC 217 in 2017 and is keen to throw it back.

"I was poking at a guy ranked higher than me not too long ago on Twitter, in the nicest way possible," Thompson said after defeating Geoff Neal this past weekend per Bloody Elbow.

"He wasn't having it, but yes, this is two in a row. [I'm] ranked No. 11 and I'm definitely working my way up.

"Give me somebody - I want to see the NMF vs. the BMF, baby. Let's make that happen!

"Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson versus Jorge Masvidal 2. I know that he's talking about fighting Colby Covington, but we'll see."

Featured Image Credit: PA Images & Conor McGregor/Instagram

Topics: Donald Cerrone, Conor Mcgregor, Jorge Masvidal, UFC News, MMA News, UFC, MMA, Kamaru Usman

Daniel is a journalist for SPORTbible and he has previous experience with Manchester United. He has spoken to some of the biggest names in sport including Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, WWE COO Triple H and WWE legend The Undertaker. May or may not do a decent impression of Jamie Carragher.

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