UFC 261 will feature a stacked fight card featuring three title fights. The fight card is headlined by UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and BMF titleholder Jorge Masvidal.
The fight card is taking place at the Vystar veterans memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It will be the first fight card in over a year that will have an arena filled up with fans in full capacity.
In the co-main event, UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang will defend her title against former champion Rose Namajunas.
Also, present on the card is UFC flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, who will be taking on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade.
Also, present on the card is UFC flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, who will be taking on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade.
UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal Prelims Result
Strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (13-2, 1-1 UFC) defeats Liang Na (9-5, 0-1 UFC) by second-round TKO
Flyweight: Jeffrey Molina (9-2, 1-0 UFC) defeats Aori Qileng (15-7, 0-1 UFC) by unanimous decision
Lightweight: Kazula Vargas (12-4, 1-2 UFC) defeats Rong Zhu (17-4, 0-1 UFC) by unanimous decision
Men’s bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (9-2, 2-1 UFC) defeats Kevin Natividad (9-3, 0-2 UFC) by first-round TKO
Men’s featherweight: Patrick Sabatini (14-3, 1-0 UFC) defeats Tristan Connelly (14-7, 1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision
Middleweight: Brendan Allen (16-4, 4-1 UFC) defeats Karl Roberson (9-4, 4-4 UFC) by first-round submission
Welterweight: Dwight Grant (11-3, 3-2 UFC) defeats Stefan Sekulic (12-4, 0-2 UFC) by split decision
Welterweight: Randy Brown (13-4, 7-4 UFC) defeats Alex Oliveira (22-10-1, 11-8-1 UFC) by first-round submission
MAIN CARD:
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (34-16, 9-6 UFC) defeats Jimmy Crute (12-1, 4-1 UFC) via TKO in Round 1
Middleweight: Uriah Hall (17-9, 9-7 UFC ) defeats Chris Weidman (15-5, 11-5 UFC) via TKO
OMG 😱😱😱😱
Chris Weidman's leg folded in half #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/lcG5L9A0bF
— MMA India (@MMAIndiaShow) April 25, 2021
Women’s flyweight title fight: Valentina Shevchenko (c) (20-3, 9-2 UFC) defeats Jessica Andrade (21-8, 12-6 UFC) via TKO in Round 2
Strawweight title fight: Rose Namajunas (10-4, 7-3 UFC) defeats Zhang Weili (21-1, 5-0 UFC) via TKO in Round 1
Welterweight title fight: Kamaru Usman (c) (18-1, 13-0 UFC) knocks out Jorge Masvidal (35-14, 12-7 UFC) via TKO in Round 2
OMG!!!
Kamaru Usman has slept Jorge Masvidal 😱😱😱
What a brutal KO 🔥🔥🔥#UFC261 https://t.co/9rFYYz42ff
— MMA India (@MMAIndiaShow) April 25, 2021