Nine months after colliding on short notice, Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal meet for a second time with the welterweight title once again hanging in the balance, only this time, both the champion and challenger have had ample time to prepare.
Usman earned his third successful title defense earlier this year, steadying himself after getting wobbled early to secure a third-round stoppage win over his former teammate and training partner Gilbert Burns. Now a perfect 13-0 in the UFC — three back of tying Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive victories inside the Octagon — “The Nigerian Nightmare” sought out this second meeting with Masvidal in hopes of silencing his talkative rival once and for all.