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Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal is official. Usman was set to put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251 on July 11. Plans changed when Burns tested positive for COVID-19. This opened the door f…
Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal is official. Usman was set to put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251 on July 11. Plans changed when Burns tested positive for COVID-19. This opened the door for Masvidal to save the UFC 251 headliner. He will now […]
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It looks like UFC 251 has a new main event in Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported between Masvidal and the UFC began. Helwani noted that the camps of Usman and Masvidal were hopeful that a deal could be reached. Usman w…
It looks like UFC 251 has a new main event in Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported between Masvidal and the UFC began. Helwani noted that the camps of Usman and Masvidal were hopeful that a deal could be reached. Usman was scheduled for the UFC 251 card but hasn’t boarded a […]
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It looks like we may get a welterweight title fight at UFC 251 after all. Kamaru Usman was expected to defend his 170-pound title against Gilbert Burns in the event headliner taking place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. However, Burns had to pull out after testing positive for COVID-19. The likes of Colby […]
It looks like we may get a welterweight title fight at UFC 251 after all. Kamaru Usman was expected to defend his 170-pound title against Gilbert Burns in the event headliner taking place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.
However, Burns had to pull out after testing positive for COVID-19. The likes of Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal offered to step in, but it seemed as if the UFC was content with making the featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway as the new headliner.
Until now.
According to multiple reports (first reported by ESPN), negotiations are now underway to book a welterweight championship bout between Usman and Masvidal. Talks aren’t close to being finalized, but they are ongoing with both sides believing there is a path to making a fight come to fruition.
Might be time for the Pig to squeal
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) July 4, 2020
To make matters more interesting, Masvidal underwent a test for COVID-19 on Saturday as per his manager.
Jorge Masvidal is getting tested for COVID-19
(via @malkikawa) pic.twitter.com/qJaP42hA7n
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 4, 2020
This was originally the fight to make until negotiations went downhill on Masvidal’s side with “Gamebred” later getting embroiled in a public spat with the UFC over fighter pay. As a result, Burns was given the title shot.
It should be interesting to see if both parties can come to an agreement this time around. Of course, there are other hurdles such as the fact that Usman and Masvidal are still in the United States.
Hopefully, things turn out for the best and we keep a third title fight.
Do you think we’ll see Usman vs. Masvidal at UFC 251 next week?
Max Holloway trained as much as he possibly could amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Holloway will look to regain his featherweight title when he faces Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch in the new UFC 251 headliner on July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. Holloway Had No Training Partners However, he won’t be at his […]
Max Holloway trained as much as he possibly could amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Holloway will look to regain his featherweight title when he faces Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch in the new UFC 251 headliner on July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.
However, he won’t be at his optimum best.
That’s because of the restrictions he had to face due to Hawaii’s strict stay-at-home orders during the pandemic. That involved having to be coached through Zoom calls as well as no training partners to spar with in his fight camp.
In fact, “Blessed” only met his coaches in-person for the first time in months on Friday when they met up in Las Vegas before the UFC’s chartered flight took them to Abu Dhabi.
Despite the less than ideal camp, Holloway realized he was putting too much effort in previous camps and actually enjoyed having one without sparring.
“Everything we were doing was through Zoom,” Holloway told Ariel Helwani on Friday. “If you got caught at the gym because there was a lockdown and stuff, we could all get arrested. It was a little bit more of a sacrifice on my end. If I went there, they see my butt out there, they’ll be like, ‘yeah, let’s get this guy,’ make a point and put fear into other people. We did it smart, did what we could. I stayed home, did a bunch of training at home.
“… Solo [no training partners]. … No sparring at all. I actually kind of like it. First time not sparring. I was a big believer in sparring. … This camp actually opened my eyes like man, I don’t even have to spar that much even more. I’m at a point in my career where I know how to punch, I know how to kick, I know how to apply it so I sparred.”
"Wait a second… The first time you saw your coaches was at the airport?!"@BlessedMMA blew @arielhelwani's mind by explaining his Zoom training for #UFC251, which included no sparring
pic.twitter.com/LE4l6gSXS4
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 4, 2020
Volkanovski, however, isn’t buying it.
“To be quite honest, I don’t believe that,” the Aussie told ESPN. “That’s all s—. Whether he’s doing it to cover things on his end — I don’t want to accuse him of anything — but we had to get exemptions to train, so I couldn’t train until I got that done. So there was a lot that needed to happen for the government.
“Again, I’m not going to accuse him of anything, but I don’t believe that he hasn’t been training. I’m preparing for a fully prepared Max either way.”
Regardless, we will all get to see what the results of Holloway’s camp will be in a week.
What do you make of Holloway’s less than ideal fight camp?
Not many will be complaining about Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway headlining UFC 251. UFC 251 takes place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island and initially had three title fights headlined by the welterweight championship bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. However, it was revealed on Friday that Burns had tested positive for […]
Not many will be complaining about Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway headlining UFC 251.
UFC 251 takes place July 11 on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island and initially had three title fights headlined by the welterweight championship bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.
However, it was revealed on Friday that Burns had tested positive for COVID-19 and would no longer be competing on the card. Although the likes of Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal offered to step in, the featherweight title rematch between Volkanovski and Holloway — the original co-main event — will now headline the card.
Given the overall strength of the card, it wasn’t as big a blow as it may have been on another card.
And for some, the new main event should have been the headliner all along. Volkanovski and Holloway certainly feel that way.
“This was the real main event,” Volkanovski told ESPN. “A lot of people thought this was the main event, so it’s in its rightful place.”
“Nothing changes,” Holloway said. “I feel like we were already the main event.”
Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title for the first time when he meets Holloway in the new UFC 251 headliner. The Aussie dethroned “Blessed” when are outpointing him over five rounds at UFC 245 back in December.
What do you think of Volkanovski and Holloway headlining UFC 251?
Max Holloway will be headlining a UFC pay-per-view once again. Originally, Holloway was expected to be the co-main event on the stacked UFC 251 card where he was set to fight Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight title. It was a rematch of their UFC 2…
Max Holloway will be headlining a UFC pay-per-view once again. Originally, Holloway was expected to be the co-main event on the stacked UFC 251 card where he was set to fight Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight title. It was a rematch of their UFC 245 bout where it was Volkanovski who won by decision to […]
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