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UFC 261 Usman vs Masvidal

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Sat 24th April 2021 Local
Sun 25th April 2021 2:00am UTC

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2021

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Round 14

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VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
(15,269 Attendance)

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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 24, 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

The promotion had initially planned to hold the event in Singapore. However, negotiations with the Singaporean government fizzled amongst COVID-19 protocols and the promotion initially turned to their home base of Las Vegas. On March 15, UFC president Dana White announced the event would be moved to Jacksonville, Florida, with a full capacity of "15,000 UFC fans", marking the first time since UFC 248 in March 2020 that a full capacity crowd would be available (the UFC hosted a trio of events in Abu Dhabi in January with a limited number of fans). Jacksonville also hosted the UFC's first fights back after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, before the organization started hosting events in either Las Vegas or Abu Dhabi.

A UFC Welterweight Championship rematch between the current champion Kamaru Usman (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) and Jorge Masvidal headlined the event. They previously met at UFC 251, where Usman defended his title via unanimous decision.

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between the current champion Zhang Weili and former champion Rose Namajunas took place as the co-main event.

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Valentina Shevchenko and former strawweight champion Jéssica Andrade completed the triad of title fights.

A middleweight rematch between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall was expected to take place at UFC 258 in February. They met previously in September 2010 at a Ring of Combat event for the organization's middleweight title, with Weidman winning via TKO. However, Weidman was pulled from that event in late-January due to a positive COVID-19 test. The pairing remained intact and eventually took place at this event.

Johnny Walker was expected to face Jimmy Crute in a light heavyweight bout. However, Walker pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith.

Randy Brown and Alex Oliveira were expected to meet in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane, but Brown pulled out due to undisclosed reasons. They eventually fought each other at this event.

A bantamweight bout between Mark Striegl and Johnny Muñoz was expected to take place at the event. However, Striegl was removed from the bout on March 24 due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Jamey Simmons. In turn, Simmons also pulled out on April 8 for undisclosed reasons. As a result, Munoz was removed from the card as well and will be rescheduled for a future event.

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Result List

01	Kamaru Usman	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Jorge Masvidal	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
02	Rose Namajunas	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
02	Zhang Weili	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
03	Valentina Shevchenko	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
03	Jéssica Andrade	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
04	Uriah Hall	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Chris Weidman	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
05	Anthony Smith	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
05	Jimmy Crute	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
07	Dwight Grant	UFC Welterweight	WIN
07	Stefan Sekulic	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
08	Brendan Allen	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
08	Karl Roberson	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
09	Pat Sabatini	UFC Featherweight	WIN
09	Tristan Connelly	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
10	Batgerel Danaa	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
10	Kevin Natividad	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
12	Jeff Molina	UFC Flyweight	WIN
12	Aoriqileng	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS

Result Description

Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) def. Jorge Masvidal KO (punch) 2 1:02
Women’s Strawweight Rose Namajunas def. Zhang Weili (c) KO (head kick) 1 1:18
Women’s Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Jéssica Andrade TKO (elbows) 2 3:19
Middleweight Uriah Hall def. Chris Weidman TKO (leg injury) 1 0:17
Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith def. Jimmy Crute TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Randy Brown def. Alex Oliveira Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:50
Welterweight Dwight Grant def. Stefan Sekulić Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brendan Allen def. Karl Roberson Submission (ankle lock) 1 4:55
Featherweight Pat Sabatini def. Tristan Connelly Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Danaa Batgerel def. Kevin Natividad TKO (punches) 1 0:50
Lightweight Rodrigo Vargas def. Rong Zhu Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Jeff Molina def. Qileng Aori Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Ariane Carnelossi def. Na Liang TKO (punches) 2 1:28

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