VIDEO: Dana White Teases Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal for UFC Welterweight Championship in July
By Sean Facey
UFC fans have plenty to be excited about following this little snippet from Dana White. The UFC president hinted at the possibility of a welterweight championship showdown between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal in July of this year during his Super Bowl week media availability.
According to Dana White: JORGE MASVIDAL (@GamebredFighter) vs KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) is in the works for international fight week (in Vegas). White also said if Masvidal wins, maybe they'll do his first title defense in Miami! pic.twitter.com/HqMq6fGM8h
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It's no secret that everyone would love to see a clash between the two, especially considering the growing bad blood between them.
Usman and Masvidal had to be separated from each other after a verbal confrontation at the Super Bowl festivities in Miami earlier in the week.
UFC champ Kamaru Usman and BMF champ Jorge Masvidal almost just went at it on Radio Row in Miami. pic.twitter.com/shAgl2O3Et
— Andy Nesbitt (@anezbitt) January 29, 2020
The former is coming off of a massive win, downing Colby Covington in December of last year to defend his UFC Welterweight title and move to 16-1-0. The latter has been equally impressive over the past year. Masvidal famously logged the fastest knockout in UFC history against Ben Askren in July.
A title fight between the two of them would be downright electric, and based on White's words, it's tantalizingly close to coming to fruition.