‘This Guy Doesn’t Want to Entertain It’- Jorge Masvidal Addresses Conor McGregor Fight Talks; Questions McGregor’s Motivation

Posted on by Matt James

UFC stars Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor have been circling each other for a meaningful period of time. However, no news of a fight between them has ever made the headlines. Given their star power in the sport, a McGregor-Masvidal match-up would pull in massive numbers at the box office and it’s no surprise that fans are keen to see this fight happen.

However, Masvidal went on record recently, saying that Conor McGregor is simply not interested in taking the fight. ‘Gamebred’ expected the Irishman to come out and expect his challenge, however, Masvidal believes McGregor doesn’t like the match-up stylistically

“No, Conor doesn’t want the fight,” Masvidal told MMA Fighting. “If he did he’d post something, he’d say something. He’d probably just insult my mom or some relative of mine or my nation where I come from. He’ll say something like that but he won’t say anything about a fight or a fight date. So the Conor thing, he just wants it ‘I hope it goes away’ because he really doesn’t want to fight. He doesn’t mention [me] or say anything.”

“Obviously it’s maybe the biggest pay-per-view fight in history as far as the UFC goes. I think we’d shatter all numbers, all previous records. But for some reason this guy doesn’t want to entertain it.”

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Moreover, Jorge Masvidal said that making money in the fight game clearly isn’t Conor McGregor’s motivation anymore and he made a scathing comment about ‘Notorious’, accusing him of substance abuse being his only motivator.

“Money doesn’t entertain him no more, make him want to get out of his bed,” Masvidal said. “I think the only thing that makes him want to get out of bed is cocaine. That’s OK, every man has a free will. You do whatever you want. But don’t say you’re a fighter and don’t take cheap shots at me, especially the things that he’s been saying, talking about my legal problems and this and that.” [h/t mmafighting.com]

It remains to be seen if such disparaging comments are enough to illicit a response from one of the highest paid athletes in the world today.