UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will fight next on April 24. He will face Jorge Masvidal and will headline UFC 261. The event will take place in Jacksonville at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. It is expected that this event will be held with spectators, the hall will be 100% full.
Masvidal and Usman have already met in the octagon. Jorge accepted the fight against the champion on weekly notice and lost to him by decision.
Also at the UFC 261 tournament there will be two more championship fights: Shevchenko vs Andrade, Zhang vs Namajunas.