Issue 107
November 2013
Fighting your teammates is a taboo subject in MMA, so FO stages its own three-round, 15-question face-off. American Top Team training pals Jorge Masvidal and Shawn Jordan extended their sparring to the pages of FO.
Round 1: AROUND THE OCTAGON
What age did you start training?
Masvidal: “I did some type of karate at eight or nine years old.”
Jordan: “I only started training properly two years ago.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
Masvidal: “Under a minute?” (0:56, Crazy Horse Fights, 2007)
Jordan: “Two 19-second knockouts against Doug Williams and Kendrick Watkins.”
Favorite move to end a fight?
Masvidal: “Probably a left hook to the body.”
Jordan: “It doesn’t matter to me as long as I win (laughs).”
Toughest opponent faced?
Masvidal: “I have no idea.”
Jordan: “I’d say whoever my next opponent is.”
‘Fight of the Night’ or early TKO?
Masvidal: “TKO definitely.”
Jordan: “We don’t get paid by the second, so I’ll take an early TKO.”
10-10 – There’s nothing between these two early on
Round 2: PERSONAL LIFE
What car do you drive?
Masvidal: “A Cadillac CTS.”
Jordan: “My primary vehicle is a 2005 F250 King Ranch.”
Favorite luxury item?
Masvidal: “I’d say women. I don’t have a girlfriend, I’m single like a dollar bill.”
Jordan: “I have a jet ski. That’s pretty cool (laughs).”
Do you have any pets?
Masvidal: “I had two pit bulls. One just passed away and the other lives with my mom.”
Jordan: “I’ve got three dogs, two pit bulls and a boxer.”
What's your favourite meal?
Masvidal: “Chinese fried rice with chicken wings and honey chicken in General Tsao.”
Jordan: “Anything that involves eggs and ground meat. I’m all about that.”
Who's your ideal woman?
Masvidal: “She’s got to have a big ass, man. Little waist, big legs, a tan, big lips, etc.”
Jordan: “Blonde hair, blue eyes, professional soccer player. Someone like that.”
10-10 – Still level pegging and going at it blow for blow
Round 3: HAVE YOU EVER. . .
…stolen anything from a hotel?
Masvidal: “Plenty of times. Towels, and some friends took a couple of TVs once.”
Jordan: “No (laughs).”
…had a crush on a friend’s mother?
Masvidal: “A crush? No. But acquaintances’ mothers I’ve scored touchdowns on.”
Jordan: “No.”
… been caught with porn?
Masvidal: “All the time (laughs)! Chicks who have lived with me have caught me plenty.”
Jordan: “Yeah, absolutely. I kind of live on the wild side (laughs).”
…made your own booze?
Masvidal: “I tried once and it was horrible. My dad showed me how they did it in prison.”
Jordan: “No, but it’s something I really want to learn.”
... considered taking a bullet for someone?
Masvidal: “Yeah, there are a couple of people I’d take a bullet for in a heartbeat.”
Jordan: “Yeah. I’ve got a bit of extra meat to take it (laughs).”
10-9 – Mother-loving Masvidal dominates the final round
30/29 - The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Masvidal takes down his heavyweight teammate.
