{"id":624702,"date":"2026-04-24T03:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/624702\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:23:12","slug":"jorge-masvidal-unleashes-on-chael-sonnen-after-hall-of-famer-accuses-him-of-lying-about-planned-ufc-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/624702\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal unleashes on Chael Sonnen after Hall of Famer accuses him of &#8216;lying&#8217; about planned UFC return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Masvidal and Chael Sonnen have reignited their long-standing feud over the former BMF champ\u2019s planned comeback.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been more than three years since Jorge Masvidal announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts following a loss at UFC 287. After a legendary career that included his BMF title win over Nate Diaz, Masvidal turned his attention towards fight promotion.<\/p>\n<p>But Masvidal envisions a return to the Octagon later this year, and was briefly linked to a potential return at the White House. UFC CEO Dana White recently confirmed that Masvidal and his team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-brutally-shuts-down-jorge-masvidal-conor-mcgregor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">are in active talks<\/a> to book the legend\u2019s return to the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>After Masvidal initially teased a fight with Conor McGregor at UFC Freedom 250, he wasn\u2019t selected for the unprecedented card, despite his close relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. One of Masvidal\u2019s longtime critics, UFC Hall of Famer Chael Sonnen, has questions for the inaugural BMF champ.<\/p>\n<p>Chael Sonnen questioned Jorge Masvidal\u2019s past flip-flop on fighting at the White House<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tD7LuW3dNZA?si=QoqnfspJTA8mgrys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> channel, Sonnen weighed in on Masvidal\u2019s recent remarks about his planned Octagon return.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no problem with Masvidal lying, trying to get headlines. As a matter of fact, I support it,\u201d Sonnen said of Masvidal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want to contradict your own lie; that\u2019s where the problem comes. If you\u2019re lying to get headlines, you\u2019re not a liar, you\u2019re a performer, and you\u2019re entertaining\u2026but you have to keep track of your story. Masvidal has been workshopping a story that \u2018I\u2019m back in the pool, under contract, fighting in the UFC, and got something massive coming up\u2019. Flirted and danced, he was at the White House\u2026it\u2019s a work, there\u2019s no truth to it, and Masvidal is out of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for the story to come out, there\u2019s nobody that can contest his story,\u201d Sonnen continued. \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to bust his gimmick, run with it! Now, he\u2019s come out with the truth, and it contradicts the lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Masvidal slams \u2018lesbian\u2019 Chael Sonnen after accusing him of fabricating return<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for Masvidal to take notice of Sonnen\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of his <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1fLdGBJ43-o?si=Obcs3XTkBUv-gHwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Death Row MMA<\/a> podcast, Masvidal responded to Sonnen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor starters, this m********** has some nerve. He\u2019s transitioning into a woman and he\u2019s talking s*** to me? You lesbian a** m*********, and no disrespect to the lesbians, this m*********** needs to chill,\u201d Masvidal said of Sonnen. \u201cBecause now that he\u2019s a lesbian, he thinks I can\u2019t slap him? I\u2019ll still slap the s*** out of you, Chael, you lesbian in transition. Look at them f***** t*** and glasses he\u2019s wearing, he looks like one of my f***** aunts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t 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\u2019t talk to me. I\u2019ve never had a positive exam for steroids in my life, shut the f*** up, Chael, you\u2019re talking to a real fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never said I\u2019m \u2018officially\u2019 fighting at the White House, you f****** lying piece of s***. There was a lot of interest in that fight, at first, and there was a big chance I\u2019d be on that card,\u201d Masvidal continued. \u201cThey asked me for a few things, and then the date changed\u2026not contradicting anything, it\u2019s called \u2018Rolling with the punches\u2019. Now, the UFC has offered me something else\u2026every time he mentions my name, his 17 fans tune in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal went on to challenge Sonnen to a bare-knuckle fight in his promotion. As of this writing, Sonnen has yet to respond to Masvidal\u2019s offer.<\/p>\n<p>Would you want to see a Jorge Masvidal vs. Chael Sonnen bare-knuckle fight? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal and Chael Sonnen have reignited their long-standing feud over the former BMF champ\u2019s planned comeback. 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