An extremely “butt-hurt” Jorge Masvidal insisted he now has the “square root formula” to beat welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after losing via unanimous decision at UFC 251 on Sunday. The 35-year-old Masvidal (35-14), who fought for a UFC title for the first time in his near-17-year pro MMA career, was clearly devastated by the loss despite taking the fight on just six days’ notice . “I hate coming up short. I’m not gonna make excuses. He was the better man tonight,” “Gamebred” Masvidal said at the post-fight press conference on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (17-1) is considered one of the best wrestlers in the entire UFC roster. “There were some areas where I didn’t give him enough credit, and some where I felt – with a better training camp – I could definitely surpass him. I showed my wrestling on six days’ notice, I’m not too easy to take down or hold on the ground,” Masvidal said. “We’re gonna run it back.” Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal all class after going the distance at #UFC251 @espnmma pic.twitter.com/6yPDAmkYD4 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 12, 2020 “I made a lot of mistakes, and tried to fight in spots since I didn’t feel my gas tank was the greatest … he was able to get in the clinch and take it back into his world. But I’m not gonna take nothing away from him. He won fair and square. I’ll do whatever it takes to get back in front of that man and get my hand raised.” The Cuban-American Masvidal conceded that the 33-year-old Usman – who is now on a 12-fight win streak in the UFC – had an “OK” jab and impressive level-changing and fence-leaning techniques. Despite stuffing several takedowns, Masvidal was nonetheless disappointed with his performance. Hi, my name is Jorge Masvidal. You’re probably wondering how I got here. Well, it all started six days ago ... (via @espnmma ) pic.twitter.com/4kaqckU5Uq — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 12, 2020 “I just feel like I let a lot of people down, man. It was a s*** performance … He was able to keep me [on the fence] and change off when I was able to move. I definitely gotta work on that, but I got a good formula on how to beat him the next time. I thought I had it; now I have the formula, with a lot of gas tank conditioning and rounds with high-level guys, I got the square root on how to beat this guy,” said Masvidal, who beat Nate Diaz for the BMF title last November. Having felt the power of Usman, who he went back and forth with since their tense encounter at a Super Bowl event earlier in the year, Masvidal wants a rematch without the trash-talking. “I wanna take his head off even more now that he beat me. But we don’t have to promote the next fight like that – talk about religion or ethnicity, nothing like that. He said some things that weren’t necessary and I said some things that weren’t the best. I just think about the future generations. You don’t have to talk s*** or disrespect a man’s religion to promote fights or get pay-per-views,” he said. “Right now I’m [expletive] very butt-hurt. I wanna do some sprints, I wanna get on the treadmill, hit the punching bags, take out my frustrations, elevate my cardio to a new level. I know I could do more. “A lot of people will make the excuse for me, six days' notice, but once you sign that dotted line, you shouldn't sign unless you're in the best shape to compete for a world title. I just feel I should have been in overall better shape. “I wanna run sprints right now until I throw up. I'm very upset.”