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Opinion: Is Kamaru Usman a Victim of His Own Success?

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Jorge Masvidal may have been the vehicle for fan imagination leading into UFC 251 on July 11, the cold-blooded “Street Jesus” flying in from Miami on seven days’ notice to put a hurting on the undisputed welterweight champion after extracting some serious but still-undisclosed compensation from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.