Jorge Masvidal asks The Rock to put BMF title around his waist at UFC 244
If Jorge Masvidal defeats Nate Diaz, he doesn’t want UFC president Dana White to be the one wrapping a newly minted “BMF” title belt around his waist.
“Gamebred” would prefer a specific someone with Miami ties do it instead.
Masvidal (34-13 MMA, 11-6 UFC) and Diaz (20-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) will square off Nov. 2 at UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden. In a tweet on Sunday, “Gamebred” said he’s requesting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson be the one to award him the “BMF” strap.
Throughout the years, “The Rock” has been an avid MMA fan and attended numerous UFC events. Masvidal and Johnson have a common thread, which “Gamebred” pointed out in his tweet. While Masvidal was born and raised in the Miami area, Johnson played college football for the University of Miami before becoming a WWE superstar and actor.
In the tweet, Masvidal wrote, “@TheRock I’m telling @danawhite I want you to put it around my waist 305 all day.”
On Monday afternoon, “The Rock” quote-tweeted Masvidal’s message and said he is doing everything in his power to make Masvidal’s request come to fruition. He also called Masvidal vs. Diaz “one of the biggest and most electrifying fights in UFC history.”
As you probably know by now, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will be fighting for a unique prize in the headliner at UFC 244 - a newly-created BMF title. UFC president Dana White says it’s a one-time thing and the belt won’t be defended, but it is still working as intended - to bring more attention to the event and a bout we all want to see anyway.
The fight announcement has sparked wide-ranking interest, and one of the biggest celebrities on earth is hoping to be in attendance. Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, posted a comment on the UFC’s Instagram about the bout saying that he “will do all he can to be there for this one”. To that point, Masvidal tweeted the Rock directly with a unique request:
Johnson has strong roots in Miami, spending part of his childhood there and attending the University of Miami to play football. So that’s the 305 connection Masvidal is referencing.
If the UFC could make that work, it would add even more of a draw to the November 2nd event in Madison Square Garden in New York.
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