{"id":355159,"date":"2020-07-06T08:21:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=355159"},"modified":"2020-07-06T08:21:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:21:05","slug":"jorge-masvidal-explains-why-he-dislikes-coward-kamaru-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jorge-masvidal-explains-why-he-dislikes-coward-kamaru-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal explains why he dislikes &#8220;coward&#8221; Kamaru Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Masvidal is not a fan of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, who he&#8217;ll fight in the main event of UFC 251 this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal was originally expected to be the next man in line for Usman. When he entered into a heated and highly publicized contract dispute with the UFC, however, the promotion awarded the next crack at Usman to Burns. Burns then tested positive for COVID-19, at which point the UFC approached Masvidal about stepping in to fight Usman on short-notice.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jorge-masvidal-opens-up-on-new-deal-with-the-ufc-were-not-there-yet\/\">made official<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Now just six days out from his fight with Usman, Masvidal has made it clear that he intends to inflict some serious damage on the champion\u2014in his own words &#8220;break his face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jorge Masvidal talks Kamaru Usman, negotiating to fight at UFC 251 | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1uXhRd0dqCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy, more than anything, because I get to break this guy\u2019s face, then get paid for it,&#8221; Masvidal told <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1uXhRd0dqCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Ariel Helwani<\/a> shortly after the Usman fight was made official.<\/p>\n<p>The welterweight title challenger then explained why he harbors so much animosity toward his rival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Have you not seen him speak, how he speaks about everybody?&#8221; Masvidal said when asked why he&#8217;s so keen to punish Usman in the cage. &#8220;Everything&#8217;s just negativity and downplaying people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A wise man said this quote to me, and he broke it down in a much better way than I can break it down, but listen: [Some people say] &#8216;I&#8217;m going to dim your light to make mine brighter.&#8217; No, I&#8217;m just going to make my light as bright as I can. [Usman has] constantly been throwing disses at me for awhile. I just don&#8217;t believe anything he says. I know the coward that he is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve known this guy for quite some time in South Florida. He&#8217;s a guy who was coming up, asking for pictures [with me] four or five years ago. Now you&#8217;re this thug life guy? I don&#8217;t believe it, man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal also recalled an infamous Usman interview, during which the champion pretended not to know who he was, despite being cage-side for Masvidal&#8217;s record-shattering, five-second knockout of Ben Askren.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now you don&#8217;t know who I am? You&#8217;re fake as fuck,&#8221; Masvidal said, addressing his rival directly. &#8220;On our given date, I&#8217;m going to prove to the world just how not real you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top when Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman collide at UFC 251 this Saturday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Masvidal is not a fan of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, who he&#8217;ll fight in the main event of UFC 251 this Saturday. Masvidal was originally expected to be the next man in line for Usman. 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