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\"Jorge-Masvidal-WINS\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c[Benson Henderson’s] taking a couple steps up and I\u2019m taking a few steps back. The kid\u2019s (Al Iaquinta’s) talented and all, but I\u2019ve got no business fighting this guy, you know? People are making a big deal because he beat Joe Lauzon. Welcome to the club, man. I kicked that dude\u2019s ass eight years ago.\u201d
\n<\/em>
\n\u201cEverybody from Strikeforce coming over got a marquee matchup. Everybody from the bottom feeders to the decent guys to the A-level guys. And, maybe I wasn\u2019t a champ \u2013 I fought for the title, wasn\u2019t a champ \u2013 but I wasn\u2019t a bottom feeder. I thought I should have gotten a marquee matchup long ago. I\u2019m seven fights in now and I\u2019m still fighting dudes who I don\u2019t even know who the f-ck he is. I\u2019ve never seen this dude fight in my life.\u201d
\n<\/em>
\n\u201cMaybe 15 fights (from a title shot), at this rate. It\u2019s a blessing and a curse. I feel like I\u2019ve gotta fight every dude that stepped foot on \u2018The Ultimate Fighter.\u2019 If you were in \u2018The Ultimate Fighter\u2019? I\u2019ve gotta fight your ass. For some reason, that\u2019s the title they\u2019re giving me: \u2018The Ultimate Fighter Destroyer.\u2019 But f-ck it; it\u2019s easy paychecks. I ain\u2019t complaining because it\u2019s keeping food on the table. But it\u2019s just not the competition I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com<\/a>, Jorge Masvidal vented his frustrations on his unfortunate run of luck in the matchmaking department.<\/p>\n

Masvidal has been a top 10 worthy lightweight for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c[Benson Henderson’s] taking a couple steps up and I\u2019m taking a few steps back. The kid\u2019s (Al Iaquinta’s) talented and all, but I\u2019ve got no business fighting this guy, you know? People are making a big deal because he beat Joe Lauzon. Welcome to the club, man. I kicked that dude\u2019s ass eight years ago.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":128675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMasvidal Wants His "Marquee" Fight, Not Iaquinta | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jorge Masvidal vents his frustrations. Wants big fights not TUF house members. 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