The UFC debuted at its Fight Island with a stacked card featuring three title fights to end Saturday night’s action. And while only one new champion was crowned at UFC 251 , the bouts lived up to the hype and delivered some thrilling entertainment…
The UFC debuted at its Fight Island with a stacked card featuring three title fights to end Saturday night’s action. And while only one new champion was crowned at UFC 251 , the bouts lived up to the hype and delivered some thrilling entertainment…
From the early vantage point, UFC 251 , the promotion’s first event on Fight Island ( Yas Island in Abu Dhabi ) was touted as one of the best fight cards of 2020 thus far. It delivered on those lofty expectations…
From the early vantage point, UFC 251 , the promotion’s first event on Fight Island ( Yas Island in Abu Dhabi ) was touted as one of the best fight cards of 2020 thus far. It delivered on those lofty expectations…
Jorge Masvidal will do whatever it takes to get a rematch with Kamaru Usman. Masvidal stepped in on six days notice to challenge Usman for the welterweight title in the UFC 251 headliner on Saturday night. Despite a promising start from Masvidal, Usman eventually took him to his world as he dominated him for the […]
Jorge Masvidal will do whatever it takes to get a rematch with Kamaru Usman.
Masvidal stepped in on six days notice to challenge Usman for the welterweight title in the UFC 251 headliner on Saturday night.
Despite a promising start from Masvidal, Usman eventually took him to his world as he dominated him for the rest of the fight with his wrestling and clinch work. In the end, Usman defended his title for the second time after earning a unanimous decision win.
Masvidal Believes He Could Surpass Usman
Although Masvidal did take the fight on six days notice, he was certainly training throughout and had no excuses for the loss.
That said, he will do whatever he can do get a rematch as he has no plans on retiring without winning the welterweight title.
“I hate coming up short,” Masvidal said at the post-fight press conference. “I’m not going to make no excuses, he was the better man tonight. There were some areas where I didn’t give him enough credit and there were some areas where I felt with a better training camp, I could definitely surpass him.
“I think I showed a lot of my wrestling on six days notice. I’m too easy to take down or hold down on the ground. … He won fair and square. I’ll do whatever it takes to get back in front of that man and compete again and get my hand raised.”
As for who he could fight next? Nothing is certain for now, though Leon Edwards certainly could be an interesting option given the rankings and their backstory.
But one thing is for sure — it won’t be against Colby Covington.
“The fragile guy with the MAGA hat, definitely not him. Because he got finished by this guy [Usman] with a full training camp. He had like 12 weeks and he got finished so I think that guy is below me,” Masvidal added. “… Definitely not that punk. Leon Edwards, I don’t know, if the numbers make sense. Whoever it is, if the numbers make sense and it gets me closer to the title.”
Jon Anik hit the nail on the head. “What a week. What a sport. What a life,” he said, closing out the ESPN+ broadcast of a long-awaited UFC 251 pay-per-view show from the ballyhooed Fight Island venue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi…
Jon Anik hit the nail on the head. “What a week. What a sport. What a life,” he said, closing out the ESPN+ broadcast of a long-awaited UFC 251 pay-per-view show from the ballyhooed Fight Island venue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi…
Max Holloway can only blame himself for not winning the featherweight title according to UFC president Dana White — even though the latter acknowledged it was a case of bad judging. Holloway looked to regain his old strap in a rematch against Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 251 on Saturday night. It looked […]
Max Holloway can only blame himself for not winning the featherweight title according to UFC president Dana White — even though the latter acknowledged it was a case of bad judging.
Holloway looked to regain his old strap in a rematch against Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 251 on Saturday night. It looked like he would do just that as he dropped “The Great” twice in the opening two rounds.
However, Volkanovski rallied in the remaining three rounds which were much closer compared to the first two.
Volkanovski Earns Split Verdict Over Holloway
Although the champion adjusted and did much better, many observers still believed Holloway did enough to secure three rounds at the very least.
Unfortunately, two judges saw it differently as Volkanovski earned 48-47 scorecards to retain his title via split decision. And White did not agree with that decision at all.
It’s rare for fighters to get a third fight with a champion if they lost the first two. Just ask Stephen Thompson.
This, however, is a unique circumstance and as for whether Holloway could get a second rematch despite now being 0-2 against Volkanovski, White did not rule it out.
“I don’t know, did anybody here have it for Volkanovski? Nobody in the media? I don’t know, we’ll have to figure it out,” he added.