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Matt Serra Believes Jorge Masvidal Deserves Title Shot: ‘How Can You Deny That Guy?’

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it’s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal of the next title shot. Masvidal shot up the rankings and in stock following his flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 earlier this month. Many have called for him to get the next shot at Kamaru Usman’s title as […]

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Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it’s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal of the next title shot.

Masvidal shot up the rankings and in stock following his flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239 earlier this month. Many have called for him to get the next shot at Kamaru Usman’s title as a result, and it certainly wouldn’t be unwarranted.

However, there are other factors at play. Usman is still not injury-free while Colby Covington could be next with a win over Robbie Lawler. Most recently, Leon Edwards staked a claim for a title shot, or at least a fight with Masvidal, following an impressive decision win over Rafael dos Anjos this past weekend.

But for Serra, Masvidal deserves the next title shot regardless, especially for what he’s accomplished even before the Askren knockout:

“I’ll tell ya, he definitely deserves to fight for that [UFC welterweight title],” Serra said on UFC Unfiltered (via BJPenn). “I mean how can you deny that guy? Look what he’s done and look who he’s put away too. Talk about a guy that rises to the occasion. He goes over to London, he beats Darren Till. He beats ‘Cowboy’ in I believe it was ‘Cowboy’s’ hometown [Denver].”

“Masvidal, I’ll tell ya in a way he gets in people’s heads like Conor McGregor does. Before he fought ‘Cowboy,’ he was talking to him backstage before they walked out. It was awesome because he backs the sh*t up. He’s a real dude man. I like seeing real dudes in there.”

Do you agree with Serra that Masvidal deserves the next crack at the title?

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Matt Serra Compares Jorge Masvidal To Conor McGregor

Jorge Masvidal is now on a two-fight winning streak after knockout wins over Darren Till and Ben Askren. Since “Gamebred’s” win over Askren, who gets the title shot next is something many are talking about. But, if former UFC welterwe…

Jorge Masvidal is now on a two-fight winning streak after knockout wins over Darren Till and Ben Askren. Since “Gamebred’s” win over Askren, who gets the title shot next is something many are talking about. But, if former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Serra had any say, it would be the ATT-product getting the shot. “I’ll […]

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Matt Serra Defends BJ Penn Continuing To Fight In The UFC

Former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn is still actively competing in the Octagon. At 40-years-old, Penn continues to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. He hasn’t won a fight since 2010, and is currently on a seven-fight losing streak, losing three by way of finish. In his last outing, Penn suffered a unanimous decision […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn is still actively competing in the Octagon.

At 40-years-old, Penn continues to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. He hasn’t won a fight since 2010, and is currently on a seven-fight losing streak, losing three by way of finish. In his last outing, Penn suffered a unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida at UFC 237 this past weekend.

After the loss, many people began to argue that Penn should hang up his gloves. There has been a lot of talk within the MMA community that Penn shouldn’t be fighting anymore in the first place. However, former UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra took to the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast to defend Penn (via MMA Fighting):

“I don’t know. It’s not like what’s happening to Rashad Evans or somebody like Chuck Liddell where you’re like, ‘Man, I don’t want to see him get hurt anymore,’” Serra said.

“I don’t know. I’ve known B.J. for so long, I love the dude, he’s a really good person. . . The guy’s a legend. He can do whatever he wants. I wish him best. I don’t want to, I’m not sitting here saying he should retire.

“It’s not like he is getting destroyed, and it looked like he was having a great time, as far as leading up to it. . . And he did look good in the beginning, you know!”

It remains to be seen whether or not Penn fights again. Aside from the controversy surrounding his physical ability to compete, many were surprised he was allowed to fight in Brazil last weekend due to his pending legal issues away from MMA.

Should Penn fight again, and suffer another loss, the Hawaiian might have to seriously consider retiring once and for all, as it would mean he’s on an eight-fight losing streak.

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Matt Serra Doesn’t Think BJ Penn Needs to Retire From MMA

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra is not someone who thinks that UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn needs to retire from MMA. Penn is on a seven-fight losing streak. As a result, he holds the longest winless streak in UFC history. He lost by decision …

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra is not someone who thinks that UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn needs to retire from MMA. Penn is on a seven-fight losing streak. As a result, he holds the longest winless streak in UFC history. He lost by decision to Clay Guida at the UFC 237 pay-per-view event. […]

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Matt Serra Goes Off On T.J. Dillashaw For EPO Use

Matt Serra isn’t thrilled about T.J. Dillashaw’s drug test failure. For Dillashaw, 2019 hasn’t been kind and we’re only in April. Dillashaw challenged Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder Henry Cejudo in a…

Matt Serra isn’t thrilled about T.J. Dillashaw’s drug test failure. For Dillashaw, 2019 hasn’t been kind and we’re only in April. Dillashaw challenged Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder Henry Cejudo in a bid to become a “champ-champ.” The attempt didn’t end well for Dillashaw as he was stopped in 32 seconds. He then […]

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Matt Serra Disagrees with Al Iaquinta’s & Khabib’s Criticisms of Kevin Lee

A lot of people had took great satisfaction in Al Iaquinta’s victory over Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Milwaukee, but none more than Iaquinta himself. Iaquinta could be seen releasing a guttural scream in the face of Kevin Lee after the final tic…

A lot of people had took great satisfaction in Al Iaquinta’s victory over Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Milwaukee, but none more than Iaquinta himself. Iaquinta could be seen releasing a guttural scream in the face of Kevin Lee after the final tick elapsed; and earlier this week, Iaquinta explained what was […]

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