If there were any doubts after their first bout, Kamaru Usman made sure to do it again in the second.
The UFC welterweight champion defeated Colby Covington in a unanimous decision win in their heated rematch back in November 2021 at UFC 268.
It was a rematch that stemmed from a very competitive title bout at UFC 245 in 2019, where Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) stopped Covington in the fifth round. Covington protested the stoppage, and some online agreed it came premature.
Well, two years later, Usman picked up a second win over Covington, but this time beating him on the scorecards 48–47, 48–47 and 49–46.
You can watch Usman’s rematch win over Covington in the video above.
“The Nigerian Nightmare” returns on Aug. 20 in the main event of UFC 278.
He takes on Leon Edwards in another rematch, as the two previously fought in 2015. Usman defeated Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in a unanimous decision.
Usman has yet to compete in 2022. The 35-year-old last fought in November at UFC 268 where he defeated Colby Covington in a rematch to defend his title for a fifth time. Usman suffered a broken hand during the bout, which he subsequently had surgery on and spent the first half of 2022 rehabbing. Usman is unbeaten in the UFC and on a 19-fight winning streak.
Edwards has been a top contender for some time now. The English fighter has yet to lose since a setback to Usman back in 2015. Edwards is unbeaten in 10 consecutive fights, with nine victories and one no contest. During that stretch, Edwards has beaten the likes of Vicente Luque, Rafael dos Anjos and most recently Nate Diaz.
