Welcome to F4WOnline.com s live coverage of UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2, emanating from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Octagon is back in front of a full arena of UFC fans for the first time since March 2020, and they are treated to a stacked card featuring three title fights.
In the main event, UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman defends against his rival, Jorge Masvidal. It is a rematch from UFC 251 in July, which was won by Usman by unanimous decision. However, Masvidal took that fight on just a week s notice, something he has consistently reminded everyone of, and Usman asked for a rematch with Masvidal on a full training camp to show that the result would be no different.
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UFC 261 Results Live: Kamaru Usman explosive display, defeat Jorge Masvidal via 2nd round Technical Knock out: Kamaru Usman registered a massive knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal to retain his Welterweigth title. In another headline bout, Former champion Rose Namajunas has defeated China’s Zhang Weili via first round knockout. Zhang was returning for the first time since her epic bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Zhang was knocked out in the 1st round via head kick by Namajunas.
Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Jorge Masvidal Round 2: Masvidal threw a few more leg kicks early in the round, landing a few of them solidly. Both fighters missed with overhand rights and Usman landed a bomb of a right moments later, folding Masvidal to the canvas. Usman flurried with hammerfists and the fight was over. A MASSIVE knockout victory for Usman.
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 results and post-fight analysis
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What a night. What a card!
UFC 261 marked the promotion’s first show with a full set of fans in over a year and this event had everything. We had great fights, great finishes, even a mediocre fight with a dramatic ending, Jake Paul getting booed and confronting Daniel Cormier, nasty injuries, the whole shebang. Everything excepts fans wearing masks. (I kid. maybe)
The main event took everyone’s breath away not because the outcome of Kamaru Usman winning was a shock, but how he did it. Usman was a bit sloppy with his power punches in round one but in round two he uncorked a picture-perfect right hand that floored Masvidal and frankly knocked him out before he hit the ground. Herb Dean was not satisfied that Masvidal was wiped out and Usman needed hammerfists to put Jorge to sleep. Do you realize the last time Masvidal got knocked out? Rodrigo Damm back in 2008! And h
Champ Kamaru Usman (169.5 lbs.) vs. #4 Jorge Masvidal (170 lbs.) – for welterweight title
Champ Zhang Weili (114.5 lbs.) vs. #1 Rose Namajunas (114.5 lbs.) – for women’s strawweight title
Champ Valentina Shevchenko (124.5 lbs.) vs. #1 Jessica Andrade (124.5 lbs.) – for women’s flyweight title
#9 Uriah Hall (185 lbs.) vs. #11 Chris Weidman (186 lbs.)
#13 Jimmy Crute (205.5 lbs.) vs. #6 Anthony Smith (206 lbs.)
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Randy Brown (171 lbs.) vs. Alex Oliveira (171 lbs.)
Dwight Grant (170 lbs.) vs. Stefan Sekulic (171 lbs.)
Brendan Allen (186 lbs.) vs. Karl Roberson (185 lbs.)
Tristan Connelly (146 lbs.) vs. Pat Sabatini (146 lbs.)
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Danaa Batgerel (136 lbs.) vs. Kevin Natividad (135.5 lbs.)
Kazula Vargas (155 lbs.) vs. Rongzhu (156 lbs.)
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WARNING: Graphic. UFC 261 started on a violent note as the early prelims were bookended by two nasty TKOs.
Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal are headlining the stacked card, with Rose Namajunas bout against Zhang Weili the co-main event, but there was plenty of action beforehand to whet the appetite of fight fans.
Watch three title fights in UFC 261 including Usman v Masvidal 2 on Foxtel s Main Event, this Sunday 25 April at 12pm AEST. ORDER NOW >UFC world freaks over shocking injury There was widespread horror as Uriah Hall beat Chris Weidman when the American suffered a shocking broken leg just seconds into their fight.