VIDEO: UFC's Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman Trade Insults in Super Bowl Radio Row Confrontation
By Michael Luciano
For those who were curious if UFC stars Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman are combative types even outside of the Octagon, that question has been emphatically answered. During Super Bowl LIV festivities in Miami, the two welterweights nearly got into it at Radio Row, and needed to be held back by their respective camps amid a series of NSFW insults being hurled back and forth.
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
Masvidal hasn't fought since his controversial stoppage win over Nate Diaz to secure the "BMF" belt at UFC 244 in November, while Usman made Colby Covington's jaw explode into numerous pieces at UFC 245 in December to defend his world welterweight championship.
The inevitable title fight between these two can't some soon enough.
.@GamebredFighter told us yesterday what he plans to do to Kamaru Usman when they meet in the @UFC Octagon https://t.co/gkZj5il9zU pic.twitter.com/Jt7cW3nKHq
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) January 29, 2020
"What's-his-face." Heh.
These two are quite possibly the sport's very best at 170 pounds right now, but the budding rivalry needs to be settled in the Octagon -- not in Miami in the shadow of a gigantic football game.
Another angle (? @fanaticsview) pic.twitter.com/On764jyuXd
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 29, 2020
A Masvidal-Conor McGregor fight would present an opportunity for Dana White and the UFC to print money, so in a perfect world, that potential fight needs to take priority over any other. However, if "Gamebred" can't end up fighting the Notorious, White needs to get Usman on the phone so that these two can settle things the right way.