A Cuban American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's welterweight division is named for Jorge Masvidal who is the current and inaugural UFC BMF Champions. Moreover, he has competed for Bellator, Strikeforce, Shark Fights, and World Victory Road. He holds the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history, at 5 seconds. As of 8th July 2019, he is #3 in the UFC welterweight rankings. Overall, he is a very talented fighter. He is 2019's "Fighter of the Year," "Knockout of the Year" and "Comeback Fighter of the Year." Masvidal needs to heal hand injuries but says he would fight in December if Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman withdraw. He called President Donald Trump a "bad motherf---er" before defeating Nate Diaz at UFC 244. Trump was in the crowd for the event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and he later congratulated Masvidal for the victory on Twitter.
Jorge Masvidal: Bio, Early Life, Birthday, Birth Place, Parents, Nationality
Jorge Masvidal was born on 12th November 1984 in Miami, Florida, the USA. He holds American nationality and his ethnicity is White. His horoscope sign is Scorpio while his religion is Christian. His father was Cuban, whereas his mother was Peruvian. He was often involved in street fighting from a young age. He attended St. Brendan High School. But he failed to stay eligible because of his grades. He then began training in mixed martial arts. As of 2018, he celebrated his 34th birthday.
Jorge Masvidal: Height, Weight, Body Stats
Jorge is a very handsome person with a charming personality and a glowing face attracting a lot of people towards him. He maintains his body a lot. He workouts and does frequent exercises to keep himself fit and strong. His body build is athletic and strong. He stands tall at a height of 1.80 m or five feet and eleven inches. His balanced bodyweight consists of 170 lbs or 77 kg. More body details about his waist size, biceps size have not been disclosed yet but it will be added soon once we get details about it. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
Jorge Masvidal: Career (Beginning-Present)
- On 11th April 2003, Jorge won his kickboxing debut by unanimous decision at Fast and Fearless event.
- On 30th April, his most high-profile kickboxing victory came in the main event of the Absolute Fighting Championships XII event against current UFC competitor and The Ultimate Fighter 5 contestant Joe Lauzon.
- Later, he was signed by Bellator and entered their lightweight tournament in April 2009 where he won his first fight via TKO in the first round.
- But he was defeated in the semi-finals by Toby Imada at Bellator 5.
- He also faced and defeated Eric Reynolds at Bellator 12 in a 160 lb Catchweight bout via rear-naked choke submission.
- He then signed with Strikeforce in early 2011 where he faced Billy Evangelista at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson and won the fight via unanimous decision.
- He then fought former Elite XC Lightweight Champion K.J. Noons and won at the end of the first round with a high kick.
- Moreover, he faced Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal on 17th December 2011. But he lost the fight via unanimous decision.
- He was later expected to face Pat Healy at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine but had to pull out due to a back injury.
- Later, he was brought over to the UFC and made his debut against Tim Means on 20th April 2013 at UFC on Fox 7 where he won the fight via unanimous decision.
- He faced Rustam Khabilov on 6th November 2016 but lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. However, the bout did earn Masvidal his first Fight of the Night.
- He fought longtime veteran Pat Healy at UFC on Fox 11 where he won the fight unanimous decision.
- On 26th July 2014, he faced Daron Cruickshank and won the fight via unanimous decision.
- After that, he faces James Krause and won the fight via unanimous decision.
- He eventually faced Al Iaquinta at the event but he lost the bout in a closely contested split decision.
- On 12th July 2015, he faced Cezar Ferreira in a welterweight bout at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale where he won the fight via knockout in the first round, also earning a Performance of the Night bonus.
- After that, he Benson Henderson but he lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.
- On 29th May 2016, he faced Lorenz Larkin at UFC Fight Night 88 but he lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.
- On 28th January 2017, he faced Donald Cerrone where he dropped Cerrone and nearly finished the fight in the last seconds of the first round, and eventually won the fight via TKO in the second round after scoring another knockdown.
- On 13th May 2017, he faced off against Demian Maia at UFC 211 but he lost the fight via split decision.
- On 4th November 2017, he faced Stephen Thompson but he lost the fight via unanimous decision.
- On 16th March 2019, he faced Darren Till after a 16-month layoff where he went on to win the fight via knockout in the second round. The win also earned Masvidal his second Fight of the Night and third Performance of the Night bonus awards.
- On 6th July 2019, he faced Ben Askren where he won the fight via a flying knee 5 seconds into the first round which was the fastest knockout in UFC history, breaking the fastest knockout record set by Duane Ludwig.
- On 2nd November 2019, he faced Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC 244 where UFC President Dana White confirmed that the headlining bout was for a celebratory "baddest motherfucker" (‘BMF’) belt.
- Jorge won the fight via technical knockout via doctor stoppage between rounds three and four when the cage-side physician determined a cut over Diaz's right eye rendered him unable to continue.
Jorge Masvidal: Marital Status, Ex-Girlfriend, Children
It is always interesting to discuss the relationship details of UFC and MMA fighters. Regarding the marital status of Masvidal, he is not married yet. But he has been in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend Iman Kawa for more than 10 years. Moreover, he also has two daughters and a son with her. Later, they got separated. After his separation, he was not involved in any relationship. So, he is assumed to be single as of today. He is living a single life happily without any disturbances. Moreover, his sexual orientation is straight. He is focusing on his career at present.
Jorge Masvidal: Net Worth, Salary, Source of Wealth
Jorge Masvidal's net worth will be surely in millions as he is very famous worldwide. With his fighting career, he has accumulated a huge amount of salary as well. As of 2019, he has an estimated net worth of $1 Million. As of today, he signed to UFC. He has made $1,921,000 from UFC, fighting in 16 UFC events. He earned the highest amount from the UFC for his BMF title bout against Nate Diaz for which he was paid $500,000 excluding PPV sales. He has achieved great heights in his career. He is satisfied with whatever he is receiving. He made all that wealth on his own with his dedication and his hard work. He earned it all by himself and he deserves all of it.
