Jorge Masvidal says UFC won’t let him fight Conor McGregor – ‘they don’t want a murder charge’
- ‘I don’t want to go to jail for killing nobody,’ says ‘Gamebred’
- ‘The president said we can’t compete because I’m too much man. He’s not going to allow that to happen’
Jorge Masvidal has said UFC president Dana White will not let him face Conor McGregor inside the Octagon.
In an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up on Thursday, “Gamebred” said White was worried that Masvidal would seriously injure “The Notorious”.
Former featherweight and lightweight champion McGregor looks set for a return at the end of 2019, or early 2020, but don’t count on him challenging Masvidal for the “BMF” title belt if Masvidal beats Nate Diaz.
“That fight, the president deemed it not good because they don’t want, like, a murder charge on us, so they’re not going to allow that to happen,” the Cuban-American told ESPN.
“The president himself already said it, so I mean, I don’t want to go to jail for killing nobody. That’s not what I want to do. I’m here to compete and beat people up, you know?