After 20-plus years and 22 UFC fights, Jorge Masvidal is finally calling it a career.
The former welterweight title contender and “BMF” champion announced he was stepping away from mixed martial arts following his unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns Saturday at UFC 287.
Though Masvidal gave fans many memorable moments inside the octagon (see his five-second knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239), here are five more dream fights the UFC should have made before he retired.
Khamzat Chimaev
This fight would have made an excellent welterweight title eliminator. Masvidal poked fun of Chimaev for not making weight for his last fight against Kevin Holland at UFC 279 and stated he believed the 28-year-old Russian wouldn’t be around the sport for much longer.
Chimaev is the No. 3-ranked welterweight contender with an unblemished 12-0 record. Five of his six UFC wins have been by knockout or submission, and a bout with Masvidal, who has seven finishes in his last eight UFC wins, had Fight of the Night written all over it.
Kevin Holland
These two got into not one but two altercations prior to UFC 287 with some more trash talking during the press conference two days before the card. A grudge match seemed to be on the horizon had both fighters won their bouts on Saturday.
