Kamaru Usman’s second successful title defense was a big one as he beat his nemesis Jorge Masvidal on Saturday in the UFC 251 headliner.
Usman (17-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) kept his perfect undefeated record in tact and kept ahold of his welterweight belt with a unanimous decision victory over Masvidal (35-14 MMA, 12-7 UFC) in the main event matchup, which took place at Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Usman’s victory over Masvidal at UFC 251.
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It is time. Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84KG) and Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) fight next in the #UFC251 main event to determine who will be welterweight champion.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/zRdBPTBKFX pic.twitter.com/A6gUFrNkJv
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 12, 2020
#UFC251 Welterweight Title Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports
Jorge Masvidal +225
Kamaru Usman -265@UFC | #UFCFightIsland 👊🥋💰— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 12, 2020
Top wagers on Usman vs. Masvidal:@WilliamHillUS — $200,000 on Masvidal to net $460,000@betmgm — $100,000 on Masvidal to net $200,000@betmgm — $100,000 on Masvidal not to go the distance to net $57,100@WilliamHillUS — $48,000 on Masvidal to win $153,600
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 12, 2020
FIGHT ISLAND 🏝
HERE. WE. GO! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/CdqU8526vr
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
First takedown for Usman after a brief exchange on the feet
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) July 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA/status/1282181816984776704
Usman lands an elbow and Masvidal smiles. Masvidal kicks Usman off but Usman is right back on his neck. Masvidal finally escapes.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 12, 2020
Jorge cut by his left eye
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 12, 2020
Feeling the gas tank is going to be a problem in this fight 😬#ufc251
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) July 12, 2020
Usman making Masvidal work, making the arms heavy.
Masvidal is so good that people don't really body him even when he loses, but they kind of outwork him a bit.
Competitive first round, but it's 1-0 Usman on my card.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 12, 2020
Masvidal 1-0.
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 12, 2020
End of round 1, Usman -200 live wagering. Masvidal looks pretty winded, bu great round for the challenger. #UFC251
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) July 12, 2020
Masvidal's corners placed a towel under the stool and threw water over the challenger. A member of the commission tried to stop them, but it seems that referee Mac Goddard was aware of it and allowed it.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) July 12, 2020
Masvidal amazingly successful when Usman took him down or pinned him against the cage. Fighting free and easy. But eye cut by heads accidentally banging.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 12, 2020
Usman is one of the few guys who actually uses head position in the clinch. Thank god.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) July 12, 2020
I'm with this game plan from Usman… #UFC251 #FightIsland
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 12, 2020
Usman’s body work against the fence some of the best in the game. Those right hooks are brutal. #UFC251
— Brandon Gibson (@SixGunGibson) July 12, 2020
Kamari Usman looking like me in that clinch haha
— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 12, 2020
Your clinch is weak af https://t.co/cBmsTwN1By
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) July 12, 2020
Cookin’ em! #UFC251
— Dustin Jacoby (@thehanyakdj) July 12, 2020
Beautifull game plane by the Nigerian nightmare #ufc251
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 12, 2020
Gotta be careful ducking the head that way….asking for an uppercut or knee! #ufc251
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 12, 2020
Not a great fight. 19-19 end of round 2. Live wagering line is -280 Usman. Seems accurate given how tired Masvidal appears to be. #UFC251
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) July 12, 2020
Tough round to call, did that late flurry from Masvidal steal it? #ufc251
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 12, 2020
Am I trippin or should These Commentators 🤫
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 12, 2020
Could clearly see Abe Kawa’s phone right there between rounds. He’s FaceTiming with Mike Brown. That’s fantastic. #UFC251
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) July 12, 2020
Booooo
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) July 12, 2020
Foot stomps havent been a thing since 2003
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 12, 2020
Looks like Masvidal is controlling the damage in the fight and won’t let Usman finish him. Then he will ask for a rematch with a full camp.
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) July 12, 2020
He got up and there was another takedown by Kamaru
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 12, 2020
5 round fight on 6 days notice, you take that whole 5 mins bruv @GamebredFighter 😂😂😂✊🏽✊🏽
— Tyson Pedro (@tyson_pedro_) July 12, 2020
The most Jorge Masvidal has ever been taken down in a fight in his UFC/Strikeforce career is four times, by Demian Maia. Kamaru Usman has secured three takedowns through three rounds tonight. #UFC251
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 12, 2020
10-9 Usman R3
Easiest round to score so far#UFC251 #UFCFightIsland #ScoringSenate #MMA
Scorecard: https://t.co/1ndJFwWJad
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 12, 2020
Usman warming up, about to start cookin… 2-1 Usman #UFC251 #FightIsland
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 12, 2020
He was pulling like that bc it’s fucking exhausting. Have someone crank on your neck for a couple minutes and see how fresh you feel! #UFC251
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) July 12, 2020
Fights are always about geography. Usman is getting the geography he wants and needs. #UFC251
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) July 12, 2020
This fight is boring as shit
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 12, 2020
Usman running away with this now. Masvida doing better than I thought, with all the circumstances. Wondering if Usman will push for a finish? #UFC251 #TheWeeklyScraps!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 12, 2020
"Keep your fuckin head in his fuckin head." Trevor. 3-1 Usman. #UFC251 #FightIsland
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 12, 2020
Much respect to @GamebredFighter accepting this fight 6 days notice he is something else. @USMAN84kg I think is to sharp with top Wersling and great hands. pic.twitter.com/Ee6xw8xMkM
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) July 12, 2020
Masvidal gonna get a rematch, called it earlier this week. Will cite 6 days notice and the fact that Marty couldn’t do any damage.
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 12, 2020
Effective but boring!!
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) July 12, 2020
@GamebredFighter with the heart 👏🏾
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 12, 2020
#andstill Pumped for @USMAN84kg glad to have him on the team. 6 days sucks, @GamebredFighter is as game as they come.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) July 12, 2020
Respect to Masvidal for taking that fight last minute, most men ain’t doing that.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 12, 2020
Kamaru Usman ties Georges St-Pierre for the longest win streak in UFC welterweight history with his 12th consecutive win inside the Octagon. #UFC251
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 12, 2020
#UFC251 sets a new single-event UFC record for most fight time with 3:07:27. It passes UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura (3:04:18). #UFC251
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 12, 2020
Kamaru Usman joins Khabib Nurmagomedov and Anderson Silva as the only fighters in history to start a UFC career with a 12-0 record. #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/pg70mGGefS
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) July 12, 2020
#UFC251 results: Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84KG) def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – to defend welterweight title
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/zRdBPTBKFX pic.twitter.com/v9i1WNPsN5
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 12, 2020
