UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal is facing UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a rematch in the main event of UFC 261 on April 24. UFC president Dana White announced the news via Twitter on Monday, and Masvidal tweeted about the event soon after that.
Masvidal posted, “You’re welcome #andnew”.
You’re welcome #andnew
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) March 16, 2021
Usman has yet to post about facing Masvidal again since the fight was announced, but the 170-pound champ did recently mock Masvidal and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. You can see that tweet below.
Big Facts 💯☝🏿👊🏿🤴🏿 https://t.co/OqG3BJfpEx
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) March 15, 2021
You can watch White’s big announcement about UFC 261 below.
WE ARE BACK!!!!!!#UFC261 April 24th. Jacksonville, FL. FULL CROWD. pic.twitter.com/5dy7wb4OWE
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 16, 2021
Also included on the card are two other championship fights.
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will defend her belt against former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade in the co-main event, and Weili Zhang will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title against former champ Rose Namajunas.
White previously revealed to the media that the UFC wants Shevchenko and Zhang to face each other next if both champs win their upcoming fights.
According to White, UFC 261 will take place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and be the first UFC pay-per-view since the pandemic hit to have a full crowd of fans on hand.
Usman vs. Masvidal was one of the best-selling fights of the year in 2020, and the rematch is sure to be the same. Usman defeated Masvidal by unanimous decision in the last fight, but Masvidal entered that contest with less than a week’s notice.
Now, he’ll get a full camp of training to prepare for arguably the most dominant champ in the UFC right now.
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