By Travis Caldwell and Jack Bantock, CNNWelterweight champion Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision early Sunday at UFC 268 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. A bloodied Covington rallied in the third, and an eye poke in the fifth from Usman temporarily paused the fight as medical staff tended to Covington. The fight was a rematch from two years ago at UFC 245, where Usman defeated Covington via a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) in his first title defense. Namajunas had pulled off a stunning upset of Zhang in front of a home crowd at UFC 261 in Florida to take the title. Featherweight Shane Burgos won by unanimous decision over Billy Quarantillo, and Justin Gaethje defeated Michael Chandler by unanimous decision in a sensational lightweight division bout.

Source: CNN November 07, 2021 06:45 UTC