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UFC welterweight standouts Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards seem destined to collide in a future fight inside of the Octagon.<\/p>\n

The perennial welterweight contenders began their rivalry at March’s UFC London event, shortly after Masvidal knocked out Darren Till in the shows headliner.<\/p>\n

In a now infamous incident, Leon Edwards was chirping Jorge Masvidal backstage while ‘Gamebred’ was performing an interview post-fight at UFC London. Masvidal took offense to Edwards antics and proceeded to confront the Birmingham native. When that happened all hell would break loose and punches were thrown.<\/p>\n

While neither fighter received punishment for the incident, it certainly sparked a rivalry and had fight fans clamoring to see a future matchup.<\/p>\n

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However, despite both Edwards and Masvidal winning at the March event, they were paired against different opponets in their respective Octagon<\/a> returns this summer.<\/p>\n

Jorge Masvidal would end up fighting Ben Askren at UFC 239, a bout which he won in record-setting time with a flying knee.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Leon Edwards extended his current win streak to an impressive eight in a row by dominating Rafael dos Anjos.<\/p>\n

With both men seemingly on the door of a title shot, it would appear that now would be a great time for the promotion to book the grudge match.<\/p>\n

According to Leon Edwards, the UFC has offered Jorge Masvidal the fight, but it was ultimately turned down by ‘Gamebred’ and his team.<\/p>\n

Masvidal responded to ‘Rocky’s<\/a>‘ claim during a media scrum at today’s UFC Uruguay event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be on his terms or whenever the f*ck he wants it,\u201d Masvidal said. \u201cIt\u2019ll always be on mine. That\u2019s what bothers him so much inside. He\u2019s got to look at this interview and people are going to call him and tell him. You\u2019re a f*cking nobody. I run this show. You listen to me. When I say I\u2019m going to kick your f*cking ass, I\u2019m going to kick your f*cking ass. I\u2019m going to get paid now. Like I said, 16 years I\u2019ve been chasing this dream of getting the belt. You think I\u2019m going to let some bug like this guy even slightly throw me off my road, my destiny towards my greatness? Towards the belt? I\u2019m going to get the belt and I\u2019m going to eliminate him off the face of the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jorge Masvidal continued suggesting that Leon Edwards could be overrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone was saying Ben (Askren) was an amazing fighter before I fought him with all this grappling stuff. But after I five-seconded his ass, now they\u2019re saying he\u2019s overrated. I\u2019m going to beat Leon (Edwards) so bad, they\u2019re going to say the same sh*t about him. They\u2019re going to say he\u2019s overrated. There\u2019s not one bone in my body that is not agreeing with what I\u2019m saying. I\u2019m going to murder that guy when we fight. He\u2019s a scrub. You are a scrub, Leon, and you f*cking know it. The fight will take place when I say so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think we will see a fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards booked next by the UFC? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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