Born to Fight

How a Street Fighter Living on the Edge Became "Gamebred" and Found Success

Jorge Masvidal

• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• eBook ISBN:
  9781668037973
• Year: 2024

In this inspiring rags-to-riches memoir, UFC star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal reveals how he went from a poor son of immigrants on the streets of Florida to one of the most successful athletes in the world, and how you can use the same principles to achieve success in your life.

When an older bully pushed the smaller Jorge Masvidal to the ground in second grade and tried to steal his bike, something snapped inside him. A “skinny kid with a big head,” Jorge grew up in a tough Miami neighborhood, raised by a single mom while his Cuban refugee father was in and out of jail. Jorge reacted in the only way he knew how: a flurry of punches and kicks fueled by red-hot rage that sent the bully to the ground.

Over the years, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal channeled rage into discipline and used his fists to go from feared street scrapper to one of the world’s greatest professional fighters. But his influence isn’t limited to the cage. Jorge channels his discipline and work ethic in every endeavor, getting involved in politics, social causes, and business. Now, in Born to Fight, Jorge brings his inspiring story to life and proves that every person has the capacity to reach their full potential and achieve the American Dream.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Chapter 1: Born to Fight
• Chapter 2: First Fights
• Chapter 3: My Father, My Savior
• Chapter 4: Street Fighting
• Chapter 5: “Gamebred”
• Chapter 6: Turning Losses into Lessons
• Chapter 7: Champion Mindset
• Chapter 8: Turning Points
• Chapter 9: American Top Team
• Chapter 10: Fighting for a Shot
• Chapter 11: Exatlón
• Chapter 12: Escape
• Chapter 13: The Resurrection
• Chapter 14: Five Seconds
• Chapter 15: BMF
• Chapter 16: Opportunity Knocks
• Chapter 17: Always Punch Back
• Chapter 18: Fighting for Truth
• Chapter 19: Homecoming
• Chapter 20: Legacy
• Photographs
• About the Author
• Copyright