Jorge Masvidal had two challenges ahead of him after he received an opportunity to step in for Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251.
The first was obvious: Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, and the devastating power the Nigerian native packs behind his punches, would be waiting for him on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
The second challenge, however, was much more immediate. Masvidal needed to cut weight from nearly 190 pounds to 170 pounds as fast as he possibly could. Amazingly, Gamebred made it happen.
"Twenty pounds in six days," Masvidal told MMAFighting's Alexander K.