LineStar® Weekly Knockout (UFC) - UFC 261 Masvidal vs. Usman

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Written by LineStar contributor, combat sports enthusiast, and practitioner, Chris Guy. More about me at the end of this newsletter.

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Jorge Masvidal (+300 ) vs. Kamaru Usman (-400)

Masvidal: DK: $6.8k, FD: $16 | Usman: DK: $9.4k, FD: $23

Cue Flock of Seagulls, “I Ran.”

The canary yellow ‘63 Eldorado rides a gentle crest, gliding lazily down Ocean Drive. The top’s down; the suggestive tiger skin interior promises passers-by a wild ride that only a BMF in a set of wheels like this can provide. Palm trees passing overhead strain to catch a glimpse of the man behind the wheel like star-seeking groupies, the man known as Street Jesus.

A blood-red silk pocket square and matching dress shirt buttoned down halfway as not to obstruct the view of three gold rope chains accent the man’s white double-breasted BAMF suit. An extension of the vehicle, Street Jesus navigates the helm, drifting aimlessly like jazzy Danzón melodies down the Miami streets; life’s possibilities wait endlessly as far as the Gucci shades will allow him to see down every possible turn.

BMF belts wait down this street, World Championship belts down that one, super fights around this corner, grudge matches around that one. His internal compass can’t lead him astray; all avenues lead to legendary status. After over a decade of struggling to make it in this game after defecting from the backyard fight circuit, he can’t help but feel entitled to the moneymaking opportunities that now flock like window washers at every stop.

Amber hues begin to bleed through the electric blue Miami sky as the Eldorado nears 8th street. An educated eye may perceive an ever so slight hesitation before the yellow Cadillac catches a prevailing current and rides it west in a wide arc.

The route will take the BMF Champ through familiar territory, a rematch with a ruthless Kingpin who maintains a stranglehold on the welterweight division. The violent tyrant, Kamaru Usman, is infamous for enacting immediate aggression towards opposition seeking to establish a toehold in any extremity of the empire he built brick by brick from dreams dreamt half a world away in Auchi, Nigeria.

The Eldorado continues west as the sun descends upon the horizon of the unknown, its fiery luminescence extinguishing gradually in the Cadillac’s wake. The man in the white double-breasted BAMF suit now knows his destination, the main event at UFC 261. The Eldorado continues west…”

“… and I ran, ran so far away,

I just ran, I ran all night and day…”

There is a common misconception about the first fight between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman. That misconception is that Jorge Masvidal spent most of the fight on his back smothered by Usman. In reality, Masvidal's takedown defense for much of the first three rounds was stellar. With one minute remaining in the third round, Masvidal was taken down and controlled for the first time in the fight. He stuffed every takedown attempt up until that point or immediately got back to his feet. Masvidal lost in the clinch against the cage. He simply couldn't get his back off of the fence and gain separation for extended periods. In the third round, Masvidal spent almost three minutes pressed up against the cage and on the receiving end of potential fight-ending foot stomps and hammer fists to the thighs.

Jorge came into the fight on less than two week’s notice and made it no secret that he would be working with a limited gas tank. That was definitely the case; Masvidal spent the majority of his energy in the first round (the only round he won), trying to end the fight early. From that point, he was forced to fight in spurts. He conserved energy when his back was against the cage and didn’t land any of his own offense.

Jorge dominated the striking exchanges for the most part. Usman began to find success with his hands in the fourth round, as Masvidal was all but completely faded. The first round was the most telling. Jorge exposed a large gap in striking levels; Masvidal’s speed and aggression and ability to string together hand and kick combinations overwhelmed Usman at times. Switching stances is Masvidal’s bread and butter, and he particularly likes to throw a switch-step lead hook that almost looks like he’s running in place before he strikes. Masvidal throws the switch-step lead hook from either stance and follows it with hand combinations or body kicks.

Although Jorge has a distinct advantage on the feet, an advantage that maybe only Wonderboy Thompson may share, Kamaru’s punches just hit differently. I said it before the Burns fight; Kamaru’s striking ain’t pretty, it’s not all fluid combinations and fancy footwork, but his punches seem to cause more damage than any fighter I’ve seen other than Francis Ngannou. Usman sparks people; they see Fourth of July fireworks when he lands his go-go-gadget jab from halfway across the Octagon. Kamaru can more than just survive against Masvidal on the feet, but as Masvidal is an elite striker, Usman is an elite wrestler/grappler, and the smoothest path to victory is on the mat and in the clinch.

Rinse and repeat. Space is Kamaru’s enemy. He has to stay in Jorge’s chest, stifle Jorge’s punches and extended combinations, and press him against the cage. And keep him there until he can work a trip or body lock takedown. Kamaru recorded extended top control time in the championship rounds, but his pressure was more controlling than offensive. This time around, Usman needs to cause more damage from the top and take more risks. Finishing Jorge Masvidal would be a greater accomplishment than just beating him again.

With a full training camp and improved cardio, Masvidal should be able to force more scrambles and be more active against the cage. Masvidal’s wrestling/grappling is grossly underrated; he’s a long-time Yoel Romero training partner, and that guy beat Cael Sanderson twice in the Olympics. The key for Jorge will be coming out more calculating and under control, and taking ten to twenty percent of his punches, and focus on accuracy. He just missed landing fight-ending strikes by inches often in the first round, whizzing stray fists and shins by Usman’s head at an alarming rate. Oh, and work under hooks and get his back off the cage when Usman forces the clinch.

For Usman, he needs to turn up his aggressiveness. Work behind his jab and heavy cross to close the distance and make it an ugly, grinding fight. He needs to test Masvidal’s cardio. If you go back to the Diaz vs. Masvidal BMF fight, Jorge was beginning to show signs of fatigue late in the third before the doctor stopped the fight in between rounds.

The two biggest threats to Usman’s throne are Jorge Masvidal and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, two of the best strikers in the game. No one in the division is going to out-wrestle/grapple Kamaru Usman. The only holes in his game riddle his striking; he is flatfooted, lacks movement, and doesn't defend strikes well. But his power is better than one hundred cans of Flex Seal at covering up those holes.

Kamaru Usman is a huge favorite at (-400), and at (+300), Masvidal is sitting on the clearance rack next to the restrooms nearing his sale-by date. You already know who the Twenty-Twen-Twen will be. Jorge will be a low-risk, high-reward option for your Fantasy roster. The gamble is on Jorge's gas tank, but if he can pace himself, Jorge cannot only rack up significant strikes, he also has a real shot at finishing the fight with a flurry. After Usman broke Colby's jaw, I pledged fealty to Usman and swore to never pick against him. I'm going full Walder Frey... No, no I'm not. Kamaru Usman via decision.

Winner: Kamaru Usman | Method: Decision

Rose Namajunas (+170 ) vs Zhang Weili (-210)

Namajunas: DK: $7.2k, FD:$17 | Weili: DK:$9k, FD:$21

Stop now. If you haven’t seen the greatest women’s fight of all time, Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, you need to get on that before proceeding. Yes, that was the fight when Jedrzejczyk looked like the patient on the season finale of Dr. Pimple Popper by the fourth round. Her forehead had the baby from Total Recall growing out of it, the craziest hematoma I’ve ever seen—Mark Hominick’s forehead during the Jose Aldo fight is a close second. That fight featured nearly four hundred significant strikes landed between the two women, and it was so close that I’ve scored it differently every time I’ve seen it, which is about six times.

Weili Zhang is the perfect combination of athleticism, technique, and elite physical conditioning. She’s strong for her size, explosive, and she can push a pace that few on this planet can match—Joanna happened to be one of them. After losing her first professional fight, Zhang hasn’t lost since. That’s twenty-one straight dubs, including 5-0 in the UFC. A big reason for that streak is she is as well-rounded a fighter as there is in women’s MMA. She has elite striking and grappling and doesn’t have to rely on one path to victory.

Punches in bunches is an old-school term that refers to someone that throws a lot of combinations. Zhang’s hand speed allows her to consistently throw three to four-punch combinations and bookend them with kicks. If Zhang starts with hands, she finishes with kicks and vice versa. When Weili finishes hand combinations with her lead hand, she lands it every time; boxers like Lomachenko and Pacquiao are masters at finishing with their lead hand, routinely sneaking that last punch in around the opponent’s guard.

Zhang does have some holes in her striking. Her defense is her offense. Weili’s pace and continual aggression are her only means of defending herself from strikes. She lacks head movement, rarely taking her head off the centerline, and she has a habit of throwing naked leg kicks with her head straight up in the air. Joanna punished Zhang with power shots nearly every time Zhang threw a leg kick without anything in front of it, and against the longer, taller Rose Namajunas, this could be detrimental.

“Thug” Rose Namajunas is a gangster. If she can win her second title this weekend, she will definitely be in the upper echelon of the greatest female fighters of all time. After defeating Jedrzejczyk to win the title, she defended it in a rematch against Jedrzejczyk only to go on to lose a fight against Jessica Andrade that she was dominating. She got complacent and didn’t defend a takedown with any urgency and was slammed on her head and KO’d. In her latest outing, she avenged that loss to Andrade but had trouble holding on to the lead in the third round.

Rose has excellent bilateral movement and is a sniper from the outside with her hands. She is not quite a combination striker; Rose throws single shots in quick succession that aren't quite combinations, there is a difference in cadence. Like a traditional boxer, Rose slips and rolls off her punches and ducks her head off the centerline when she throws her right hand. Pay attention to that right hand. Rose throws it with a slight hitch; her elbow flares out before the hand is propelled forward, and it creates a delay that is a lot like a pitcher throwing a changeup. If the batter is expecting a fastball and gets the changeup instead, they are thrown off balance.

While Weili Zhang can thrive in a firefight, Rose needs a more controlled kickboxing match and isn’t particularly good at exchanging in the pocket; her punches are too long, and she often gets beat in close range. Andrade found success with her short, powerful hooks midway through the second round against Rose in their second bout. Also, Rose tends to fade a little in late rounds and has shown holes in her wrestling and guard game from the bottom.

For Weili, she needs to make this an MMA fight and force Namajunas to defend takedowns and get back to her feet to wear her down. Namajunas needs to keep Weili at the end of her punches and use angles and lateral movement all night long. Make Weili chase her and catch her on the way in.

You can’t go wrong with either fighter on your Fantasy roster. Both have excellent outputs, but I don’t see a finish. Maybe a late finish, but that would favor Weili. I have no idea who wins this fight. I’m going with speed and pace to prevail in the long run. Zhang Weili via decision.

Winner: Zhang Weili | Method: Decision

Jessica Andrade (+325) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (-450)

Andrade: DK: $6.7k, FD:$ 15 | Shevchenko: DK: $9.5k, FD:$22

Valentina Shevchenko is one of my favorite fighters, and I currently rank her as the third best woman fighter of all time, behind Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg. Shevchenko’s only two losses in the UFC have come at the hands of Nunes, but in their first fight, a three-round contest in 2016, Shevchenko dominated the third round and had Nunes fully mounted, dropping bombs from the top as the final buzzer sounded. Had that fight been one round longer, it’s universally acknowledged that Valentina would have won that fight. But it didn’t, and she didn’t.

The only flaw in Shevchenko’s game is her lack of aggression and heavy reliance on counter striking. It’s what cost her the second fight against Nunes and led to San Diego’s own, Liz Carmouche, getting her walking papers after a boring contest. Shevchenko isn’t all striking, though. Her ground game is as elite as her standup. People tend to sleep on her ability to take the fight to the mat and dominate from the top. The check-hook from the southpaw stance is her go-to weapon, her Jordan fade away; she counters forward pressure with it and uses a fighter’s aggression against them.

The only woman in her weight classes I wouldn’t give Jessica Andrade a shot to beat is Valentina Shevchenko. It’s a horrible mismatch. I won’t go Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul level mismatch, but it’s probably close to that. I don’t know where Andrade can win this fight. She can’t out-wrestle/grapple Shevchenko, so it’s going to have to be on the feet.

Andrade showed a new style in her last two bouts, carrying her hands low and bobbing and weaving her way into the pocket like a tiny Mike Tyson. Once she’s in the pocket she unloads bombs. Andrade could legitimately KO most people reading this, me included. Matter of fact, she would KO… you know where I’m going with this… Ben "Look Ma No Hands" Askren. But she can’t KO Valentina Shevchenko. Valentina is one of the best counter strikers in the game, and Andrade will have to cover a lot of distance to get inside on her. To do that without getting clipped on the way in is unlikely.

Andrade’s only chance is to come out aggressive and risk getting finished in order to land the punch that no one has been able to land on Valentina. Honestly, I’m surprised she is only a (+325) underdog. Valentina should finish this fight as long as she doesn’t sit back solely looking to counter Andrade for five rounds. I’m sure she will also look to trip Andrade to the mat and use her aggression against her and dominate the top position. Valentina Shevchenko via TKO, round three.

Winner: Valentina Shevchenko | Method: TKO Rd.3

Urijah Hall (-125 ) vs Chris Weidman (+105)

Hall: DK: $8.3k, FD:$15 |Weidman: DK: $7.9k, FD:$ 14

As I sit here, Dogecoin has a better chance of hitting forty cents again by noon than this fight has of being exciting. 2010 was a good year. Back then, my hairline didn’t look like a small brush fire put out with stomping feet. That was also the year Chris Weidman and Urijah Hall fought for the first time on the regional circuit. Weidman won that fight in the first round via TKO.

To say Weidman is a shell of his former self is to say Ben Askren isn’t a good boxer, a complete understatement. He’s lost five of his last seven fights since losing the belt to Luke Rockhold. Side note: speaking of Dr. Pimple Popper earlier, nothing’s more satisfying than seeing Luke Rockhold get KO’d, not even Colby Covington getting his jaw broken.

Although Weidman had success with his standup early in his career, that isn’t the case anymore. His striking is slow and predictable, and if you hit the blunt a little too hard, you might get a little disoriented watching it. It’s takedowns and lay ‘n pray or bust for Weidman. That was how he edged Omari Akhmedov in his most recent bout.

If Urijah Hall can’t win this fight, instead of mitts and heavy bags and people, it’s time to find a clock to punch. Passivity is the only opponent Urijah Hall has lost to in his MMA career. Otherwise, he’s undefeated. Dana White dubbed Urijah Hall the next Anderson Silva during Hall’s season of the Ultimate Fighter. Hall made it to the finals but lost in a huge upset to Kelvin Gastelum. To say Urijah Hall hasn’t lived up to those expectations is to say Nate Robinson would beat Ben Askren in a boxing match, a complete understatement.

Urijah Hall is one of the worst fighters to bet on; you have no idea what Urijah Hall you’re going to get. The killer Urijah Hall that puts strikes together and mixes in fight-ending spinning attacks, or the Urijah Hall that stands in front of his opponent staring at him for eighty-five percent of the fight. He still has KO power, especially in his right hand, and when he lets his hands go, he’s still a very dangerous fighter. Hall’s jab is nasty, one of the best in the UFC. GSP used to defend his belt with his jab almost exclusively. Urijah Hall can win fights like that too. When he works off the jab to throw combinations (which isn’t often), he can stand with anyone.

The only question is, can Urijah Hall defend the takedown? He defended takedowns very well against Antonio Carlos Jr. two fights ago, and he should have a huge advantage on the feet. Here I go, breaking rule number one: never bet on Urijah Hall. Urijah Hall via TKO, round three.

P.S. Where are all the Ben Askren memes? Have I been missing them somehow?

Winner: Urijah Hall | Method: TKO Rd.3

Anthony Smith (+160 ) vs Jimmy Crute (-200)

Smith: DK: $7.3k, FD:$12 | Crute: DK:$ 8.9k, FD:$19

This should be a crunchy ‘lil banger. This could be Anthony Crute vs. Jimmy Smith, and no one would notice. You could mix and match their skills, and they’d be the same fighters. They both have slightly above-average striking and high-level grappling, and they will both have the same game plan on Saturday night. Whoever can earn top position or land their right hand will win the fight.

As with most matchups between high-level grapplers, this could end up being a predominantly standup fight, but I think it would be more exciting on the mat. Both fighters have excellent guards and can mount offense from their back, and both have solid ground and pound and choke submissions from the top.

Watch Jimmy Crute’s fight against Misha Cirkunov. Crute lost that fight by first-round submission, but you’ll see the level of grappling he’s capable of. Anthony Smith is coming off a first-round triangle choke win against Devin Clark. He threw up a slick textbook triangle from the bottom, setting it up with wrist control as soon as he hit the mat.

On the feet, Smith is the slightly more diverse striker only because he uses both stances and can land his power hand from both. When he switches to the southpaw stance, he’s going to throw a left body kick almost immediately. From the orthodox stance, Smith’s right hand is his best weapon. But Crute can match Smith right hand for right hand, Crute’s being just as dangerous. Crute has a more traditional straight jab that he throws his right hand behind, while Smith’s is more of a long-range hook that sneaks its way around the guard.

Smith has lost two of his last three fights, and that’s mostly due to lack of aggression. As was the case when he fought Jon Jones for the title, Smith just doesn’t let his strikes go sometimes; he just can’t pull the trigger. Jimmy Crute doesn’t have that problem. He’s aggressive and in your face and too early in his career to know that he’s not invincible. Smith accepted that reality long ago.

Toss-up. Both fighters have Fantasy value. Both can win via TKO/KO or by submission. Is Jimmy Crute still too young and raw for a championship-caliber veteran like Anthony Smith? Does Anthony Smith have anything left in the tank to make another title run and maintain a place at the top of the division? Jimmy Crute via decision. He’ll spend more time on top and eke out a decision.

Winner: Jimmy Crute | Method: Decision

Prelims

Highlighted Matchups

Karl Roberson (+125) vs. Brendan Allen  (-150)

Roberson: DK: $7.8k, FD:$13 | Allen: DK: $8.4k, FD:$15  

There’s a good chance this fight will end without the judges’ intervention. Karl Roberson is either going to KO Brendan Allen, or Allen will take the opposite approach of his last bout and fight to his strengths. That would be taking down Roberson and smashing him with elbows and hammer fists until he gives up his back and gets choked out.

Karl Roberson is 4-3 in the UFC with respectable wins against Darren Stewart and Ryan Spann, but it’s his three L’s that are more telling. Roberson’s three losses have all come to excellent wrestler/grapplers like Glover Teixeira, Marvin Vettori, and Cezar Ferreira. Brendan Allen fits into the category of excellent wrestler/grapplers and will have a massive advantage if he can put Roberson’s ass on the mat.

But, Allen had a similar advantage over his last opponent, Sean Strickland, and failed to even attempt to take advantage of it. Instead, he elected to stand and trade with Strickland and was TKO’d in the second round. Allen’s striking is just average; defensively, Allen reacts poorly to strikes. When under fire, Allen looks like he just stepped into the crosswalk and saw a car coming at him; he freezes. His attacks are repetitive, and his lead leg splits the opponent's stance, placing him directly in front of the opposition and forcing him to attack up the middle with no angles.

Roberson brings high-level kickboxing into the cage, with fight-ending power in his power side kicks and punches. It will be dire for Roberson to stay away from the cage and dominate the center of the Octagon and force Allen to take him down in the open mat without the aid of the cage. If he ends up on his back, it’ll look eerily similar to a Life Alert commercial; fallen and he can’t get up.

This will be an excellent style matchup and a good opportunity for Brendan Allen, a once highly touted middleweight, to get back on track. For Roberson, a dub against Allen would be a shiny name in his win column. Brendan Allen via Rear-Naked Choke, round two.

Winner: Brendan Allen | Method: Rear-Naked Choke Rd.2

Pat Sabatini (-230) vs. Tristan Connelly  (+185)

Sabatini: DK: $8.8k, FD:$19 | Connelly: DK: $7.4k, FD:$10 

I mention this fight mostly because of Tristan Connelly. I’ve already given you some homework to complete before the fights, and I’m adding to the take-home packet. Watch Tristan Connelly’s first (and only) fight in the UFC against Michel Pereira. I’ve referenced this fight when writing about Pereira; he came out swinging from the rafters like the wrestler Sting joined Cirque Du Soleil. Homie was jumping off the cage and doing backflips and even executed the first-ever backflip guard pass.

Connelly took that fight on short notice in front of his hometown fans and was a massive underdog. Connelly won the fight. Tristan was at a huge size disadvantage, and he took everything Pereira had and continued to march him down, score takedowns, and grind him out. The third round was all Connelly; he bullied Pereira from the top position and punished him with a barrage of wet Willies, arm burns, and atomic wedgies. I hate to get emotional, but it was an inspiring win. Tristan Connelly is a dog.

I know very little about Pat Sabatini, and that’s not from a lack of Facebook and Instagram stalking. There’s just very little fight footage available on him. There’s plenty of grappling and amateur MMA matches from eight years ago, but nothing recent. Everything I’ve read about him says he is an elite wrestler, and his debut is highly anticipated. From the Jiu-Jitsu matches I’ve seen of Sabatini, he’s going to be a lot for Connelly to handle on the mat.

This has a chance to be a high-level back-and-forth technical grappling match, and I’m always down for one of those. Pat Sabatini via decision, but I think he has a good shot at a choke finish along the way. As a Fantasy option, I’d take a chance on Sabatini, who has noine submission wins. BUT, big but, Connelly also has noine submission wins and will be a solid low-tier roster option. Again, Tristan Connelly is a dog (insert DMX adlibs here…. R.I.P.).

Winner: Pat Sabatini | Method: Decision

Twenty-Twen-Twen Sleepers

Twenty-Ten-Twen Sleeper

Last weekend, after Dogecoin hit .42, I decided to splurge a little. I dropped twin Andy Jacksons on Juan Espino to beat Alexander Romanov. If you saw the fight, you know I got robbed. Espino was on his way to finishing Romanov early in the third round when he landed a routine knee to the cup on Romanov. Romanov took the opportunity to act like he just received a vasectomy so the fight would be stopped, knowing he was ahead on the scorecards and about to lose if he continued.

This week, the main card is saturated with valuable underdogs. Anthony Smith at (+160) and Rose Namajunas at (+170) are both excellent bets. Both fighters have clear paths to victory and the means to make the journey. But at (+300), I'm rolling with Gamebred. I've watched Jorge Masvidal from his backyard and Bodog fight days, and I'd love to see him finally earn the belt. I think he has two solid rounds, ten minutes, to win this fight. He has to land something big early in the fight, and he's more than capable. Usman was out on his feet in the opening minutes of the Gilbert Burns fight and barely survived the round. If Masvidal can stay within himself a little more in the first round, I think he has a great shot at starting a fight-ending sequence with that sneaky switch-step he throws.

Pick 'Em

Alex Oliveira (+120 ) vs. Randy Brown (-145 )

 

Winner: Randy Brown

 Method: Decision 

Dwight Grant (-230 ) vs. Stefan Sekulic (+230 )

 

Winner: Dwight Grant

 Method: TKO Rd.2

Dana Batgerel (-185 ) vs. Kevin Natividad (+150)

Winner: Danaa Batgerel

 Method: Decision

Rodrigo Kazula Vargas (+200) vs. Zhu Rong (-250)

    Winner: Zhu Rong

 Method: TKO Rd.2

Qileng Aori (-110 ) vs. Jeff Molina (-110 )

    Winner: Qileng Aori

 Method: Decision

Ariane Carnelossi (-210) vs. Na Liang (+170)

    Winner: Na Liang

 Method: Armbar Rd.2

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About Me

My name is Chris Guy, and I’m an avid combat sports enthusiast and practitioner. I’ve been a fan of MMA since the early 2000s when Limewire was still around, and I downloaded Bas Rutten’s Big Book of Combat. In 2004, I started training Muay Thai at City Boxing in San Diego, CA. I competed as an amateur for many years, and I've also dabbled in Jiu-Jitsu. I follow many different disciplines, such as Combat Ji-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Glory Kickboxing, Boxing, and MMA.

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