John Kavanagh didn’t deny the possibility of McGregor vs Masvidal next but he seems as clueless as most as to what lies ahead for his student. Jorge Masvidal seemed to accept that it’s not the direction he wants that he’ll get immediately.
Talking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Masvidal indicated that he’s leaning towards Kamaru Usman in a Welterweight title fight over Conor McGregor (H/T BJPenn.com):
He said that he wasn’t particularly impressed with McGregor at UFC 246 and urged McGregor to go ahead with his plans:
However, Kamaru Usman is out with an injury according to Jorge Masvidal’s manager. This means that Masvidal will have to wait until the second quarter of 2020 for the fight to happen.
Either way, Usman vs Masvidal is a direction that Dana White will be interested in. He’s been openly saying since UFC 245 that he wants to see Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal. He insisted that Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov in a rematch is the fight that he should have.
He also revealed that Conor McGregor doesn’t think Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson on April 18th is going to happen. Due to its history of four prior cancelations, he probably has a point. From the look of things, he’ll be preparing to be a replacement on that card and Dana White seemed to confirm that idea as well.
Moreover, his coach John Kavanagh said that he’s beginning training just days after his UFC 246 victory. Fight season for Conor McGregor begins again!
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