With Loss at UFC 287, Jorge Masvidal Admits ‘This Could Be the Last One’

The stakes will be high for Jorge Masvidal when he faces Gilbert Burns in the UFC 287 co-main event.

With a win, “Gamebred” could be right back in the welterweight title picture — especially given his history with current champion Leon Edwards. A loss, however, could send Masvidal down a completely different path.

“This could be the last one,” Masvidal said on the UFC 287 “Countdown” show. “If I lose, I’m pretty much calling it quits. But a win against Gilbert means that things are headed in the right direction. So if I roll the dice and I do everything right, I’m going for it all. For one title, or many titles.”

Masvidal will be making his first Octagon appearance since dropping a unanimous decision to Colby Covington at UFC 272 in March 2022. Since then, Masvidal’s most significant activity was attacking Covington outside a Miami restaurant shortly after their bout. Masvidal has pleaded not guilty to single counts of aggravated battery and criminal mischief and is awaiting trial in May — though it remains possible that a settlement could be reached before then.

As for his MMA career, the 51-bout veteran hasn’t won a fight since November 2019, when he bested Nate Diaz at UFC 244 to capture the “BMF” title. That was part of a star-making campaign that included quick finishes of Ben Askren and Darren Till. Since then, Masvidal has twice fallen to Kamaru Usman in 170-pound title bouts before the aforementioned setback against Covington, who is currently tabbed as the division’s No. 1 contender.

While his future remains uncertain, Masvidal is confident that he is primed for a vintage performance against Burns at UFC 287 on Saturday night.

“I think I’m at my best right now,” Masvidal said. “My mental, my physical, now I’ve got to go out there and prove it. I’ve got my back up against the wall but I get to start my resurrection here in Miami, Dade County, the city that birthed me, that made me, that molded me, so I’m more than excited. April 8, I give it all I got and I win we keep rolling that dice until we get that f—-ing belt. Let’s go.”