{"id":340920,"date":"2020-02-11T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=340920"},"modified":"2020-02-11T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:50:54","slug":"kamaru-usman-explains-why-jorge-masvidals-power-doesnt-worry-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-explains-why-jorge-masvidals-power-doesnt-worry-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman explains why Jorge Masvidal&#8217;s power doesn&#8217;t worry him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is expected to defend his title against streaking contender Jorge Masvidal during International Fight Week this July.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this matchup, which is still not official, Usman is perceived to have a clear wrestling advantage, while Masvidal is believed to be the more dangerous striker.<\/p>\n<p>From the sounds of it, however, Usman isn&#8217;t particularly fretful about his next foe&#8217;s striking.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media ahead of Saturday&#8217;s UFC 247 card, Usman explained why he&#8217;s not sweating Masvidal&#8217;s knockout power.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that Tyron Woodley\u2014who he beat to win the welterweight title last year\u2014hits much harder than Masvidal. He also points to the fact that Masvidal was unable to knock out Nate Diaz last November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s weigh it out right now: me standing with Masvidal or me standing with Tyron Woodley, which one is a little more \u2026 yeah, Tyron Woodley more power, Tyron Woodley could touch you and put you out,\u201d Usman said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/02\/ufc-kamaru-usman-jorge-masvidal-weak-striking-couldnt-ko-nate-diaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI should be worried about Masvidal? He couldn\u2019t knock out Nate Diaz, and I should worry about Masvidal? Come on, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usman continued, reminding the world that despite Masvidal&#8217;s recent success, &#8220;Gamebred&#8221; has lost several high profile fights over the last few years, including setbacks to Demian Maia and Stephen Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy\u2019s fought Demian Maia; what happened? He took an L,\u201d Usman said. \u201cHe fought \u2018Wonderboy;\u2019 what happened? Took an L. Now it\u2019s crazy to me that he has all this hype, and everyone says he\u2019s this striker, he\u2019s this killer, he\u2019s this, this and that. It doesn\u2019t matter, I\u2019m going to do me. I\u2019m going to put him on his ass, I\u2019m going to beat on him until he wants to quit, and if he stands up, I will knock him out if I need to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s talking about striking. First of all, you got to stand upright to strike. Don\u2019t think I\u2019m not going to take you down. I\u2019m going to take you down, period. There\u2019s no secret to what\u2019s going to happen. I\u2019m going to take you down and beat on you until you quit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top when Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/11\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is expected to defend his title against streaking contender Jorge Masvidal during International Fight Week this July. Heading into this matchup, which is still not official, Usman is perceived to have a clear wrestling advantage, while Masvidal is believed to be the more dangerous striker. 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