Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman retained his UFC welterweight title
with a dominant performance against late stand-in, America’s Jorge Masvidal.
The first UFC card outside America, which featured three
world title fights, saw the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ beat Masvidal at the Yas
Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday morning.
Usman was unanimously adjudged the winner by 50-45, 50-45
and 49-46 to retain his crown.
#AndStill Welterweight Champ Kamaru Usman controls Jorge Masvidal for five rounds to keep his title at #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/1xDHZYcWb7— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 12, 2020
The 33-year-old Nigerian, who had the best win record in the
UFC, has now gone 16 fights without a loss.
Before the UFC 251 bout, Kamaru said he would beat his
opponent to submission by breaking his spirit and gaining a first-round
knockout victory.
“If I knock him out in the first round, I’m going to take it
and go home but I want to break him mentally, I want to break his spirit,”
Usman said.
“There is something about a man when you break his spirit.
When he talks about you, he knows that you’re better than him.
“I’d rather beat a guy with a wide margin that they never ever
dream of competing with me again and that’s how I’m going to approach this
fight.
“This is the fight people want and the fans are going to get
it. The fans know if an opponent is a challenger or not. Jorge had such an
amazing year in 2018 and 2019 and that puts him in that category. He is the
next biggest challenge for me and I’m excited. I can’t wait.”
Usman, who has now tied George Pierre’s UFC welterweight
record of 12 straight victories, is the Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner.
He is also number six in the UFC men’s pound-to-pound
rankings.
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