Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown

In late 2019, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and top-ranked contender Colby Covington engaged in one of the year's best fights. This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 268 in New York City, the pair will run it back with Usman's welterweight belt once again hanging in the balance.

Usman won his first fight with Covington by fifth-round TKO, but the bout was competitive right down to the last blow, with the two wrestling specialists exchanging a dizzying 318 total strikes by the time the referee intervened.

Usman, now widely considered the best pound-for-pound fighter competing today, has won three straight since besting Covington, first defeating Jorge Masvidal by decision, then…