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Andrew McNicol

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal and promoter Ali Abdelaziz have taken aim at each other over who should be on the front cover of EA Sports’ UFC 4 game.
Abdelaziz, the CEO of Dominance MMA which manages fighters such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, tweeted a photo of a fan-designed game cover featuring lightweight champion Khabib (28-0) of Russia.


The caption read: “This should be the new cover. This man never lost. I know who will be on the new cover. One is good but another has a double digit losses. EA sports people sucks.”
While not a direct reference to Cuban-American Masvidal (35-13) or his fight record, the winner of the promotion’s one-off “BMF” belt responded with a dig of his own.

This should be the new cover
This man never lost
I know who will be on the new cover
One is good but another has a double digit loses
EA sports people sucks @TeamKhabib pic.twitter.com/9byCV9TcMY
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) June 20, 2020

“You should get off whoever’s d*** you are hating on now. You talk a lot. That’s an understatement you are a certified informant,” Masvidal said with a rat emoji.
The 35-year-old “Gamebred” Masvidal has been in a feud with the UFC and its president Dana White over fighter pay. White defended the promotion by revealing Masvidal had recently signed a new “seven-fight” deal. Masvidal has not fought since beating Nate Diaz via doctor’s stoppage at UFC 244 last November.

You should get off of whoever’s d**k you are hating on now. You talk a lot. That’s an understatement you are a certified informant
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) June 21, 2020

The 31-year-old Khabib, meanwhile, is likely to face Gaethje later this year after the latter won the interim lightweight title against Tony Ferguson in May. Khabib has not fought since beating Dustin Poirier via rear-naked choke in September last year.
The game cover in question is to be revealed at UFC 251: Usman vs Burns on July 11. Middleweight fighter Darren Till also took to social media to say “Khabib should be cover f*** these other guys.”
Other rumoured UFC 4 cover stars include women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, among others.


White said at the UFC Fight Night post-fight press conference on Saturday that British boxer and heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury “might be” in the new game.


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BMF winner Jorge Masvidal kicks Nate Diaz at their welterweight bout at UFC 244 in Brooklyn, New York in November 2019. Photo: AP

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Abdelaziz tweets fan photo of Khabib on front cover of new EA Sports game to be revealed at UFC 251
Masvidal calls the promoter a ‘certified informant’ in stern response



Jorge Masvidal calls Ali Abdelaziz a ‘certified informant’ after the promoter tweets a fan photo of Khabib Nurmagomedov on the front cover of EA Sports new UFC 4 game.


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UFC: Jorge Masvidal fumes after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager brings up ‘double digit losses’ in UFC 4 cover feud

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Abdelaziz tweets fan photo of Khabib on front cover of new EA Sports game to be revealed at UFC 251

Masvidal calls the promoter a ‘certified informant’ in stern response