Twenty-four hours later, the UFC and Masvidal accepted terms on a brand-new deal and now the brand-new UFC 251 centerpiece is main.
” Im not asking for them to pay me something outrageous,” Masvidal explained. Im asking to give me more money of what I do bring in off the pay-per-view side and thats what we were battling for.
With the brand-new deal in location, Masvidal confesses he didnt get whatever he desired in the negotiations but the terms were far more appropriate than what had formerly been used.
” Im going to baptize him for the world to see. Its going to be violent. Its going to begin violent. Its going to end violent.”
” They like me,” Masvidal stated about the promo. “I just conserved their f ** king asses. Im literally their favorite individual in the entire f ** king world today.”
According to Masvidal, there were a great deal of issues with the initial deal to eliminate Usman on July 11. Not just was the UFC not dealing with his demands for back end on the pay-per-view revenues however the guaranteed cash up front was inappropriate as well.
” We had to break them down,” Masvidal told ESPN when asked how his deal with the UFC came together on brief notice. Im going to do my job always, which is to supply for me and my household, Im not going to offer a f ** k what anybody states, this man says, that man states.
Well, Masvidals head coach Mike Brown told MMA Fighting formerly that he had actually been dealing with top wrestlers including three-time NCAA champ Bo Nickal along with helping Dustin Poirier prepare for his current battle versus Dan Hooker.
Add to that after 48 professional bouts, Masvidal already knows how to eliminate and he doesnt see Usman as the sort of risk that needs three months of training.
And obviously the UFC feels the exact same method.
Regardless of the late notice and a less than perfect training school, Masvidal isnt any less confident in the results coming his method on Saturday night.
” Me baptizing his ass in front of the whole world,” Masvidal anticipated. “Cold blooded as can be.
” The preliminary offer with [Kamaru Usman] was a sh * t offer on the pay-per-view end and on the warranty side, so I have 2 negatives. I might comprehend you dont desire to give me that much on the guaranteed [money] However on the pay-per-view, what I bring in, what individuals purchase, I desire more cash than that and they werent budging, which was that. So all this craziness needed to happen for them to come to their senses.”
In truth, he guarantees another emphasize reel ending other than this time hell become a UFC champion afterwards.
On Friday night, Masvidal and his group got a call from the UFC asking if he d like to review that discussion since Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and they wanted him to face Usman on brief notification.
Jorge Masvidal understood his worth.
” Now I didnt get exactly what I desired but I got really, extremely close to it,” Masvidal said. Im happy more than anything trigger I get to break this guys face and get paid for it. One thing Im not going to do, which Ive done for a long part of my career is get underpaid.
While he did have to ink a brand-new agreement extension due to the fact that “you want to make money, you got ta sign a 10 fight contract whenever,” Masvidal is a much better fighter today than he was a week ago.
Hes not discussing details however Masvidal appears satisfied with his new contract as he prepares to combat for the welterweight title on Saturday night.
With agreement settlements settled and battle official, the greatest concern surrounding Masvidal now is how well prepared could he want accepting a battle versus the best welterweight in the sport on 6 days notification?
” Im not in Ben Askren shape cause hes a hell of a wrestler or even fight a person like Darren Till,” Masvidal said. “But am I fit for this bottom Im about to baptize and decapitate? Hell yeah.”
” Ive been in this service a while. I understand what I generate. We understand what we create. Its a numbers game. The numbers are there. Its not I think I deserve this. No, I see on paper what I generate. Me and my group know what I are worthy of.”
The UFCs only “BMF” champ had actually done his research to understand the sort of money he was producing and he wasnt going to budge till the promo concerned him with a deal worth his time. When that didnt occur, Masvidal left the negotiating table and the UFC chose to book Gilbert Burns against Kamaru Usman instead.
Till fight, me and my management sat down, we talked about the numbers where I required to be at and we needed to hit those really quick. Moving forward after this fight, theyre going to treat me appropriately or Ill just step in last minute, six days to go and get paid then I think. Im going to get paid every time out.”
” We had to break them down,” Masvidal informed ESPN when asked how his offer with the UFC came together on brief notice.” Im not asking for them to pay me something outrageous,” Masvidal explained.” Now I didnt get exactly what I wanted however I got really, very close to it,” Masvidal said.” They enjoy me,” Masvidal stated about the promo.” Im not in Ben Askren shape cause hes a hell of a wrestler or even battle a man like Darren Till,” Masvidal said.
