Kamru Osman has a problem with his composition: he has already defeated all the top-order fighters in his weight class.
Usman recently told the Post on the phone, “It feels like we are racing on a track, and I’m getting ahead of everyone else yet.
With a win in each of the top four ranked welterweight contenders in the UFC’s proprietary rankings in February, including TKO of former training partner Gilbert Burns, Osman is going back well and competing in the first rematch of his MMA career . Saturday goes down at the Wester Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. Fla – in front of a full field of fans for the first time in more than a year – as a pay-per-view headliner between three championship bouts of UFC 261, just nine months after earning a one-sided decision over the Giants He confronts George Masvidil.
Usman (18–1, nine Finnish) did not shy away from Masvidil (35–14, 18 Finnish), “as one of the top draws in the game at the moment”, even though he brought a lot of eyes. The appeal is not enough. UFC 248, both of which made headlines Sold 900,000 pay-per-view Overall through ESPN + and 1.3 million, it is one of the most successful of the UFC-ESPN partnership.
“I don’t know why [he draws so many viewers]But he does, ”Usman said. “And I have to respect that. And also as a businessman, I have to make the best decisions that make sense for myself. “
In that context, it is a no-brainer as to why Usman will give Maswild a second crack on his crown, despite not being challenged since the July 12 loss in the UAE to Abu Dhabi. But Shampoo said that the nature of the fight vanquished him in the Octagon, missing the “fix I get”.
Until about a week before UFC 251, Osman was slated to face Burns. But when the original challenger contracted COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw, Masvidal cut 20 pounds within a week. As much as Masvidal states that he was not undergoing training, Osman is not buying him and says that the wrestler brought the wrestlers to prepare him for Osman’s strength.
Even from Shampoo’s side, the circumstances were far from ideal in that fight, especially after the barn was removed.
“I had a lot of big things going on with me,” says Usman. “I broke my nose in two different places going into battle. And then my opponent caught COVID, and they told me about the fight. So I go out and have a grand buffet as far away as food and what I eat that night breaks my diet and everything of that nature.
“And then I go back home the next day to fly and they tell me, ‘Oh, sorry, we have an opponent for you who agreed to take this fight.” So then I have to get down, spend a night in Texas, run all night, try to get food and get the food I just had on the night. And now i fly all the way back [Las] Vegas “
The 33-year-old Usman said that he had only four days to prepare for the fight after reaching Abu Dhabi. He was having difficulty in time-zone change. He was not getting good sleep. And while he is proud that he was able to win easily under less-than-ideal conditions, he says that the generalized circumstances this weekend complicate the rematch.
“With all of that, knowing this, I’m looking forward to seeing what I do when I’m fully trained and ready for that kind of fight,” he said.
It would be a mistake to completely write off the 36-year-old Masvidel as an 18-year-old who only gained stardom and UFC title contention over the years. He is 6-3 in the last five years, with his five most recent wins (T) KOs and no opponent coming up with finding a way to eliminate him. His five-second, flying-knee KO in 2019 is the embodiment of quick-strike violence that makes him dangerous to entice opponents and fans.
At the end of the Battle of Osman for the first time, despite the challenger apparently fading, Masvidal has generally shown better endurance when not under the unusual condition of a 20-pound weight cut just to make his title official. And the winner does not see his opponent because someone’s threat level will decrease as soon as the fight takes place.
“That whole fight is dangerous, honestly,” Osman said. “Battle of a battle.” Anyone can always land a shot that can knock you out. I’m not naive I am not ignorant of the fact that I am like, ‘Yes, this cannot happen.’ He can always land a shot that can hurt you and eventually, get you out of there. “
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