Jorge Masvidal To Face Shara Magomedov In A Grappling Match

The three-year MMA wait is over for former BMF Champion Jorge Masvidal, who is slated to headline a submission-only grappling match against Shara Magomedov on March 11 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The encounter marks a pivot for Masvidal, whose last competitive appearance was a 10-round boxing loss via a majority decision to Nate Diaz in July 2024. While Masvidal hasn’t stepped into the Octagon since his defeat to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 in April 2023, he is facing a dangerous specialist.

Magomedov enters the bout with fresh grappling momentum. In December 2025, he made his promotional debut for Hype FC, battling to a draw against the top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan.

Despite the detour into grappling with Hype FC, “Gamebred” has not closed the door on a UFC return. Masvidal has mentioned a desire to secure a spot on the UFC White House event scheduled for June 14. Gamebread recently suggested that he wants a trilogy against Nate Diaz.

Masvidal’s Aim

“If they call me up today or tomorrow, I’ll pretty much drop everything to be in that White House, because it’s a different moment in time and I think it will never happen again. It will just be cool to [have] another notch but I don’t know what’s going to happen. We haven’t really received too much word.

“I know I’m coming back. Let’s say in the fall. I don’t know if it’s the White House or it’s a big boxing event — massive, like one of the year’s bigger boxing events. When it gets announced, it’ll break the internet. We haven’t got the word, we haven’t finalized the contract but we’re almost there.

I beat the brakes off that boy in California. Threw more shots, landed more shots. Threw more power shots, landed more power shots. I don’t know what category this guy won in other than this freaking fight took place in California, with scumbag [Gavin]Newsom over there because everything is corrupt over there,” Masvidal said

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