The benefit of hindsight isn’t even needed to declare 2019 the year of Jorge Masvidal.
Once considered something of a journeyman, Masvidal engineered one of the most stunning, rapid transformations in MMA history. In the last 12 months, he reworked himself from a middling welterweight in need of ending a losing streak to one of the biggest stars and most compelling personalities in the sport.
The Darren Till knockout. The Ben Askren flying knee. The BMF belt. The Scarface suit. The “three piece and a soda.” It was mostly unexpected, and it was all sublime.