It's official. Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal will have the opportunity to settle their dispute this summer during International Fight Week. A fight announced by the Boss, Dana White,following the altercation that took place between the two men last week.
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Asked a few moments after this exchange of courtesies, the president of the UFC confirmed that Kamaru Usman will defend his title against Jorge Masvidal:
‘Yeah, people think because I’m a promoter that I love when that stuff happens, I’m like cha-ching. That’s not the chance, and when that stuff happens, it’s bad. We are here at the Superbowl, and you are acting like a neanderthal in the middle of this place. And for the regular people here, they are scared people get scared.’
‘You were probably scared, I know you were scared. When that kind of stuff happens, first of all, we are lucky the police didn’t get involved, and second of all, the commission gets involved. These two are going to fight in [Las] Vegas in July for 25 minutes, and they can do where ever they want to each other. They don’t need to it right here in the middle of Radio Row.’
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ vs ‘Gamebred’
It has been written. Jorge Masvidal's rebirth was bound to end with a fight for the title in his category. Now it’s official. At the age of 35, he got his first title shot among the elites following his three consecutive wins over Darren Till, Ben Askren, and more recently Nate Diaz. If he wins, he may well consider retiring from the sport or turning to the big-money superfights, such as one against Conor McGregor.
Kamaru Usman, meanwhile, will be looking to further solidify his position as the under 170 lb champion. After ripping the belt out of Tyron Woodley's hands after a 25-minute masterclass, the Nigerian Nightmare performed a TKO on Colby Covington in the fifth and final round of an epic fight. Now, for his second defence of the title, he will need to annihilate Jorge Masvidal's striking moves.
