Jorge Masvidal Sucker Punching Leon Edwards Backstage Goes Viral After the Two Fighters React to Grudge Match Set UFC 269
One of the most anticipated grudge matches in UFC history is officially going to happen. It was announced today that Jorge Masvidal will fight Leon Edwards at UFC 269 on December 11. These two warriors have a lot of bad blood between them.
Jorge Masvidal Sucker Punched Leon Edwards Backstage 2 Years Ago
Back in 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147, Jorge Masvidal was doing an interview after knocking out Darren Till in the second round of the main event match. As he was talking to a reporter Leon Edwards was walking by, and said something disrespectful. The situation got tense when Jorge Masvidal sucked punched Leon Edwards a few times in his face, before security got between the two fighters.
To a look at how the backstage fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards happened. It’s still a mystery what Edwards said to make him that mad.
Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal React to UFC 269 Fight Announcement
With the grudge match made official Jorge Masvidal posted a message saying “You’re Welcome” with the hashtag “super necessary”. It seems he was subliminally referring to their backstage fight, and how this match is needed to settle the score.
On the flipside it seems at the moment Leon Edwards is thinking more about the money he’s going to make, than his actual opponent. He posted a message saying “millionaire” with surprised eye emojis. This would no doubt be the biggest pay day of his career, especially he wins the match.
Mark your calendar for December 11 UFC 269, because we will finally get to see what would have happened there was no security backstage during their altercation. The Jorge Masvidal vs Leon Edwards grudge match.
Author: JordanThrilla Staff
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