The rematch of the year is here.
UFC 261 will see Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal back in the Octagon for a highly anticipated rematch.
Leaving no stone unturned, Usman is on a quest to finally end the bitter rivalry with Jorge Masvidal. The victor the last time these two met, Usman dominated Masvidal earning a significant victory and earning himself respect as the champion of the division.
Despite not having fought since the defeat, he’ll get his chance at a title again, in front of what will be a full capacity crowd in Florida.
Masvidal has continued to claim that the result would have been different should he not have needed to fly to the United Arab Emirates on a week’s notice and without a full training camp.
Usman has since defended his belt three times since dethroning Tyron Woodley two years ago, and looked at the top of his game as he won over Burns last month.
On the card as a co-main, Valentina Shevchenko will defend her Women’s flyweight title against Jessica Andrade.
A fifth title defense for Shevchenko after claiming the vacant flyweight championship in 2018, since that time, she’s been ultimately unbeatable, claiming four straight wins including knockouts against both Jessica Eye and Katlyn Chookagian.
More recently, a dominating victory over Jennifer Maia secured Shevchenko the reputation as one of the very best fighters in the UFC today.
Andrade will be looking to attempt to pull off the upset as the former strawweight champion makes her second appearance in the division. After making an impact in her debut with a brutal knock out against Chookagian in October, it appears Adrade has already secured her place as the No. 1 contender in the division, and is the best bet the UFC has to dethrone Shevchenko.
The third main card will see Zhang Weili vs Rose Namajunas, as Zhang looks to hold on to her Strawweight belt. The Chinese star record reads 21-1, currently on a 5-0 run with the UFC. Her confidence will be high, after coming off a victory widely believed to be the best fight in the women’s side of MM has ever seen, against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Three huge titles, three champions, who will take the W?
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MAIN CARD
Welterweight Title Bout
Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal
Women’s Flyweight Title Bout
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade
Women’s Strawweight Title Bout
Zhang Weili vs Rse Namajunas
UNDER CARD
Middleweight Bout
Uriah Hall vs Chris Weirdman
Light Heavyweight Bout
Anthony Smith vs Jim Crute
Welterweight Bout
Alex Oliveira vs Randy Brown
Middleweight Bout
Karl Roberson vs Brendan Allen
Bantamweight Bout
Danaa Batgerel vs Kevin Natividad