UFC 251 went down at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi last night (yep, Dana White made Fight Island a reality) with a bit of an interesting main event — the fight was originally slated to take place between champ Kumaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.
Then Burns, as well as his coach, tested positive for coronavirus. So, with six days’ notice, Jorge Masvidal got a Covid-19 test, got cleared, then stepped into the main event.
Masvidal is a talented striker with some of our favorite knockouts of the past few years, but with only a week to prepare, he couldn’t take out the gifted Usman, who outlasted him for a decision win.
See the highlights from the fight here:
See more of our coverage of the night:
- Jorge Masvidal’s classy message to Kamaru Usman after their dud of a fight
- Fans couldn’t get enough of a giant security guard who made a UFC champ look tiny
- UFC 251 started with a fighter taking two horrific kicks to the groin
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