Kamaru Usman thinks both Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal could be underestimating each other. Welterweight champion Usman has beaten Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) and Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) twice each and will attend their UFC 272 main event grudge match in person Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Former friends Masvidal and Covington helped strengthen each other’s games while serving as main training partners at American Top Team. But it’s been years since they’ve hit the mats together and Usman thinks they both could be in for a surprise when trying to exploit what they think is the other’s weakness. “In this fight, Colby’s going to realize that it’s harder to take Masvidal down in an actual fight than when they were in practice,” Usman told ESPN . “I know in his mind, he’s going to expect it to be like it was when they practiced
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