In a best-case scenario, the UFC 251 main event between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and late replacement challenger Jorge Masvidal would have either given the titleholder the final boost he needed to become a major star, or capped the veteran challenger’s improbable ascension to superstardom. Instead, when the duo finally got into the cage Saturday night, what went down was, well, what we probably should have expected from a guy who was fighting on six days’ notice against a champion who had to compensate for an entirely different challenger than the one for whom he prepared. Masvidal gave it his best shot in the opening round, then Usman did what was needed in order to stifle an opponent who is capable of ending things in the blink of an eye
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