UFC 268 — Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2: Fight card, results, highlights, complete guide

UFC 268 is within the books — and it is perhaps one for the document books. Kamaru Usman continues to be the welterweight champion after slugging it out with Colby Covington over 5 grueling rounds and incomes the choice. Usman and Covington additionally buried the hatchet after the struggle with a present of mutual respect for going 10 arduous rounds towards each other. 

That is not all, nonetheless. Girls’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas took house a break up choice over Weili Zhang of their rematch from April to retain the title. Namajunas is not solely the primary two-time ladies’s champion in promotional historical past, but in addition the primary to efficiently defend the title a minimum of as soon as in each reigns. 

Plus, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler delivered one for the ages with an epic brawl over quarter-hour to begin the PPV. Gaethje earned the choice after bloodying and dropping Chandler a number of instances within the struggle, however he additionally took his justifiable share of injury all through the competition. Gaethje is more likely to get the winner of Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier subsequent for the light-weight title.

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UFC 268 struggle card, outcomes

• Kamaru Usman (c) def. Colby Covington through unanimous choice (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
• Rose Namajunas (c) def. Weili Zhang through break up choice (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
• Marlon Vera def. Frankie Edgar through third-round knockout (kick, punches)
• Shane Burgos def. Billy Quarantillo through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Justin Gaethje def. Michael Chandler through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Alex Pereira def. Andreas Michailids through second-round knockout (knee)
• Bobby Inexperienced def. Al Iaquinta through first-round TKO (punches)
• Chris Curtis def. Phil Hawes through first-round TKO (strikes)
• Nassourdine Imavov def. Edmen Shahbazyan through second-round TKO (punches, elbows)
• Ian Garry def. Jordan Williams through first-round knockout (punches)
• Chris Barnett def. Gian Villante through second-round TKO (kick, punches)
• Dustin Jacoby def. John Allan through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Bruno Souza through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ode Osbourne def. CJ Vergara through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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