Jorge Masvidal knows that his current three-fight losing streak doesn’t look good. This is why he is thinking about calling it quits if it becomes a four-fight losing streak after UFC 287.

Masvidal, one of the fan favorites, is set to face Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 on Saturday’s co-headlining fight in Miami. During an appearance on UFC 287 Countdown earlier this week, the 38-year-old admitted that he might end his career if he doesn’t come out as a winner from the octagon.

“This could be the last one,” Masvidal said. “If I lose, I’m pretty much calling it quits. But a win against Gilbert means that things are headed in the right direction. So if I roll the dice and do everything right, I’m going for it all.”

Despite thinking about retirement, Masvidal believes he is still able to compete at a high level. 

“I think I’m at my best right now – my mental (game), my physical – and now I’ve got to go out there and prove it,” he added. “I’ve got my back up against the wall.”

Jorge Masvidal has a 35 -16 record in MMA, including 12-9 in UFC. His most recent fight came more than a year ago at UFC 272 when he lost to Colby Covington via unanimous decision. Prior to that, he lost two UFC Welterweight Championship fights against Kamaru Usman.

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When Leon Edwards knocked Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 in August to take the UFC welterweight title, many believed it was somewhat of a lucky shot. But there are likely not many doubters left after Edwards beat Usman again in the rematch at UFC 286 on Saturday.

In what proved a closely-contested fight that went for five rounds, Edwards showed to be a more prepared and hungry fighter. Two judges ruled the bout 48-46 in his favor, while the third judge viewed it as a draw.

Edwards had more strikes, delivering 123 compared to Usman’s 113, while also managing to dodge most of his opponent’s takedown attempts. Even when Usman successfully brought down Edwards on canvas, he failed to make it count.

“I knew I could go out there and take his shots,” Edwards said after the fight. “Even when he was pressuring, not much happened.”

This was an 11 straight win for Edwards, and he will soon have the opportunity to make it 12. UFC president Dana White already confirmed that Edwards would face former interim champion Colby Covington in his next title defense fight.

For Usman, this seems like a definite end of his reign in welterweight. He was the division champion since 2019, but it sure looks like he will have a hard time getting back on the top after two straight losses.

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Jon Jones has once again reminded the world why he’s considered the best mixed martial fighter in the history of the sport. After not having a single fight in more than three years, Jones walked into the octagon at UFC 285 on Saturday night and took care of the business against Ciryl Gane in the first round to take home UFC’s heavyweight title.

The fight against Gane was Jones’ heavyweight debut, but he sure didn’t seem like he was breaking new ground. He immediately started using his new size to put pressure on Gane and managed to get him in a guillotine. And just like that, the fight was over after two minutes and four seconds.

“I’m so excited,” Jones said after the fight. “I’ve been working for this for a long time. A lot of people thought I wasn’t coming back. I was reading that all the time. But I was faithful to the goal and faithful to the mission.”

Jones will now get some time to enjoy his heavyweight belt, but there will soon be other coming for it. Even before Jones versus Gane fight, the UFC boss Dana White said that whoever wins it would have to defend it against former champion and UFC legend Stipe Miocic.

Jon Jones has been the undisputed UFC Lightheavyweight champion for almost a decade. He won his first belt at UFC 128 in 2011 and never lost it in a fight. Jones vacated the title in 2020 in order to make a move to heavyweight. After Gane fight, Jones now has a 27-1 record and is on an 18-win streak.

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It will be a while before we see UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor back in the octagon. The UFC President Dana White recently told the media that McGregor wouldn’t fight for at least six more months.

McGregor has been out since July 2021, when he broke his leg in a fight against Dustin Poirier. And while the 34-year-old champion has fully recovered since then and is in fight shape, other circumstances are preventing him from returning to UFC.

According to White, the delay is a result of McGregor not being part of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool. He is required to be in the USADA program for at least six months before being able to fight in UFC.

After White’s announcement, McGregor went on Twitter to tell everyone he’s “feeling crazy confident.” He also promised he’ll have “multiple fights” before the remake of the action flick Road House, in which McGregor plays one of the roles, hits the theaters. The movie is currently set to be released at some point in 2023.

Conor McGregor claimed he was retired from MMA multiple times in the past several years but would quickly change his mind. His last two fights came in 2021, both losses to Poirier. McGregor is currently on a 22-6 record.

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As predicted, Henry Cejudo’s mixed martial arts retirement in 2020 didn’t hold up. The former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion is gearing up for a return to the octagon and has his eyes on UFC history, according to a recent interview with ESPN.

Cejudo told the media outlet that the main reason why he is ending his retirement is that he could fight Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title. This would give him a shot to become the only UFC fighter to hold titles in three different divisions.

Unfortunately for Cejudo, the UFC has other plans, at least for the time being. They want the 35-year-old champion to fight in bantamweight before moving divisions. And the Olympic Gold medalist seems to be open to taking a long way.

“These dudes are not on my level—none of those dudes are at my level. And they all know it,” Cejudo told ESPN. “So if I have to go down to 135 pounds [and win back] my belt to challenge Alexander Volkanovski, that’s what I have to do.”

Cejudo had his last fight at UFC 240 in May 2020, when he defeated Dominick Cruz via TKO to retain UFC Bantamweight Championship. He retired immediately after the fight, leaving MMA with a 16-2 record at the time.

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The New York Yankees’ legend Alex Rodriguez is expanding his post-baseball business portfolio. Rodriguez’s new venture is the popular MMA promotion Professional Fighters League (PFL), in which he made a sizeable investment in recent days.

The PFL announced the news on Thursday and also shared that Rodriguez will join its board of directors.

While PFL didn’t disclose the size of Rodriguez’s investment, it did reveal that his contribution is part of a recent $30 million influx of funds. The promotion intends to use the money to expand its brand on the global level and challenge other MMA heavyweights like UFC and Bellator. Part of the windfall will also go to PFL’s efforts to land some notable fighters who are currently on the free-agent market.

This isn’t Rodriguez’s first investment in sports. He recently also became a part-owner of the NBA franchise Minnesota Timberwolves alongside businessman Marc Lore. His other ventures include holding company A-Rod Corp and Presidente beer.

The PFL saw a big increase in its profile in recent years. Part of it is heightened interest in mixed martial arts content, and part of it is the promotion’s unique approach to MMA that includes the regular season, post-season, and championship fights. The promotion recently made claims that it has 600 million fans around the world.

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Kayla Harrison, Olympic gold medalist and two-time MMA champion, confirmed her loyalty to the Professional Fighters League by inking a new multi-year deal with the promotion. PFL made the news official on their social media on Tuesday.

Harrison was one of the hottest free agents in MMA in recent memory, attracting interest from PFL, Bellator, and UFC. Reportedly, Bellator had the best offer on the table, and many believed they would end up adding the 31-year-old to their roster. However, PFL decided to exercise their option to match any offer and keep Harrison as part of the Professional Fighters League for years to come.

Sources from the industry say that UFC would have liked to add Harrison, but the price was too steep. It is believed that they pulled out early in the sweepstakes after realizing their offer was significantly weaker.

Kayla Harrison represented the United States between 2009 and 2016 in judo. She won two Olympic gold medals in the 78kg division and has one World Championship gold on her resume. Harrison officially retired in 2016 in order to focus on mixed martial arts.

Harrison made her MMA debut in 2018 with PFL, recording a win over Brittney Elkin via submission. Since then, she has recorded 11 more wins and remains undefeated. In addition, she won the PFL Women’s Lightweight Tournament in 2019 and 2021.

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Former UFC fighter Junior Dos Santos has decided to take the plunge into the world of professional wrestling, with his debut set to take place today for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This career move comes after Dos Santos was released by the UFC earlier in the year.

Dos Santos is expected to appear in a tag team match, partnering up with wrestlers Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky against the team of wrestling legend Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and MMA fighter Jake Hager, who fights for Bellator.

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In addition to making his AEW debut, “Cigano” is also considering taking a leap into boxing: “Let’s see,” Dos Santos said. “I’ve been having some good conversations, even on boxing. Boxing, I think, would be the perfect way for me to go. I’m a boxing guy, everybody knows that. I’ve never had an official pro boxing fight. Maybe this is the time.”

Dos Santos held the UFC Heavyweight Title in 2011 and 2012, having defeated the likes of Stipe Miocic, Cain Velasquez, and Frank Mir. Unfortunately, four consecutive defeats in his last four matches saw Dos Santos cut from the UFC lineup.

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Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor developed into one of the biggest rivalries in the UFC in recent years. But this didn’t stop Poirier from offering praise to McGregor in a recent chat with the Valuetainment YouTube channel.

Speaking about McGregor during the interview, Poirier called the Irish fighter a “special individual” and hailed him as the “biggest puncher” he came across in the octagon.

“Conor McGregor [is the biggest hitter I’ve faced], no doubt about it,” Poirier said. “As the biggest puncher I’ve fought? Yeah, he’s a special individual for sure.”

Check out the full interview below.

Poirier and McGregor have faced each other in octagon three times so far. The first time the duo fought was in 2014 at UFC 178 when McGregor won via TKO in the opening round of the bout. The rematch was staged in January this year at UFC 257 and saw Poirier return the favor in the second round. 

The most recent Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor fight took place back in July at the UFC 264. Poirier took the win via technical knockout after McGregor broke his leg during a kick in the first round.

McGregor is currently recovering from the injury, and it is unclear when he might return. Poirier, on the other hand, will face Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 in the UFC lightweight title bout.

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UFC added another promising fighter to its roster on Friday. According to ESPN, the promotion struck a deal with Brazilian kickboxing star Alex Pereira, who will start the UFC journey in the middleweight division.

Pereira confirmed the news on social media, sharing a clip of himself signing a UFC contract on Instagram.

“Hey guys, now it’s official! @ufc thank you very much, I am very happy to be part of this family,” Pereira wrote in the caption of the video.

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Pereira is set to have his debut at UFC 268 on November 6th. His first opponent will be Andreas Michailidis, who currently owns a 13-4 MMA record and a 1-1 UFC record.

Alex Pereira is considered one of the best pound-for-pound kickboxers of his generation. He has a 33-7 record and has won multiple championships in Glory, the world’s largest kickboxing promotion.

Pereira had his first MMA fight in 2015 when he lost to Quemuel Ottoni at Jungle Fight 82. Since then, he fought three more times in MMA and won all three of his bouts.

As ESPN points out, Pereira is also the only man who knocked out UFC’s Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who is also a former kickboxer. The two met on a couple of occasions, with Pereira winning the first bout by a unanimous decision in 2016 and knocking out Adesanya in a rematch in 2017.

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Jorge Masvidal knows that his current three-fight losing streak doesn’t look good. This is why he is thinking about calling it quits if it becomes a four-fight losing streak after UFC 287.

Masvidal, one of the fan favorites, is set to face Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 on Saturday’s co-headlining fight in Miami. During an appearance on UFC 287 Countdown earlier this week, the 38-year-old admitted that he might end his career if he doesn’t come out as a winner from the octagon.

“This could be the last one,” Masvidal said. “If I lose, I’m pretty much calling it quits. But a win against Gilbert means that things are headed in the right direction. So if I roll the dice and do everything right, I’m going for it all.”

Despite thinking about retirement, Masvidal believes he is still able to compete at a high level. 

“I think I’m at my best right now – my mental (game), my physical – and now I’ve got to go out there and prove it,” he added. “I’ve got my back up against the wall.”

Jorge Masvidal has a 35 -16 record in MMA, including 12-9 in UFC. His most recent fight came more than a year ago at UFC 272 when he lost to Colby Covington via unanimous decision. Prior to that, he lost two UFC Welterweight Championship fights against Kamaru Usman.

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When Leon Edwards knocked Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 in August to take the UFC welterweight title, many believed it was somewhat of a lucky shot. But there are likely not many doubters left after Edwards beat Usman again in the rematch at UFC 286 on Saturday.

In what proved a closely-contested fight that went for five rounds, Edwards showed to be a more prepared and hungry fighter. Two judges ruled the bout 48-46 in his favor, while the third judge viewed it as a draw.

Edwards had more strikes, delivering 123 compared to Usman’s 113, while also managing to dodge most of his opponent’s takedown attempts. Even when Usman successfully brought down Edwards on canvas, he failed to make it count.

“I knew I could go out there and take his shots,” Edwards said after the fight. “Even when he was pressuring, not much happened.”

This was an 11 straight win for Edwards, and he will soon have the opportunity to make it 12. UFC president Dana White already confirmed that Edwards would face former interim champion Colby Covington in his next title defense fight.

For Usman, this seems like a definite end of his reign in welterweight. He was the division champion since 2019, but it sure looks like he will have a hard time getting back on the top after two straight losses.

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Jon Jones has once again reminded the world why he’s considered the best mixed martial fighter in the history of the sport. After not having a single fight in more than three years, Jones walked into the octagon at UFC 285 on Saturday night and took care of the business against Ciryl Gane in the first round to take home UFC’s heavyweight title.

The fight against Gane was Jones’ heavyweight debut, but he sure didn’t seem like he was breaking new ground. He immediately started using his new size to put pressure on Gane and managed to get him in a guillotine. And just like that, the fight was over after two minutes and four seconds.

“I’m so excited,” Jones said after the fight. “I’ve been working for this for a long time. A lot of people thought I wasn’t coming back. I was reading that all the time. But I was faithful to the goal and faithful to the mission.”

Jones will now get some time to enjoy his heavyweight belt, but there will soon be other coming for it. Even before Jones versus Gane fight, the UFC boss Dana White said that whoever wins it would have to defend it against former champion and UFC legend Stipe Miocic.

Jon Jones has been the undisputed UFC Lightheavyweight champion for almost a decade. He won his first belt at UFC 128 in 2011 and never lost it in a fight. Jones vacated the title in 2020 in order to make a move to heavyweight. After Gane fight, Jones now has a 27-1 record and is on an 18-win streak.

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It will be a while before we see UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor back in the octagon. The UFC President Dana White recently told the media that McGregor wouldn’t fight for at least six more months.

McGregor has been out since July 2021, when he broke his leg in a fight against Dustin Poirier. And while the 34-year-old champion has fully recovered since then and is in fight shape, other circumstances are preventing him from returning to UFC.

According to White, the delay is a result of McGregor not being part of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool. He is required to be in the USADA program for at least six months before being able to fight in UFC.

After White’s announcement, McGregor went on Twitter to tell everyone he’s “feeling crazy confident.” He also promised he’ll have “multiple fights” before the remake of the action flick Road House, in which McGregor plays one of the roles, hits the theaters. The movie is currently set to be released at some point in 2023.

Conor McGregor claimed he was retired from MMA multiple times in the past several years but would quickly change his mind. His last two fights came in 2021, both losses to Poirier. McGregor is currently on a 22-6 record.

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As predicted, Henry Cejudo’s mixed martial arts retirement in 2020 didn’t hold up. The former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion is gearing up for a return to the octagon and has his eyes on UFC history, according to a recent interview with ESPN.

Cejudo told the media outlet that the main reason why he is ending his retirement is that he could fight Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title. This would give him a shot to become the only UFC fighter to hold titles in three different divisions.

Unfortunately for Cejudo, the UFC has other plans, at least for the time being. They want the 35-year-old champion to fight in bantamweight before moving divisions. And the Olympic Gold medalist seems to be open to taking a long way.

“These dudes are not on my level—none of those dudes are at my level. And they all know it,” Cejudo told ESPN. “So if I have to go down to 135 pounds [and win back] my belt to challenge Alexander Volkanovski, that’s what I have to do.”

Cejudo had his last fight at UFC 240 in May 2020, when he defeated Dominick Cruz via TKO to retain UFC Bantamweight Championship. He retired immediately after the fight, leaving MMA with a 16-2 record at the time.

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The New York Yankees’ legend Alex Rodriguez is expanding his post-baseball business portfolio. Rodriguez’s new venture is the popular MMA promotion Professional Fighters League (PFL), in which he made a sizeable investment in recent days.

The PFL announced the news on Thursday and also shared that Rodriguez will join its board of directors.

While PFL didn’t disclose the size of Rodriguez’s investment, it did reveal that his contribution is part of a recent $30 million influx of funds. The promotion intends to use the money to expand its brand on the global level and challenge other MMA heavyweights like UFC and Bellator. Part of the windfall will also go to PFL’s efforts to land some notable fighters who are currently on the free-agent market.

This isn’t Rodriguez’s first investment in sports. He recently also became a part-owner of the NBA franchise Minnesota Timberwolves alongside businessman Marc Lore. His other ventures include holding company A-Rod Corp and Presidente beer.

The PFL saw a big increase in its profile in recent years. Part of it is heightened interest in mixed martial arts content, and part of it is the promotion’s unique approach to MMA that includes the regular season, post-season, and championship fights. The promotion recently made claims that it has 600 million fans around the world.

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Kayla Harrison, Olympic gold medalist and two-time MMA champion, confirmed her loyalty to the Professional Fighters League by inking a new multi-year deal with the promotion. PFL made the news official on their social media on Tuesday.

Harrison was one of the hottest free agents in MMA in recent memory, attracting interest from PFL, Bellator, and UFC. Reportedly, Bellator had the best offer on the table, and many believed they would end up adding the 31-year-old to their roster. However, PFL decided to exercise their option to match any offer and keep Harrison as part of the Professional Fighters League for years to come.

Sources from the industry say that UFC would have liked to add Harrison, but the price was too steep. It is believed that they pulled out early in the sweepstakes after realizing their offer was significantly weaker.

Kayla Harrison represented the United States between 2009 and 2016 in judo. She won two Olympic gold medals in the 78kg division and has one World Championship gold on her resume. Harrison officially retired in 2016 in order to focus on mixed martial arts.

Harrison made her MMA debut in 2018 with PFL, recording a win over Brittney Elkin via submission. Since then, she has recorded 11 more wins and remains undefeated. In addition, she won the PFL Women’s Lightweight Tournament in 2019 and 2021.

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Former UFC fighter Junior Dos Santos has decided to take the plunge into the world of professional wrestling, with his debut set to take place today for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This career move comes after Dos Santos was released by the UFC earlier in the year.

Dos Santos is expected to appear in a tag team match, partnering up with wrestlers Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky against the team of wrestling legend Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and MMA fighter Jake Hager, who fights for Bellator.

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In addition to making his AEW debut, “Cigano” is also considering taking a leap into boxing: “Let’s see,” Dos Santos said. “I’ve been having some good conversations, even on boxing. Boxing, I think, would be the perfect way for me to go. I’m a boxing guy, everybody knows that. I’ve never had an official pro boxing fight. Maybe this is the time.”

Dos Santos held the UFC Heavyweight Title in 2011 and 2012, having defeated the likes of Stipe Miocic, Cain Velasquez, and Frank Mir. Unfortunately, four consecutive defeats in his last four matches saw Dos Santos cut from the UFC lineup.

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Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor developed into one of the biggest rivalries in the UFC in recent years. But this didn’t stop Poirier from offering praise to McGregor in a recent chat with the Valuetainment YouTube channel.

Speaking about McGregor during the interview, Poirier called the Irish fighter a “special individual” and hailed him as the “biggest puncher” he came across in the octagon.

“Conor McGregor [is the biggest hitter I’ve faced], no doubt about it,” Poirier said. “As the biggest puncher I’ve fought? Yeah, he’s a special individual for sure.”

Check out the full interview below.

Poirier and McGregor have faced each other in octagon three times so far. The first time the duo fought was in 2014 at UFC 178 when McGregor won via TKO in the opening round of the bout. The rematch was staged in January this year at UFC 257 and saw Poirier return the favor in the second round. 

The most recent Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor fight took place back in July at the UFC 264. Poirier took the win via technical knockout after McGregor broke his leg during a kick in the first round.

McGregor is currently recovering from the injury, and it is unclear when he might return. Poirier, on the other hand, will face Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 in the UFC lightweight title bout.

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UFC added another promising fighter to its roster on Friday. According to ESPN, the promotion struck a deal with Brazilian kickboxing star Alex Pereira, who will start the UFC journey in the middleweight division.

Pereira confirmed the news on social media, sharing a clip of himself signing a UFC contract on Instagram.

“Hey guys, now it’s official! @ufc thank you very much, I am very happy to be part of this family,” Pereira wrote in the caption of the video.

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Pereira is set to have his debut at UFC 268 on November 6th. His first opponent will be Andreas Michailidis, who currently owns a 13-4 MMA record and a 1-1 UFC record.

Alex Pereira is considered one of the best pound-for-pound kickboxers of his generation. He has a 33-7 record and has won multiple championships in Glory, the world’s largest kickboxing promotion.

Pereira had his first MMA fight in 2015 when he lost to Quemuel Ottoni at Jungle Fight 82. Since then, he fought three more times in MMA and won all three of his bouts.

As ESPN points out, Pereira is also the only man who knocked out UFC’s Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who is also a former kickboxer. The two met on a couple of occasions, with Pereira winning the first bout by a unanimous decision in 2016 and knocking out Adesanya in a rematch in 2017.

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