ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JULY 12: In this handout image provided by UFC, (R-L) Jorge Masvidal punches Kamaru Usman of Nigeria in their UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Jorge Masvidal has inked a new UFC deal.
Specifics of the pact were not disclosed, but his co-agent, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, noted that the contract extension would make Masvidal, 37, one of the five highest-paid UFC fighters. The agent added that deal was signed after about five months of negotiations.
“His contract pays him like a champion and then some,” Kawa said. “And the length of time will be that he will finish his career in the UFC.”
Masvidal, a nine-year UFC vet, beat Colby Covington in a highly anticipated matchup—they’re former best friends—at UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena. At the event’s media session, Masvidal said he’ll be receiving a sliver of the pay-per-view revenues, while Covington won’t.
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A pro fighter since 2003, Masvidal enjoyed a late-career resurgence in 2019 following defeats of Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz.
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