“We all know Masvidal 2.0 is a different animal” – Stephen Thompson ready to fight Jorge Masvidal in a rematch after Leon Edwards turns down ‘Gamebred’

“We all know Masvidal 2.0 is a different animal” – Stephen Thompson ready to fight Jorge Masvidal in a rematch after Leon Edwards turns down ‘Gamebred’

Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal

Stephen Thompson is ready to fight Jorge Masvidal, after Leon Edwards made it clear that he will not entertain a fight against ‘Gamebred’ anymore. ‘Rocky’ who has been on an unbeaten streak for a very long time (9 wins in a row), clarified that only a welterweight title was in his mind.

Edwards’ Tweet read: “My next fight will be for the world title I don’t want to hear nothing about a guy coming off 2 fight skid and Got ko his last fight.” In the wake of this number 5 ranked welterweight Stephen Thompson has expressed his desire to set up a showdown with Jorge Masvidal.

“I’d love to step in and run it back” – Stephen Thompson on a rematch against Jorge Masvidal

Thompson’s Tweet read: “Well if Leon won’t fight @GamebredFighter I’d love to step in and run it back. We all know Masvidal 2.0 is a different animal! #superrespectfully.”

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‘Wonderboy’ is coming off a defeat against Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of UFC 264. He had his two-fight winning streak snapped due to a unanimous decision loss. The last time he faced Masvidal, was UFC 217 in November 2017. He won the fight via. unanimous decision.

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Masvidal, on the other hand, is coming off a brutal knockout loss against Kamaru Usman at UFC 261. He had lost his previous fight with Usman as well (at UFC 251). With 2 winless fights, and age catching up, Masvidal will be itching to get back to winning ways. Will he accept Thompson’s callout?

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