bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Mathew Scott

There’s an air of menace Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal carries with him that pumps up PPV buys and puts bum on seats, a sense that even when the UFC welterweight is playing nice, things might soon turn nasty.
It was all on show again during Friday morning’s virtual media day in the lead up to UFC 251 and the 35-year-old Cuban-American’s moment of truth – Saturday’s shot at the belt currently held by Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (16-1).
The question had been innocuous enough – asking Masvidal (35-13) what he was like as a person outside the cage – and it began with a soft touch of sunshine.
“I’m not punching people in the face that are not pro fighters in real life,” smiled Masvidal of his life as an average Joe. “It’s not like I’m some kinda animal that’s just attacking people. If you don’t disrespect me, I won’t disrespect you. I gotta lot of love for every human being.”


Soon enough, though, things turned dark.
“It’s just in my sport there’s a lot of idiots and there’s only one way to deal with these idiots and these animals,” said Masvidal, as he smacked his right fist into his left palm, hard and loud.
Masvidal ‘out for himself’ after caving on fighter pay, says Usman
Masvidal’s rise from almost-retirement to the brink of a world title has lit up the UFC over the past 12 months and, if nothing else, provides a lesson in resilience, in having faith in the talent that your choice of god might give you.
By the end of 2017 he looked down and out after losing via unanimous decision to American Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (15-4-1) at UFC 217, making it a run of 0-2 and – on paper at least – hinting that Masvidal’s days as title contender may just have passed him by.
But Masvidal went away – for more than 12 months – and he did whatever it was that needed to be done. He came back, went 3-0, and here we are, looking to Abu Dhabi and that title shot.

“It’s amazing, it truly is,” he said of his rise back into contention. “I had a good year to myself to reset my mind, to get everything right together in my head, body, soul spirit and to come back and give it my all again. It’s just amazing that the world has taken notice this time.”
How could it not.
Masvidal returned in 2019 and went unbeaten – with three quite brutal finishes – as the buzz began to build, and the cameras (and the fans) fell in love with the one-time street fighter all over again.


A year ago today Jorge Masvidal delivered a first class ticket to the shadow realm to Ben Askren pic.twitter.com/gwElnX5aMu
 — Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 6, 2020

Masvidal’s five-second demolition of previously unbeaten American Ben “Funky” Askren (19-2) – the rush forward, the flying knee, the bone meeting bone, the knockout, and then a couple of extra “super necessary” punches to the face for good measure – made the man impossible to miss. From that moment on, the sense was a title shot was always going to come, and UFC boss Dana White gave the game away when doing what promoters do and cashing in on the hype with the staging, first, of the battle for the “BMF ” title against American Nate Diaz (20-12). The doctor brought an end to the punishment Masvidal was dishing out in that one.
That Masvidal has recently led the push for more pay for fighters has raised his stocks outside the cage, as much as it has among his fellow fighters. But – true to form – that goodwill has been put on ice when it comes to the 33-year-old Usman.
There’s been Twittering back and forth, accusations and insults – which has never been more part of the fight game than it is today. Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champ Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (16-2) summed it all up recently when the American explained that “part of the game is being an entertainer as well.”

But the sense with Masvidal – real or imagined – is that he does take things personally. Whether he uses that purely for focus and motivation, or holds it down deep, only the fighter truly knows. But it makes for headlines and high drama and Masvidal was amping things up a notch on Friday.
“It’s never personal, always business,” he started.
And then, again, the menace came.

“But Usman for a fact has crossed lines that no other competitor I’ve fought has talked about,” said Masvidal. “He’s doing a lot of things that are going to cause him to get hurt in a very violent way.”
Masvidal has been fighting since he was a kid, first out on the streets of Miami, then for sketchy videos and on to organised – and legal – competitions. He now has 16 years as a pro behind him – “I got more KOs than a lot of these guys have victories,” he said – and believes the fact he has seen and done it all means Usman can bring no surprises, even though that fighter has widely been touted as an all-time great.
“I just keep reminding myself no matter how cool this is, it is just a fight,” Masivdal has said as the media day began.

And then, again, the menace came.
“If the ref trips on the way to stopping me and I get a couple of extra, extra punches I don’t mind,” said Masvidal, when predicting he would finish the fight. “I’m going to go into fast forward speed and truly send this guy into another planet.”



UFC 251: Jorge Masvidal promises more ‘super necessary’ punishment as Kamaru Usman crosses the line

Jorge Masvidal punches Ben Askren as referee Jason Herzog stops the fight at T-Mobile Arena. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Jul 6, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Jorge Masvidal (red gloves) fights against Ben Askren (blue gloves) at T-Mobile Arena. Jorge Masvidal set a new record for the fastest knockout in UFC history with five seconds. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Jorge Masvidal, right, punches Nate Diaz during the second round of a welterweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 244 early Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. Masvidal won in the fourth round. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mixed Martial Arts - Ultimate Fighting Championship - UFC - Darren Till v Jorge Masvidal - O2 Arena, London, Britain - March 16, 2019 Darren Till receives medical attention after being knocked out by Jorge Masvidal REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Jorge Masvidal, left, kicks Nate Diaz during the first round of a welterweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 244 early Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. Masvidal stopped Diaz in the fourth round. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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‘It’s never personal, it’s always business,’ says Masvidal, but there’s a menace lurking within the man
‘Gamebred’ warns welterweight champ Usman ‘he’s doing a lot of things that are going to cause him to get hurt in a very violent way’



Jorge Masvidal says ‘it’s never personal, it’s always business,’ but there’s a menace lurking within the man, and he feels Kamaru Usman has ‘crossed the line’ at UFC 251.


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Jorge Masvidal

UFC 251: Jorge Masvidal promises more ‘super necessary’ punishment as Kamaru Usman crosses the line

‘It’s never personal, it’s always business,’ says Masvidal, but there’s a menace lurking within the man ‘Gamebred’ warns welterweight champ Usman ‘he’s doing a lot of things that are going to cause him to get hurt in a very violent way’

‘It’s never personal, it’s always business,’ says Masvidal, but there’s a menace lurking within the man

‘Gamebred’ warns welterweight champ Usman ‘he’s doing a lot of things that are going to cause him to get hurt in a very violent way’