While no location or fighters have been announced, the event will take place under the Unified Rules of MMA . just without gloves. Masvidal will be partnering with Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA for this project, and all fighters will be outfitted in AA’s Real Hasta La Muerte (Real Until Death) clothing label.
Masvidal’s manager Ibrahim Kawa explained to MMA Junkie how the collaboration came together.
“Anuel has a saying: ‘Real hasta la muerte,’ which basically means, ‘Real until I die,’” Kawa said. “That resonates with Jorge and the brand that Jorge is trying to make. We’re looking forward to a lot of blood, gore and finding the best fighters out there who are going to make it.”
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A welterweight bout featuring Santiago Ponzinibbio taking on Li Jingliang took place on the main card of today’s UFC Fight Island 7 event.
Ponzinibbio (27-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since November of 2018, where he had scored a sensational knockout victory over Neil Magny. The Argentinian standout is currently riding a seven-fight win streak, which includes victories over Mike Perry, Gunnar Nelson and Court McGee.
Meanwhile, Li Jingliang (17-6 MMA) was looking to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Neil Magny when he took to the Octagon this evening. The Chinese standout had gone 3-1 over his past four fights, which included two victories by way of TKO.