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Kamaru Usman blasts Jorge Masvidal for turning down fight at UFC 249; Masvidal fires back

Kamaru Usman wanted to save UFC 249, but he claims Jorge Masvidal had no interest in a short-notice title fight against him.

Following news that reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov may not be able to fight Tony Ferguson on April 18 due to travel restrictions in his home country of Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, numerous fighters have offered to step up to help fill the headline spot.

On Monday, Usman took to Instagram where he revealed that he spoke to UFC President Dana White last week about potentially taking a fight against Masvidal in order to give the promotion a viable main event if Nurmagomedov really was out.