This weekend at UFC 258, Kamaru Usman will attempt to join some very exclusive company.
The 33-year-old Nigerian-American, who is set to face off with Gilbert Burns as he defends his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight belt for the third time, will pass future Hall-of-Famer Robbie Lawler and his two defenses if he succeeds. That will leave him trailing only Tyron Woodley and Pat Miletich (four), Matt Hughes (seven) and Georges St. Pierre (nine) on the all-time list for title defenses in perhaps MMA’s most historically competitive division.