Published 14:59 IST, June 5th 2020

After Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal slams UFC officials for failing to set up a fight for him

BMF Jorge Masvidal slammed UFC officials on Twitter this week. Masvidal has been left without an opponent and appeared frustrated with no deal on the table.

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Jon Jones’s recent feud with UFC officials took a new turn as BMF Jorge Masvidal turned up to accuse UFC authorities of failing to materialise his next fight. Jorge Masvidal and Jon Jones are two of biggest superstars in promotion, and it appears that both men are unhappy with UFC at this point. While Jon Jones has already threatened to surrender his UFC title if t paid right amount, BMF Jorge Masvidal took to Twitter and lashed out at UFC officials for failing to fix his next opponent. Though Jorge Masvidal was linked with various fighters since past few weeks, thing has been confirmed yet and this has seemingly vexed Masvidal.

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Jorge Masvidal fight: After Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal slams UFC officials

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Jorge Masvidal took to Twitter and claimed that it should t be this hard to get a deal done. Though Jorge Masvidal did t take any names, he appeared to be unhappy with current situation. Since facing Nate Diaz for BMF title, Jorge Masvidal has been without a potential opponent and is yet to anunce his upcoming fight. Meanwhile, UFC has t declared anything from ir side, in what has frustrated BMF titleholder Jorge Masvidal.

Jorge Masvidal had a spectacular 2019 as he went on to pick up three big kckout victories including one in BMF fight against Nate Diaz. Although Jorge Masvidal was a familiar name for hardcore MMA fans, he burst onto scene last year by claiming wins over Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz consecutively. While re was speculation about him getting a title shot against Kamaru Usman, Jorge Masvidal took to Twitter and expressed an interest in facing Nate Diaz again. 

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As per reports, Jorge Masvidal was also offered a fight against Cor McGregor at Fight Island but UFC still did t finalise ’Fight Island event’. Amid this rigmarole, Jorge Masvidal appears to be frustrated and vented on Twitter this week. With Jon Jones stoking flames over last few days, Dana White will w have one more fire to put out with Masvidal and, according to reports, Cor McGregor also losing patience. McGregor was earlier seen challenging a number of UFC stars to a fight as he searches for his next opponent. Dana White was quick to ask McGregor to take a back seat and see how things pan out. 

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14:59 IST, June 5th 2020