Jorge Masvidal's secret weapons for UFC on FOX 11? His dad and Yoel Romero

Jorge Masvidal has every reason to believe opponent Pat Healy will give him exactly the type of fight he wants tonight at UFC on FOX 11.

A noted striker with proven durability and solid conditioning, Masvidal (25-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) loves to brawl, and he hates to chase. Tonight at Orlando, Fla.’s Amway Center in a FOX Sports 1-televised preliminary-card bout, he expects fellow lightweight Healy (31-17 MMA, 0-3 UFC) to do his part to make it a reality.

However, after a recent decision loss to Rustam Khabilov (which earned “Fight of the Night” honors) spoiled a three-fight winning streak, Masvidal knew he needed to make some changes. So he got a call from Dad, who pointed out an area of concern.

“One thing my dad kept pointing out to me, he goes, ‘When you first started, you focused so much on wrestling so you wouldn’t to get taken down and grinded out and this and that. But you haven’t really worked on your hands like you should be,’” Masvidal said.

The Strikeforce vet realized his dad was right, and ahead of tonight’s bout, he put in extra work at his American Top Team home to sharpen his standup. There, he said, one of his primary training partners was UFC on FOX 11 main-card fighter Yoel Romero, who takes on middleweight contender Brad Tavares.

To hear why Masvidal thinks Romero is such a training partner, as well his thoughts on an unfortunate end to his recent World Poker Tour run, check out the above video.

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