Shaquille O'Neal reveals love for watching Jorge Masvidal fight inside UFC octagon

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is seemingly an avid UFC fan, as he is a regular face at live UFC events and often makes appearances in various MMA interviews. Shaquille O’Neal has been following sport over years and has recently named fighter who has caught his attention in recent times. According to Lakers Legend, BMF Jorge Masvidal is one of most interesting fighters in UFC and he proved NBA Hall of Famer wrong when Shaquille O’Neal saw him inside octagon for first time.

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UFC: Shaquille O’Neal heaps praise Jorge Masvidal

During his interaction with ESPN, Shaquille O'Neal revealed that when he first saw Jorge Masvidal, BMF didn’t seem intimidating. However, when he saw Jorge Masvidal inside octagon, Shaquille O'Neal claims that his opinion took a completely different turn. According to Shaquille O’ Neal, Jorge Masvidal is one of best fighters on current UFC roster and he wants to see him rise in next couple of years.

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Jorge Masvidal stats

Though American is a veteran of sport who has been competing in UFC for several years, his rise to prominence came in 2019 as Jorge Masvidal went on to unleash three kckout victories in a single year. After kcking out Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 147,  'Gamebred’ thrashed Ben Askren with a record-setting five-second KO and later became BMF title holder opposite Nate Diaz at UFC 244. Though thing has been declared officially, re are rumours that Jorge Masvidal is going to get a title shot at 170 lbs strap against Kamaru Usman next.

Jorge Masvidal stats: Fights - 48, Wins - 35, Losses - 13

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