Earlier this week, surging UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal issued a stern warning to Ben Askren. The ex-street fighter said he won’t hesitate to strike Askren should the former Bellator and ONE FC welterweight champion get in his face backstage.
Masvidal, who will lock horns with Askren at UFC 239, infamously hit welterweight contender Leon Edwards with a three-punch combination backstage at London’s O2 Arena at UFC Fight Night 147.
“If Ben violates my personal space at any moment to where I feel a threat, yeah, it’s going to happen, the same thing that happened with Leon, if Leon’s across the room and I’m not doing an interview and he’s talking s**t, well whatever man, f**k it,” Masvidal told BJPenn.