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UFC 268: Usman trumps Covington in rematch to retain title

Adam D Anglo

Usman
and
Covington
went
head-to-head
in
a
rematch
after
the
former
won
via
a
fifth-round
TKO
at
UFC
245
in
December
2019.

It
was
the
same
result
at
Madison
Square
Garden,
where
champion
Usman
outlasted
Covington
for
his
15th
consecutive
victory
–
the
second
longest
streak
in
UFC
history
behind
Anderson
Silva
(16)
–
in
New
York
on
Saturday
(November
6).

Usman
almost
finished
Covington
in
the
second
round
with
some
huge
left
strikes,
though
the
latter
rallied
and
hurt
the
titleholder
courtesy
of
a
body
kick
in
the
fourth.

Ultimately,
Usman
(20-1)
produced
enough
to
remain
the
dominant
force
in
the
welterweight
division.

“There
was
a
lot
of
trash
talk,
a
lot
of
bad
blood,”
Usman
said
in
the
octagon
after
the
fight.

“I’m
sure
there’s
going
to
still
be
some
after
tonight.
But
this
guy
is
a
tough
son
of
a
b****.
He’s
tough
as
s***.”

“He’s
tough
—
he’s
super
tough,”
Usman
said.
“I
wanted
to
get
crazy
and
get
him
out
of
there.
But
that’s
not
what
the
best
do.”

Covington
(16-3)
added:
“Love
me
or
hate
me,
I’m
just
getting
started.
You
haven’t
seen
the
best
of
Colby
‘Chaos’ Covington
yet.”

In
the
co-main
event,
Rose
Namajunas
(11-4)
successfully
defended
her
strawweight
crown
thanks
to
a
split
decision
against
Zhang
Weili
(21-3).
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