{"id":320131,"date":"2019-07-22T17:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T00:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320131"},"modified":"2019-07-22T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T00:14:34","slug":"matt-serra-says-jorge-masvidal-definitely-deserves-ufc-welterweight-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/matt-serra-says-jorge-masvidal-definitely-deserves-ufc-welterweight-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Serra says Jorge Masvidal &#8216;definitely&#8217; deserves UFC welterweight title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it&#8217;s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal a shot at 170-pound gold.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal has been the talk of the mixed martial arts world since his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-239-results-jorge-masvidal-kos-ben-askren-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flying knee knockout<\/a> over Ben Askren. The five-second finish set a record for the fastest KO in UFC history. &#8220;Gamebred&#8221; is riding a wave of momentum and he&#8217;s hoping to capitalize on it. Masvidal is looking for a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jorge-masvidal-will-only-accept-two-opponents-for-his-next-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UFC title shot or a money fight with Conor McGregor next<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On an episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufcunfiltered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>UFC Unfiltered<\/em><\/a>, Matt Serra said that Jorge Masvidal should be next in line for Kamaru Usman&#8217;s gold.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell ya, he definitely deserves to fight for that [UFC welterweight title],&#8221; Serra said. &#8220;I mean how can you deny that guy? Look what he&#8217;s done and look who he&#8217;s put away too. Talk about a guy that rises to the occasion. He goes over to London, he beats Darren Till. 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