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Jorge Masvidal targets UFC return, says lack of ‘grit’ and ‘meanness’ holding Leon Edwards back: ‘He’s not a fighter’

Jorge Masvidal is eyeing a return to action in the second half of 2021 — and he’s already plotting out his climb back up the UFC’s welterweight ranks.

“Whoever’s in the top five available November or October, that’s who’s head I’m coming after,” Masvidal told reporters (via The MacLife) ahead of the debut of his bare-knuckle MMA promotion Gamebred Fighting Championship, which takes place Friday at the Biloxi Community Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Masivdal (35-15) lost back-to-back title bouts in his last two fights. Following a career-changing run of knockouts over Darren Till, Ben Askren, and Nate Diaz in 2019, “Gamebred” rode a surge of popularity into a last-second matchup against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, which Masvidal lost via unanimous decision.