Daniel Cormier: If somebody can beat Kamaru Usman, it’s Jorge Masvidal

With a elephantine practising camp on the assist of his belt, Daniel Cormier thinks Jorge Masvidal has every chance of beating Kamaru Usman in their upcoming championship rematch at UFC 261.

Masvidal lost to Usman on no longer up to a weeks’ scrutinize at UFC 251, and ‘DC’ thinks the practising camp will manufacture a extensive distinction in the rematch but says ‘Gamebred’ will wish to fight the ‘very finest fight’.

“I believe that we’re gonna look a severely larger fight between these two,” Cormier stated on ESPN’s DC & Helwani program (h/t Clyde Aidoo of MMA Knowledge). “Is Jorge merely sufficient to shut the gap? I don’t know. It’s a extensive hill to climb, man. Usman is as merely as they arrive and Masvidal is going to hope to fight the absolute very finest fight in explain to beat him. But if somebody has that skill, it’s Jorge Masvidal.”

Usman coasted to victory against Masvidal closing twelve months, utilizing his wrestling to neutralize the latter’s offense. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has since defended his welterweight title with TKO victory over Gilbert Burns whereas Masvidal hasn’t fought in nearly a twelve months.

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 takes residing this Saturday, April 24 on the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.