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Jorge Masvidal’s manager teases fight with ‘jacked’ Conor McGregor after Colby Covington loss as UFC star eyes return

, Jorge Masvidal’s manager teases fight with ‘jacked’ Conor McGregor after Colby Covington loss as UFC star eyes return

JORGE MASVIDAL has vowed to bounce back after defeat to Colby Covington – as his manager teased a fight with Conor McGregor.

Masvidal suffered a crushing loss to former friend-turned bitter rival Covington at UFC 272.

Jorge Masvidal has vowed to bounce back after defeat to Colby Covington

Jorge Masvidal’s manager teased a fight with Conor McGregor

Before the grudge match, he had signed a new contract which made him one of the UFC’s highest-paid stars.

And even after his most heartbreaking of setbacks, Masvidal warned it would not be the last of him.

He tweeted: “Far from over. I will be back.”

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Talk soon turned to what could be next for Masvidal, now beaten in his last three fights.

The Cuban-American, 37, was in 2020 linked with a fight against McGregor, having enjoyed a meteoric rise the year before.

But he would instead fight Kamaru Usman, 34, losing by decision in July 2021 before suffering a knockout in their rematch last April.

McGregor, 33, having also lost consecutively to Dustin Poirier, 33, in 2021, was once again raised as a potential opponent for Masvidal.

UFC president Dana White once said the welterweight contender was ‘too big’ for former two-weight champ McGregor.

But Masvidal’s manager Malki Kawa shot down any suggestion of a size discrepancy having seen McGregor at a recent Bellator event in Ireland.

Kawa tweeted: “I saw mcgregor in Dublin. He’s not small. He looked like he walks around 195-200lbs jacked.”

White admitted he does not know what is next for Masvidal or Covington, 34, who secured bragging rights with a points win.

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He said: “I don’t know, that’s a good question. We knew tonight, whoever lost, ‘What would be next?’ and ‘Where would they go?’

“And I don’t know, sitting right here, right now, I don’t know. On either one of them, even Colby, who won.”

, Jorge Masvidal’s manager teases fight with ‘jacked’ Conor McGregor after Colby Covington loss as UFC star eyes return
Jorge Masvidal was beaten by Colby Covington at UFC 272

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