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Jorge Masvidal is sick and tired of the same old trash talk from just about everyone these days. He doesn’t mind bad blood, but if it isn’t coming from a genuine place, what’s the point? Via MMAJunkie.com:

I could talk if I wanted to, but what am I going to say? ‘Oh, you’re a punk,’ and then he calls my mom names? It’s (expletive) childish. I get it – the 17-year-olds are (expletive) eating this (expletive) up, and maybe a little bit older than that – maybe some people never got out of high school. But if it’s not like a genuine dislike between two people, and it’s not creative, either, where it’s just that annoying (expletive)-talk – ‘You’re an idiot.’ ‘Well, you’re stupid.’ – it’s (expletive) so stupid, man.

The thing is, Masvidal is a long-time friend and training partner of one of the worst and most egregious trash talkers in mixed martial arts (MMA), Colby Covington. Masvidal doesn’t want to single out “Chaos,” but when asked how he reconciles his stance with Covington’s over-the-top antics, he had to admit it’s not his thing.

Colby’s a particular case because we’ve been friends for a long time. I’ve known him six years, plus. So it’s more than just teammates – we’re good friends, and he’s doing his thing. Am I a fan of that? I mean, whatever – it’s not really what I care for. Everybody’s doing it. It’s not just Colby. I don’t want to just pick on Colby. Everybody’s doing it. Can you get mad at Colby because he wants to put extra money in his pocket? No. But, when you think about it, everybody’s going to be doing it? What the (expletive), man? Nobody has a little bit of personality? Nobody’s like, ‘I’m going to be myself today; I’m not gonna insult your mom.’ It’s corny, and it’s only going to get worse. We’re seeing it more and more. And I know you guys do it because the clickbait works so well and the fans eat it up.

Masvidal faces Darren Till in the main event of UFC: “London” on Saturday night (March 16, 2019), only on ESPN+. Here’s something closer to his idea of what pre-fight talk should look like:

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