The Takedown | UFC 261: Jorge Masvidal ‘hurting’ no more, and now he faces his moment of truth
- Smooth sailing for ‘Gamebred’ on the scales for Kamaru Usman rematch after ‘rough’ UFC 251 weight cut of 20 pounds in six days
- But Saturday night is win or bust for Masvidal – there can be no excuses after a full training camp
“Gamebred” had just flown halfway around the world to take a UFC 251 welterweight title fight against Kamaru Usman in Abu Dhabi on a week’s notice, too.
“It was rough. But I did it. I get s*** done,” Masvidal said after weighing in on Fight Island. “I’m hurting though, initially during the weight cut, but now it’s all behind me. I made the weight.”
This time there was no hurting. This time there was a full training camp – the reason the 36-year-old American says he can defeat Usman the second time round, after “The Nigerian Nightmare” took a dominant unanimous decision on Fight Island last July.
The problem is Masvidal (35-14) is putting his neck on he line. This is his moment of truth – lose to Usman (18-1), as all of the champ’s 12 opponents in the UFC have done, and there won’t be another shot at the title.
