Jorge Masvidal was born in Miami, Florida on November 12, 1984, to a Cuban father and a Peruvian mother, Mama Dukes and Jorge Masvidal Sr. In an interview, the boxer disclosed that when he was a child, his father fled Cuba on a homemade raft and ended up in the Virgin Islands.
His father was eventually imprisoned for manslaughter and drug trafficking for more than twenty years. From an early age, Jorge was active in street fighting, and multiple youtube videos show him defeating Kimbo Slice’s protégé “Ray.”
On September 24, 2021, the MMA fighter made his All Elite Wrestling debut with American Top Team at AEW Grand Slam, attacking Chris Jericho and Jake Hage. The media claimed on March 22, 2022, that Jorge had reportedly attacked UFC competitor Colby Covington. A day after the incident, he was arrested and charged with aggravated violence resulting in grave bodily injury and one count of criminal mischief.
