{"id":224428,"date":"2017-02-22T07:51:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=224428"},"modified":"2017-02-22T07:51:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:51:22","slug":"jorge-masvidal-calls-neil-magny-wants-break-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jorge-masvidal\/jorge-masvidal-calls-neil-magny-wants-break-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal calls out Neil Magny, wants to “break his face”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Denver, Colorado, Jorge Masvidal scored a significant upset by knocking Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone out with a series of second-round punches<\/a>. In doing so, he ended the fan favorite’s four-fight win-streak, and established himself as a legitimate welterweight contender.<\/p>\n

Having emerged as a bona fide contender in the stacked welterweight division, Masvidal quickly began to look ahead to his next fight. For a time, he made efforts to pick a fight with streaking contender Demian Maia.<\/p>\n

“If Maia\u2019s the dude that will get me closer to the title, bring that dude on,” Masvidal told BJPENN.COM’s Chris Taylor<\/a>. I\u2019ll break his sh*t. He\u2019s not going to take me down. People were shocked with my striking with Cowboy, people will be shocked with my wrestling [against Maia]. He has wrestling and jiu jitsu, but he won\u2019t outwrestle me. So if Demian Maia wants to get that ass whooped, I\u2019m here man<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Maia announced his intention to wait for a shot at the winner of Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson’s looming welterweight title rematch<\/a>, however, it became clear that Masvidal would have to\u00a0continue searching for his next opponent.<\/p>\n

That search has led Masvidal to Neil Magny, who currently holds the number 5 spot in the UFC welterweight rankings. Over the last few days, Masvidal has begun cajoling Magny on Twitter, calling him a “faker” and promising to “break his face.”<\/p>\n

See Masvidal’s Tweets to Magny below.<\/p>\n

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@NeilMagny<\/a> where you at you faker? #makeUFCgreatAgain<\/a> #easymoney<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) February 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n