It is a matter of opinion whether Kamaru Usman is the greatest welterweight of all time, as his boss suggested on Saturday, but he is certainly heading in that direction.
“The Nigerian Nightmare” faced his nemesis, Colby Covington, in the main event of UFC 268. The second meeting between the two men was even more closely contested than the first, which took place almost two years ago at UFC 245. After five back-and-forth rounds, Usman was declared the winner by unanimous decision, completing his fifth defense of the welterweight belt. That moves the 34-year-old champ out of a three-way tie with Tyron Woodley and Pat Miletich and into third place all-time for welterweight title defenses, trailing only Georges St.