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The welterweight title is up for grabs once again this weekend. But the UFC’s latest PPV offering will come with a bit of a wrinkle: fans are back. That’s right, UFC 261 is set to commence on Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida in front of 15,000 fans from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Kamaru Usman will look to extend his streak of dominance over the 170-pound division in a rematch against Jorge Masvidal.
Usman is riding a 17-fight win streak into his rematch with Masvidal with wins over a who’s who in the 170-pound division. The champ has beaten every significant name put in front of him, including Masvidal, Colby Covington, Gilbert Burns, Tyron Woodley and more. Masvidal, however, is no slouch himself as the Miami native has spent the last eight years battling the UFC’s best. This will be his 20th bout inside the Octagon as he looks to finally reach the mountain top and win the gold.
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UFC 261 fight card, odds
Odds via William Hill Sportsbook
- Kamaru Usman (c) -450 vs. Jorge Masvidal +350, welterweight championship
- Weili Zhang (c) -200 vs. Rose Namajunas +170, women’s strawweight championship
- Valentina Shevchenko (c) -470 vs. Jessica Andrade +360, women’s flyweight championship
- Chris Weidman -125 vs. Uriah Hall +105, middleweight
- Jimmy Crute -195 vs. Anthony Smith +165, light heavyweight
- Randy Brown -150 vs. Alex Oliveira +125, welterweight
- Dwight Grant -220 vs. Stefan Sekulic +180, welterweight
- Brendan Allen -150 vs. Karl Roberson +125, middleweight
- Patrick Sabatini -220 vs. Tristan Connelly +180, featherweights
- Danaa Batgerel -180 vs. Kevin Natividad +155, bantamweight
- Qileng Aori -110 vs. Jeffrey Molina -110, flyweight
- Johnny Munoz -300 vs. Jamey Simmons +240, bantamweights
- Rong Zhu -240 vs. Kazula Vargas +200, lightweight
- Ariane Carnelossi -210 vs. Na Liang +175, women’s strawweight
UFC 261 info
- Date: April 24
- Location: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena — Jacksonville, Florida
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
- How to watch: ESPN+ PPV | Price: $69.99
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