Kamaru Usman stayed seated, simulating a yawn. Jorge Masvidal stood and smirked.
After Conor McGregor defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the first round of the UFC 246 main event Saturday night, the two fighters in attendance at T-Mobile Arena on the short list to become his next opponent played it cool. But everyone knew their hearts were probably beating a tad quicker.
Everyone knew what they wanted. That’s because everyone in mixed martial arts wants a matchup against McGregor, the sport’s biggest star of all-time who’s singularly capable of producing life-changing money for each and every one of his opponents.