Tag: Welterweight
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Nigeria’s nightmare, Kamaru Usman knocks out Masvidal with one punch, retains title
Welterweight champion Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman has today knocked out his challenger, the American mixed martial artist, Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal in their hugely anticipated sold-out 170-rematch face-off for the UFC 261 Welterweight championship title scheduled at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The UFC 261 title fight which sold out 15,000 tickets…
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Nigeria’s Usman defeats Masvidal, retains UFC title
Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman retains his UFC Welterweight title in Dubai early Sunday morning after defeating Jorge Masvidal 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 in a keenly contested fight. Usman won the first two rounds but Masvidal took the third. At the end, all judges unanimously gave the fight to Usman, who has remained undefeated in the category. The…