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Dana White: Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal planned for International Fight Week

Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal is close to being finalized.

UFC President Dana White broke the news to Jim Rome on the Jim Rome Show that Usman vs. Masvidal is being planned for International Fight Week in Las Vegas. This year’s International Fight Week is currently scheduled for July 7 to July 12, so Usman vs. Masvidal will likely headline a UFC pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, July 11.

“Were going to bring him to Vegas,” White said of Masvidal during Radio Row at the Super Bowl. “So him and Usman will fight in Vegas, probably International Fight Week.