Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-10-21, good mma bout: Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Chimaev vs Usman is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 21st, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the on the undercard of Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski 2 – UFC 294. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-03-18, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Usman vs Edwards 3 is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 18th, at the The O2 Arena in London (England, UK), in a 5-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening of UFC 286 and it is valid for the UFC welterweight championship title (Edwards’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-08-20, spectacular finish but the rest of the match was not so exciting: Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
In their first fight Usman defeated Edwards via unanimous decision (December 19, 2015), this second match is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 20th, at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA), in a 5-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC 278 and it is valid for the UFC welterweight championship (Usman’s sixth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Before the bout take place, you can watch the official preview videos: UFC 278 countdown, embedded Vlog series, press conference, ceremonial weigh-ins (on Friday) etc, or discover how to watch Usman vs Edwards 2 on tv, the fight time and the card.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-11-06, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2 gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Covington vs Usman 2 is the main event of UFC 268 and it is valid for the UFC welterweight title (Usman’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-24, good fight with a spectacular finish: Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal is one of the best mma fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night)!
Masvidal vs Usman 2 is the main event of Ufc 261 and it is valid for the UFC welterweight title (Usman’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-12, some good exchanges between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, Tuf tournament winner and current Ufc Ww champion Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories beating Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman), Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman) and Colby Covington in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal (who replaces Gilbert Burns since he and his coach tested positive for COVID-19), has a record of 35-13-0 (51% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Gamebred’ lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal), Ben Askren (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal) and Nate Diaz (Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz). Usman vs Masvidal, main event of Ufc 251, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Usman’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-14, good fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The black belt in Bjj, Tuf tournament winner and current Ufc Ww champion Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a mma record of 15-1-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman) and Tyron Woodley in his last three (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman).
His opponent, the former interim Ufc Ww and 2013 FILA 77 kg No-Gi grappling world champ Colby Covington, has an official record of 15-1-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won seven bouts defeating Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington), Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington) and Robbie Lawler in his last three (Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler). Usman vs Covington, main event of Ufc 245, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Usman’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on November 6, 2021 (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-02, disappointing fight between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-3-1 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Rory MacDonald in 2014 (Rory MacDonald vs Tyron Woodley), since then he has collected six victories and one draw beating Demian Maia (Tyron Woodley vs Demian Maia) and Darren Till in his last two (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has a record of 14-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories beating Emil Weber Meek (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek), Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman) and Rafael dos Anjos in 2018 (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman). Woodley vs Usman is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Woodley’s fifth defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith – UFC 235. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, some good exchanges between Rafael dos Anjos and Kamaru Usman but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performances of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-10-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). In his last three bouts RDA has beat Neil Magny (Rafael dos Anjos vs Neil Magny) and Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos) but then he has lost to Colby Covington (Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has an official record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected twelve consecutive victories beating Emil Weber Meek (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek) and Demian Maia in 2018 (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman). Dos Anjos vs Usman is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale – UFC Tuf 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!
