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Dana White says Usman could leapfrog Covington and get title shot against Woodley

UFC president Dana White has been heavily critical of Kamaru Usman in the past. But after seeing the “Nigerian Nightmare’s” dominant win over Rafael dos Anjos at the TUF 28 Finale on Friday, the outspoken company executive is starting to change his tune.

“I’ve been talking a lot of smack about him in his last several fights because I feel like he talks too much and doesn’t do enough in the octagon,” White said of Usman during the post-fight media scrum (transcript via MMAjunkie). “Well, he looked damn good tonight. Tonight he went in, and he delivered.