Jorge Masvidal has unleashed a fiery response after Chael Sonnen accused him of lying about being in negotiations for a UFC return.
Masvidal recently stated he was back in talks with the UFC and had been offered a major fight, including initial discussions about a potential bout on a White House card before the date changed and the promotion moved on to another offer. Sonnen later claimed on his YouTube channel that Masvidal was “trying to get headlines.”
Masvidal answered with an extended, profanity-laced rant aimed at Sonnen and firmly denied fabricating anything about negotiations. “I never said I’m ‘officially’ fighting at the White House, you f—king lying piece of s—t. There was a lot of interest in that fight, at first, and there was a big chance I’d be on that card,” Masvidal said, adding, “They asked me for a few things, and then the date changed … not contradicting anything, it’s called ‘Rolling with the punches’. Now, the UFC has offered me something else … every time he mentions my name, his 17 fans tune in.”
Masvidal also took aim at Sonnen’s fighting career and history, saying, “I can’t take this guy seriously. The only serious thing this guy did was fighting Anderson Silva, lost, got triangle tapped, and he was on seven different PEDs. Dude, you can never talk to me. I’ve never had a positive exam for steroids in my life, shut the f—k up, Chael, you’re talking to a real fighter.”
Amid the back-and-forth, Masvidal offered to fight Sonnen in his bare knuckle MMA promotion, Gamebred FC.
