Former UFC Title Challenger Jorge Masvidal Announces He’s ‘Unretired’

Jorge Masvidal’s retirement from combat sports didn’t last long.

The former UFC welterweight contender announced that he is “unretired” on social media Monday night. Masvidal offered no further details beyond that brief statement.

Unretired

— Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) January 2, 2024

While it’s unclear where “Gambred” might compete, last year the Miami native indicated that he had interest in boxing. Masvidal made his professional boxing debut in 2005.

“No names right now,” Masvidal told ESPN this past October, “But I can tell you it’s early next year, and I can tell you somebody is going to get killed.”

Masvidal last fought in MMA at UFC 287, where he dropped a unanimous verdict to Gilbert Burns in April 2023. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the American Top Team standout, who rose to superstardom in 2019 after successive finishes of Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz. He officially announced his retirement after the loss to Burns.

"I love everybody here," Masvidal told the crowd in Miami then. “This is where I started my career. It's been a long 20 years, 50-some fights. Sometimes your favorite basketball player don't have that 3-pointer no more. Your favorite quarterback loses that rifle. I don't feel the same when I get in here no more. It's been 20 long years.”

Since then, Masvidal has been active as a promoter with his Gamebred FC organization. The 39-year-old also recently reached a plea deal to have felony charges dropped in relation to his attack on rival Colby Covington outside a Miami Steakhouse in 2022 after their bout at UFC 272.