Jorge Masvidal had an interesting and entertaining, not to mention interactive, open workout session ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 5.
Masvidal, who returns from a 16-month layoff to meet Darren Till in Saturday’s main event at The O2 in London, decided to “give back to the community” on Wednesday by sharing self-defense lessons with the crowd at York Hall.
It was “street defense for dummies,” as he would later call it.
That session then turned into an impromptu Q&A with fans, who had plenty of questions. One fan asked Masvidal how he would fare against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, who claimed the title earlier this month with a win over Tyron Woodley.
“I think I would break his face, man, to tell you the truth,” Masvidal said. “That’s what I like to do. These guys that train to hug legs for 25 minutes, I know the British ain’t a fan of that, and neither am I. You hugging legs for 25 minutes, it’s not really a fight, man.”
Those weren’t the only shots fired by Masvidal. Among the other topics that came up:
- His beef with Michael Bisping
- Why you shouldn’t lend Yoel Romero money
- Being sick of fake tough guys who forget to sign a contract to fight
- His hope to still fight Nick Diaz
- Why he’d understand Woodley getting an immediate rematch
- His thoughts on the controversial Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler finish
You can watch Masvidal address all of that and more in the video above.
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