Jorge Masvidal Comes Clean on Missed TUF Opportunity After “Sudden” Rescheduling: “I Was Definitely Hoping to…”

Looking for his first win in over two years, UFC star Jorge Masvidal will face Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 before the home crowd in Miami. While the welterweight is struggling to steer his fighting career to winning ways, his ability to draw PPVs remains unaffected. The UFC also once wanted to bank on the popularity of the ‘Gamebred’ when they approached him to coach on TUF. However, the plans got shelved for reasons unknown, and the fighter still yearns for the missed opportunity. The flashbacks of the missed opportunity came into prominence after UFC president Dana White announced the 31st season of TUF, which marks the much-awaited return of Conor McGregor.

In a conversation with Ariel Helwani on the latest segment of The MMA Hour, the fighter discussed the Gamebred 4 boxing event. Additionally, he talked about UFC 287, and the recent announcement involving Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. Talking about the same, he revealed he was offered an opportunity to host the same against his rival, Kamaru Usman.

Jorge Masvidal reveals the only time UFC considered him to coach TUF

The 38-year-old fighter mentioned the UFC approached him with the opportunity for a second fight against ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’. He further disclosed that the filming would have started in September 2020.

Thus, the Miami-born said, “And it was gonna be in like we’re gonna start filming like September or something like that. And then all of a sudden they call like six weeks later, and they’re like, ‘hey never mind uh we need you to fight in April’.”

“That’s when I fought Usman in Jacksonville and they completely like switched it up, the time, the date, everything. So that’s the only time they’ve really considered for me to coach Ultimate Fighter,” the American Top Team product later on added.

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This prompted the famed MMA journalist to enquire whether the 35-16 record holder was open to the opportunity.

Masvidal revealed his intentions to coach TUF

The fan-favorite fighter replied, “Definitely. I was definitely hoping to.”

Following this, Masvidal claimed he understood the game well. In addition, he announced, “I’m here to sell pay-per-views, and being on The Ultimate Fighter helps you. The name. It’s a huge platform to sell pay-per-views and I’m all about that.”

Notably, Jorge Masvidal‘s last outing in Octagon resulted in a loss as fought Colby Covington at UFC 272. Currently, he is on a 3-loss streak.

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