In a perfect world, Kamaru Usman would be defending his welterweight title against Colby Covington at UFC 244 in New York on Nov. 2.
Unfortunately, Usman and Covington couldn’t come to terms with the UFC in time to put the fight together at Madison Square Garden. Instead, the title bout was booked for the upcoming UFC 245 card on Dec. 14 in Las Vegas.
UFC 244’s headliner was then re-booked as a welterweight showdown between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, with the winner to be crowned the “baddest motherf—ker on the planet,” complete with a championship belt worth $50,000 designed specifically for the fight.