UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal continues to call out Neil Magny because he wants to 'break his face'

Since the day after his upset of Donald Cerrone at UFC on FOX 23 in January, Jorge Masvidal has been naming Neil Magny as someone he’d like to fight next. Nearly a month later, nothing has changed.

Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC) earned arguably the biggest victory of his MMA career at UFC on FOX 23 when he battered Cerrone to a second-round TKO for his third consecutive octagon victory. He made it clear immediately afterward that he wanted another top welterweight, but to this point he’s had no luck.

UFC President Dana White has teased matchups between Masvidal and the likes of Robbie Lawler, Demian Maia and Nick Diaz, however, nothing on that front has materialized. Now it appears Magny (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) has landed a place at the top of Masvidal’s hit list (via Twitter).

Masvidal, No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, has turned a corner for the better in his career since he decided to move back up to 170 pounds in July 2015. He’s won four of six fights, with the lone losses coming in the form of debatable split decisions to Benson Henderson and Lorenz Larkin.

No. 10-ranked Magny is coming off a marquee win of his own against former UFC champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 207 in December. His only losses in recent years have come against the elite in Larkin and Maia, and for him a matchup with Masvidal would represent a chance to move further up the divisional pecking order.

But with Masvidal, 32, holding the higher ranking next to his name, it begs the question why he’s targeting Magny and not holding out for a fight against a fighter ranked higher than him. Masvidal was asked that question directly by a fan on social media, and while the response was simple, it boils down to him wanting to inflict punishment on another member of his weight class.

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