The way Kamaru Usman sees it, the injury that knocked his original opponent out of the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 129 fight card was a good thing. “This fight right here (with Demian Maia), this is a fight that Dana White wanted. This was the hardest fight in the division.”Usman was originally booked to face fellow up-and-coming welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 129 fight card, but an injury knocked Ponzinibbio out of the event. Over the course of the five-round fight, Usman, who has a background in wrestling, thwarted all 15 of Maia’s takedown attempts. UFC Fight Night 129 took place at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

Source: Forbes May 20, 2018 11:03 UTC