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Colby Covington doesn’t see Jorge Masvidal walking out of his bout with Kamaru Usman unscathed. This Saturday night (July 11), Usman will put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Masvidal. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was…
Colby Covington doesn’t see Jorge Masvidal walking out of his bout with Kamaru Usman unscathed. This Saturday night (July 11), Usman will put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Masvidal. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was set to collide with Gilbert Burns but “Durinho” tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Masvidal has now stepped […]
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UFC 251 will go down from Yas Island otherwise known as ‘Fight Island this Saturday night (July 11). In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against late replacement opponent Jorge Masvidal. The co-main event will see Alexander Volkanovski make the first defence of his featherweight title against the man he dethroned […]
UFC 251 will go down from Yas Island otherwise known as ‘Fight Island this Saturday night (July 11). In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against late replacement opponent Jorge Masvidal. The co-main event will see Alexander Volkanovski make the first defence of his featherweight title against the man he dethroned at UFC 245, Max Holloway. Prior to that Petr Yan and Jose Aldo will duke it out for the bantamweight title which was recently made vacant by the now-retired Henry Cejudo.
Join LowKickMMA site manager and staff writer Ryan Galloway as they look ahead to the card breaking down all the big fights, offering their thoughts, opinions, and predictions.
What fight are you most excited about at UFC 251?
It’s Christmas in July for UFC fans as Jorge Masvidal has stepped up on short notice to anchor a massive UFC 251 main card against Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title…
It’s Christmas in July for UFC fans as Jorge Masvidal has stepped up on short notice to anchor a massive UFC 251 main card against Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title…
Jose Aldo feels better than ever at bantamweight as he looks to become a two-division champion this weekend. Aldo faces Petr Yan for the vacant bantamweight strap at UFC 251 which takes place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. It will be his second outing at 135 pounds after suffering a controversial split decision […]
Jose Aldo feels better than ever at bantamweight as he looks to become a two-division champion this weekend.
Aldo faces Petr Yan for the vacant bantamweight strap at UFC 251 which takes place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. It will be his second outing at 135 pounds after suffering a controversial split decision defeat to Marlon Moraes back in December which many observers felt he should have won.
Regardless, the former featherweight king will still get his shot at becoming champion in another division and it’s a prospect that has motivated him for a while.
“I always dreamed of winning a belt in another division, and after I reached the bantamweight category with no problems, that motivated me a lot,” Aldo said in a recent interview (via Sherdog). “I’ve been training really hard since January, once I was supposed to fight with [Henry] Cejudo. You won’t believe how well trained I am for this fight.”
Although there were concerns about him making the weight, Aldo was able to do it against Moraes and performed well on the night.
Recently, the Brazilian even claimed cutting down to 135 was easier than his previous cuts to 145 and believes he is stronger and faster than anyone else in the division. For him, it’s a result of adapting his body as well as personal changes to his life.
“I’m feeling better than ever,” Aldo said. “I adapted my body again and that changed my whole life for the better. And I’m talking not only about professional life but also my personal life. Today I’m a new Aldo who has a much better life. You can bet I’m much stronger and faster than anyone in that division in the UFC.”
However, he faces a tough task in Yan who is 6-0 since signing with the UFC. The pair notably trained together in the past and Aldo has nothing bad to say about him.
That said, he will always be looking for the knockout.
“He came to Nova União when I was going to fight against Frankie Edgar. Very young, very raw in the ground,” Aldo explained. “But he was welcomed as any other foreigner who came to help our camps. So I don’t see any reason for him to say bad things about me. I also went to Russia and he welcomed me there too. But that’s our job.
“We are both in a quest for a dream and when the Octagon door closes, we will do our best to beat each other. I studied a lot of his fights. I know what he does. I trained a lot of kickboxing for this fight, and all I can say is that you will see me looking for knockout all the time. And I’m not talking only about Yan, but anyone you put in front of me. It can be a K-1 champion or a wrestler. I’ll fight having fun, like WEC times, looking for the knock out all the time.”
Aldo doesn’t plan on retiring should he win the belt, either.
Turning 34 in September, he hopes to fight three more times after this weekend before retiring at the age of 35.
“I recovered my motivation and I’m not planning to stop soon,” he added. “Many fighters sign their contracts and believe they need more money after each win. That’s definitely not my case, I’m very happy with my contract renewal. After I beat Petr, I want to fight one more time this year and maybe next year make more two fights and finish my career at 35 years old. That’s how I’ve always dreamed about finishing my career in the UFC.”
What do you make of Aldo’s comments?
Max Holloway may have lost to Alex Volkanovski but he says it was “The Great” who asked for a rematch. Holloway will get a second crack at Volkanovski on Saturday night (July 11). Back in Dec. 2019, Holloway lost the UFC featherweight champ…
Max Holloway may have lost to Alex Volkanovski but he says it was “The Great” who asked for a rematch. Holloway will get a second crack at Volkanovski on Saturday night (July 11). Back in Dec. 2019, Holloway lost the UFC featherweight championship to Volkanovski via unanimous decision. The rematch will serve as UFC 251’s […]
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Kamaru Usman has no problem with his new change of opponent. Usman was originally set to face Gilbert Burns in the UFC 251 headliner taking place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. However, Burns pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19 and Jorge Masvidal has now stepped in on six days notice to save […]
Kamaru Usman has no problem with his new change of opponent.
Usman was originally set to face Gilbert Burns in the UFC 251 headliner taking place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.
However, Burns pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19 and Jorge Masvidal has now stepped in on six days notice to save the day. And for Usman, the only thing that changes is the urge to inflict more damage now that he’s facing a bitter rival as opposed to his former teammate in Burns.
“It’s just a minor change but at the end of the day, when you’re in training camp, the way that I train, you see no face,” Usman told TMZ. “I have to be ready. When I cross into that Octagon, I have to turn on ‘the Nigerian Nightmare’ and leave Kamaru Usman on the outside.
“And so, I see no face by the time I’m in there anyways. Now, it’s a little extra push to get in there and really do some damage. It didn’t make me no difference.”
Masvidal’s last outing was in November when he won the BMF title following his TKO win over Nate Diaz.
Usman has ridiculed the title repeatedly since, but given how much importance it seems to have been given in the MMA world, he plans on taking that home once he beats Masvidal.
“That’s my sh*t, absolutely,” Usman said when asked if the BMF title will be up for grabs in addition to the welterweight crown. “… After I go out there and beat his ass and ragdoll him, that sh*t is coming home with me so I can throw it in my closet.”
How do you see Usman vs. Masvidal playing out?