LONDON – Veteran UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal will face onetime title challenger Darren Till on Saturday, and Ben Askren will be watching. Masvidal’s plan is to break Till (17-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN+ 5 headliner and get a title shot. But he’s also got a message for Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who controversially submitted his teammate Robbie Lawler (28-13 MMA, 13-7 UFC) at UFC 235 earlier this month and then mocked him online. “He’s a little groupie, man,” Masvidal (32-13 MMA, 9-6 UFC) told MMA Junkie in advance of his fight at The O2 in London. “He’s calling my name.
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Jorge Masvidal to Ben Askren: Give Robbie Lawler respect you owe – MMA Junkie