With the Usman-Masvidal rivalry becoming quite heated in recent months, there's been a tremendous amount of buzz ahead of UFC251's main event. MikeyJ_MMA takes a closer look at this anticipated grudge match ⤵️
Usman showed in his most recent fight that he’s no slouch when trading shots. He landed 175 significant strikes on Colby Covington at 48 per cent accuracy at UFC 245 and got a late, albeit somewhat controversial, fifth-round stoppage win. He also landed 336 total strikes against Tyron Woodley when he won the title.If Usman goes toe-to-toe with Masvidal the way he did against Covington in December, he’s putting himself at a disadvantage.
Masvidal has 78 per cent takedown defence and even when he is taken to the floor he’s great at getting back to his feet via scrambles or wall-walking. He has been training with three-time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion Bo Nickal to work on his wrestling and that should pay dividends against Usman.IS THE BMF TITLE ALSO ON THE LINE?
The BMF title is less about wins and losses and more about how a person fights and carries himself. Since Usman goes the distance in the vast majority of his fights and he wins by grinding out most of his opponents with wrestling, he hasn’t necessarily fallen into that BMF category. His performance against Covington changed a lot of minds, though, and if he has a similar performance against Masvidal then we might have to reconsider what truly constitutes a BMF.“It is not on the line,”.
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