Jorge Masvidal targets November UFC return and hints at Kamaru Usman rematch after champion’s broken nose heals

JORGE MASVIDAL is targeting a November UFC return and hinted at a rematch with Kamaru Usman. Masvidal, 35, was beaten at UFC 251 on Fight Island last month, after he stepped in on a week’s notice to challenge for the welterweight title. Usman, 33, suffered a broken nose after the fight and received a 180 […]

JORGE MASVIDAL is targeting a November UFC return and hinted at a rematch with Kamaru Usman.

Masvidal, 35, was beaten at UFC 251 on Fight Island last month, after he stepped in on a week’s notice to challenge for the welterweight title.

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Usman, 33, suffered a broken nose after the fight and received a 180 days suspension.

Masvidal revealed he will start negotiating his next fight once the champion’s future becomes clear.

He told ESPN: “In the UFC, hopefully, December/November. My opponent has a broken nose, he’s going to be out for a couple days, due to me.

“He does have a broken nose.

“I think next week we’re going to find out just how long he’s out for and then we’ll start determining who will be the next fight and where.”

Masvidal initially failed to agree terms with the UFC to face Usman, after disputing his share of the pay-per-view percentage.

He was then replaced by 33-year-old Brazilian Gilbert Burns.

But in a dramatic twist, Burns tested positive for Covid-19 allowing Masvidal to negotiate a deal that saw him fill in just before fight week.

The title headliner sold 1.3million pay-per-views, cementing Masvidal as one of the promotion’s leading box office stars.

But in spite of his fan fare, promoter Dana White already said Burns – who beat Tyron Woodley in May – would be the next to challenge Usman.

It left fellow contender Leon Edwards, 28, frustrated, and he called out Masvidal to settle the score once and for all.

He said: “Let’s make it happen, it’s the only fight that make sense for me outside the championship, everyone else in the top 5 already booked so let’s get it.”

Edwards was involved in a backstage brawl with Masvidal after UFC London last year.

The Brit was struck in the face by the veteran American, which produced a now viral clip.