Kamaru Usman may not have wanted to acknowledge Jorge Masvidal , but it appears Masvidal will be his next title defense. UFC president Dana White teased that the championship fight will likely take place during the UFC’s annual International Fight Week in early July and that negotiations are currently ongoing. Speaking this week to “Submission Radio,” Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 11-4 UFC) said UFC welterweight champ Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) didn’t exactly have a choice over who he fights next. “He’s super-forced into this fight,” Masvidal said. “Dana said it, and what is he going to do now?
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Jorge Masvidal: UFC champ Kamaru Usman is ‘super-forced’ into fighting me next – MMA Junkie