Kamaru Usman defends the UFC welterweight championship this Saturday against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261.
This marks the fourth title defense for Usman (18-1), who has already defeated Colby Covington, Masvidal and Gilbert Burns during his reign as champ. The first meeting with Masvidal took place last July, with Masvidal a late fill-in for Burns, who could not fight after testing positive for COVID-19. Masvidal (35-14) accepted the fight on six days’ notice, and while he added a considerable amount of excitement to the pay per view, he was no match for Usman in the cage.
Masvidal has vowed that, following a full training camp, the outcome will be different.