UFC 261: The Reign of Kamaru Usman

ESPN Daily

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

After squaring off on Fight Island last year, Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal prepare to fight once again this Saturday at UFC 261 with the welterweight title on the line. Usman retained his belt by unanimous decision the first time around -- but simply beating Masvidal was not enough for Usman: this time, he wants to break Masvidal’s soul. ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye joins the show to share the story of Usman, the man known as the Nigerian Nightmare, and tells us what fuels one of the greatest MMA fighters on the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That's something, I'm standing right here to do something.
0:07.0	Woo!
0:08.0	No, I'm gonna kill you.
0:10.0	That's the exact one of the thing.
0:12.0	You're talking.
0:13.0	So I hear you talk at him here.
0:15.0	Now you got to catch a .
0:17.0	Do something.
0:18.0	You come up talking, do something.
0:20.0	That was the sound of Kamaru Usman and Jorge Mosvedal,
0:24.7	exchanging expletives on Super Bowl Radio Row,
0:28.1	about 10 feet from our ESPN Daily staff in January of last year.
0:33.7	The two would fight five months later with Usman coming out on top.
0:38.3	And now their feud continues on Saturday at UFC 261 with the welterweight title on the line.
0:47.1	Today, Dothun Akintoye profiles the reigning champ, Kamaru Usman, the man known as the Nigerian nightmare. And he explains why
0:56.5	just beating Masvedal won't be close to enough. I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, April 22nd.
1:06.1	This is ESPN Daily. Do Toon, thanks for joining me, man. I appreciate it.
1:13.1	Thanks for having me.
1:14.3	Dutuantoye is a writer and editor for ESPN, and his cover story on Kamaru Usman is available
1:21.1	now on ESPN.com.
1:23.9	UFC 261 is the Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida.
1:27.0	It's a big deal. It's 15,000 people,
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