Earlier this week it was announced that UFC fan favourites Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal would square off for the ‘BMF’ (bad motherf—r) world title at the upcoming UFC 244 pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden.
The title bout has garnered mixed reactions from the MMA community, and top-five UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards believes both men should be fighting for the ‘journeyman’ title instead.
“Two men who can’t get the title,” Edwards laughed (h/t MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin). “It’s a journeyman mentality. They can’t get the world title so you create some f—king weird s—t ass title.