Jorge Masvidal claimed that Conor McGregor is 'losing his mind' because of a 'shortage of cocaine' in Ireland

• Jorge Masvidal is on the offensive in a war of words with fellow UFC star Conor McGregor.
• The Floridian fighter accused his rival of being a broken, bitter, old man.

Jorge Masvidal is on the offensive in a war with words with Conor McGregor, claiming this week that the fighter is "losing his mind" because of a "shortage of cocaine" in his native Ireland.

The welterweight UFC striker made the comment without evidence during an appearance on Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour, via MMA Fighting.

"I think he's a bitter old man, just staring at the TV all day," said Masvidal of McGregor.

The two MMA fighters have been linked to a match over the years, but the UFC boss Dana White has downplayed the notion by saying McGregor is too small — a comment that irritated the Irishman, White said.

Earlier this month, lightweight fighter McGregor tweeted and deleted a post on social media that claimed Masvidal chickened out of a bout.

Masvidal responded by saying "pipe down, little guy."

—Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) November 12, 2021

Masvidal elaborated on this further on The MMA Hour, referencing the broken leg McGregor suffered during his second successive stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier.

"He's gotten broken so many times that he can't put himself back together, as far as fighting goes. Go have a regular life bro, be a celebrity," he said.

Masvidal added: "This guy is going to end up snorting himself to death or something. I'm not worried about him, I'm just trying to get big checks and fight. You go to rehab motherfucker, and treat older people the right way.

"If not, when they sign us to fight, I'll teach you some respect."

Masvidal said there's still an opportunity for McGregor to book a fight with him, should he want to compete in the UFC when he returns to the Octagon in 2022.

"He could still get this paycheck," he said.

Attempting to explain McGregor's erratic social media behavior, in which he often tweets comments before deleting them later, Masvidal said: "I've heard there's been a shortage of cocaine in Ireland because of shipping problems that are happening all over the world.

"This guy must be losing his mind."

Masvidal didn't provide any evidence for his claims about McGregor.

Helwani, the host, simply replied: "Wow, oh my," before moving on.

Masvidal's manager doubts McGregor truly wants to fight

Masvidal's manager Malki Kawa, who founded First Round Management alongside his brother Abraham, said they would welcome a super fight but get the impression McGregor's never been interested.

Kawa told The MMA Hour that whenever McGregor tweets Masvidal, he gets on the phone to Hunter Campbell, the UFC chief business officer, to find out more.

The answer invariably, he claims, is that McGregor doesn't actually want the fight. It happens "every single time," Kawa said.

"It never fails. I don't know if it's real, or not real and I know they said they've tried to make that fight a couple times.

"Conor will not take it. You've heard Dana — Jorge is too big for him. That's the end of that story. If they wanted to make that fight, our end accepts, no matter what, we're all in."