UFC star Jorge Masvidal reveals split from First Round Management, now managing himself
Jorge Masvidal is no longer represented by First Round Management.
The UFC star has confirmed that he’s split from his long-time management company and is now a free agent in the managing world. Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) revealed the news to Ariel Helwani on Monday following an initial report by MMA Mania.
Masvidal said there was some sort of falling out, but didn’t want to get into the exact details, as there may be a legal aspect to the separation.
“100 percent split with them,” Masvidal said. “You know, my momma always said, ‘Babe, if you have nothing good to say, don’t say nothing at all.’ So right now we’re going through some turmoil, litigation, that it’s not fair. I’m not going to talk about this or that right now, just we’re still going through it. At the end of this chapter, when all these things get done, I’ll have an exact report on that. We’re going through court and I don’t want to talk about anything right now, anything more than what I just said.
“We’re not in the greatest of terms, I’ll tell you that. I have no ill will towards them. I don’t owe them any money. They don’t owe me any money, but there’s other things that have affected the relationship severely. That they could fix, that they could’ve fixed by now, but they haven’t, so I’m just waiting for these things to get resolved.”
Masvidal, who’s scheduled to return to action on April 8 at UFC 287 against Gilbert Burns, said he’s currently representing himself. He’s not closed to working with future management companies, but as of now, he’ll remain solo.
“It’s basically me,” Masvidal said. “I’m working with a lot of managers, a lot of companies. There’s a lot of great managers out there. And that’s another thing, this is no secret. I’ll say this because everybody knows that FRM doesn’t have the best relations or any relations with any other managers, a lot of sponsors, and things like that.
“They have their own way of doing stuff and it doesn’t appeal to a lot of people. There was a lot of people that I wasn’t talking because they have beef with them. I’m talking to everybody right now. Every week someone is trying to pitch me to go to lunch or some f*cking movie script this, sponsorship there. Ok, one day closed, but 2,000 windows opened. I’m managing myself.
Mavidal later added,
“I really don’t feel that I need (help) in that direct aspect of talking to the UFC, I can do all of that now. I just have to put somebody in place to do this or that. And I’m talking to some great agencies for that. Something can come off of it. I just became a free agent months ago.”