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Yeah, he didn't come to fight - but we all expected that.
Game plan was just to grind Masvidal up against the fence. Especially when he realised he couldn't take Masvidal down easily.
Boring point fighting, but effective.
No damage done to Masvidal, outside of two illegal headbutts.
It is what it is.
Key was that Masvidal really improved his takedown defense. I don't expect the audience will be clamoring for a rematch, but I can't see Dana White giving Usman another grappler because he is boring enough to watch as it is. I think they'll keep throwing strikers at him in the hopes that maybe his opponent can force the action, since Usman will do just enough to get decisions. He's pretty much Dana White's worst nightmare- a terribly uncharismatic, boring grappler who is going to be very tough to dethrone as champion.