Jorge Masvidal has always put on a “bad guy” persona during the build-up of his fights. He put on the same black hat entering his fight on Saturday night against the streaking Donald Cerrone.
“Gamebred” ended winning via second round TKO and a $50,000 post-fight bonus, beating Cerrone in front of his home crowd. Among those in attendance was Cerrone’s grandmother, whom “Cowboy” remains close with.
After the fight backstage, Masvidal had a brief conversation with grandma Cerrone, a moment which he recalled was a bit heart-wrenching.
“Man, she killed me, man.