Jorge Masvidal recently took a shot at Conor McGregor after the latter\u2019s abandoned political aspirations came to light. McGregor, for the last little while, had professed his desire to run for president of Ireland. He had received support from Elon Musk as well as tacit acknowledgments from Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson. Alas, \u2018The Notorious\u2019 would announce on social media that he would no longer be running for political office. With the election to come next month, McGregor did not receive the required nominations to run.<\/p>\n
Taking to his personal social media to take his name out of the running for the Irish presidency, McGregor stated,<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing careful reflection, and after consulting with my family, I am withdrawing my candidacy from this presidential race. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one at this moment in time.\u201d<\/p>\n
A former BMF champion and multi-time UFC welterweight title challenger did not stay silent on this matter as Masvidal worked in a crack at McGregor\u2019s fighting career and political aspirations online. In a screenshotted comment from his Instagram account, which has been obtained by media outlets<\/a>, Masvidal said,<\/p>\n \u201cFight style and campaign trail the same pull out\u201d<\/p>\n Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal are both eyeing the UFC White House card<\/p>\n While Jorge Masvidal<\/a> and Conor McGregor clearly are not on great terms with one another, the commonality between the two is their desire to compete at the 2026 UFC card at the White House. With rumblings of that White House event transpiring in June next year, many of mixed martial arts\u2019 biggest stars are vying for spots on the card<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conor McGregor spoke to TMZ about this planned event to mark the United States\u2019 250th birthday. When touching on his desired in-cage return for Summer 2026, McGregor said,<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy that it\u2019s June. It was on in July, now it\u2019s a month earlier. Even better! Bring it to April, why not? Let\u2019s celebrate the birthday early. I celebrate my birthday months in advance. That\u2019s a definitely [I\u2019m fighting at the White House]. For sure. That\u2019s my event. That\u2019s my event for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n For Jorge Masvidal, in terms of his sentiment with competing on the UFC\u2019s White House card in the next calendar year, Masvidal quipped [via CasinoHawks<\/a>],<\/p>\n \u201cLeon Edwards needs to fight me. That\u2019s what he should do. I should fight Leon, boom, and seal that chapter. I\u2019m still interested in that. If Leon\u2019s interested in that we can make that happen tomorrow. I don\u2019t think Leon wants it for some reason. He\u2019s a little worried. A little gun-shy. He knows that we\u2019re gonna stand there and bang. And it\u2019s not gonna work out well for him and he cannot outwrestle me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n