Story byJesse HollandTue, January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC·1 min readJorge Masvidal claims “dialogue has been opened” regarding a Conor McGregor fight at UFC White House. Just don’t call it an “ultimatum.”Masvidal has tried to score a “Notorious” payday in the past, but UFC CEO, Dana White, insists McGregor is “too small” for the welterweight veteran. After all, it’s not fair to keep asking the former two-division champ to fight dangerous opponents “three times his size.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRegardless, bookies have already set odds for the proposed matchup, with McGregor, 37, opening as a slight betting favorite at -145. That’s according to the number crunchers at BetOnline. ag, who pegged the 41 year-old Masvidal as the +125 underdog. Neither fighter has seen the win column in over six years and are a combined 1-7 dating back to late 2019. And that doesn’t include their respective losses to Johnny Law.“Conor McGregor vs.