During a recent interview with MMA junkiethe former welterweight contender hinted at a big fight announcement. Coincidentally, rumors of a fight between him and McGregor have been circulating on social media in recent days, so the timing is hard to ignore.
When asked specifically about the fight against McGregor at the Whitehouse, he was noticeably coy.
Will Jorge Masvidal fight Conor McGregor at the UFC White House event?
“Some of it is like getting into level five, so I can’t really say much, but I’m training for something big,” Masvidal said. “…You never know, right? Give them what they want, not what they expect. I can say it’s big news. I have some fight news coming soon, and it’s very big news.
“I can’t deny or confirm that at the moment, but hopefully soon,” he added. “…Maybe ten days, something like that, I should have more confirmation.”
Masvidal went on to call himself Donald Trump’s “favorite fighter.” While he is not the only fighter to make this claim, he does have a relationship with the president and has fought for him before. So it would make sense for him to join the UFC White House card on those grounds.
However, Masvidal hasn’t played for the UFC since suffering his fourth straight loss in 2023. Since then, he has only competed once, losing a boxing match to Nate Diaz. So even though he has a relationship with Trump, he would have to be fired by the promotion to participate in the June 14 White House event. That seems a bit unlikely after so many losses.
McGregor has since retired from fighting. His last fight was in 2021, when he suffered a loss to Dustin Poirier and left the cage with a broken leg.
For much of the next few years, he was linked to a fight with Michael Chandler, but UFC boss Dana White recently put a stop to that plan. White also seemed to dismiss the possibility of McGregor fighting in the White House, but these comments from Masvidal are certainly interesting.
Do you think we’ll get Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal at UFC White House?
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