The deal is done. The UFC has agreed to a deal with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (16-1) and Jorge Masvidal (35-13) for next week’s UFC card on Yas Island. UFC‘s first Fight Island card is going to be headlined by the fight that was talked about all year long. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani has been on this story from the beginning.
Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal have agreed to fight in Saturday's UFC 251, sources told @arielhelwani. https://t.co/oNgJXdcxSG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 5, 2020
How did we get here for UFC 251
Jorge Masvidal won the UFC‘s Male Fighter of the Year award in 2019 after three impressive wins.