Fresh off 'Cowboy' win, Jorge Masvidal getting punny with calls for top-ranked opponents

It’s hard to get noticed, and it’s even hard to stay noticed as a UFC welterweight contender. So Jorge Masvidal is making the most of it – with some MMA-inspired puns.

In this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 23 co-headliner, Jorge Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC) scored a second-round TKO win over former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone (32-8 MMA, 19-5 UFC), who was undefeated as a UFC welterweight (4-0) before the network-televised bout at Denver’s Pepsi Center.

With the victory, Masvidal went from unranked to No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, and he’s looking for more big-name opponents.

“Gamebred” is now on a three-fight winning streak, and after UFC on FOX 23, the 32-year-old called out UFC President Dana White and issued a $200,000 challenge to the UFC boss, daring him to find someone who can beat him.

He’s kept up that campaign on Twitter.

First, it was a punny recap of his recent accomplishments (via Twitter):

There was a reply to current 170-pound champ Tyron Woodley (via Twitter):

There was a call for a red-bottom fight rather than a red-panty night (via Twitter):

And there was a call for top-five opponents (via Twitter):

So, what’s likely next? The Strikeforce vet currently awaits his next assignment, but White recently mentioned some intriguing possibilities. With vet Nick Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) going “radio silent” on the UFC boss, White said ex-champ Robbie Lawler (27-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) or challenger-in-waiting Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) could be options. Additionally, in our Sean Shelby’s Shoes matchmaker column for UFC on FOX 23, we proposed the idea of former Strikeforce titleholder Tarec Saffiedine (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC).

“The bigger the fight, the better,” is what Masvidal offered after UFC on FOX 23.

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