K. Usman poses with his welterweight belt. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @usman84kg
Although he still doesn't have a date to return to the octagon, Kamaru Usman he already has a certain opponent for his next UFC commitment. Depending on the current welterweight champion (up to 77kg), Jorge masvidal will be your opponent in your second belt defense.
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“We are 100%. This is the guy. I've repeated this a few times: Anything you say about me, to me, can and will be used against you, and he just crossed that line. That's the fight I want. This is the fight that makes sense. This is the next victim”, said the Nigerian in an interview with 'ESPN'.
Kamaru and Masvidal started promoting the fight even before any confirmation from Ultimate. After UFC 245, when the champion knocked out Colby covington, the combatants began to exchange barbs on social media, in interviews and almost came to blows at an NFL (National Football League) event.
“He definitely won a date with me. He has a golden ticket with his name on it. That’s the next guy I’m going to step into the octagon and put my hands on,” he concluded.
Masvidal gained great notoriety in Ultimate after three great performances in 2019. In one of them, the fighter even won a symbolic belt from the company of 'Mais Casca-Grossa', when he defeated Nate diaz, UFC 244, in November.
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