Overview
- Masvidal, in a Friday podcast rant, hurled insults at Sonnen and challenged him to a bare-knuckle MMA bout under his Gamebred banner, offering to pay and to move up to heavyweight.
- He said he never claimed an official slot on the UFC’s proposed White House card, describing early interest that cooled after a date change and other requests.
- UFC chief Dana White has said talks with Masvidal’s team are active, yet no bout or return date has been announced.
- Sonnen had accused Masvidal of lying to grab headlines, which Masvidal answered by citing Sonnen’s 2010 positive test for elevated testosterone after the first Anderson Silva fight.
- Gamebred FC plans 2026 tournaments with $500,000 prizes and events in the Dominican Republic and Miami, creating an alternate stage if UFC negotiations stall while Sonnen has not publicly accepted the callout.