'I'm at the top of the mountain and everyone's looking at me,' says Kamaru Usman after defending his welterweight title. UFC251
OVERPOWERED. Kamaru Usman unleashes a kick against Jorge Masvidal in their UFC welterweight championship fight. Photo from UFC
The Nigerian-American Usman looked fresher with Masvidal having taken the UFC 251 headline bout at just 6 days' notice when Brazil's Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to travel. UFC has decamped to Abu Dhabi's locked down Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates until the end of July to isolate fighters from the threat of the COVID-19 and ensure the shows roll on.
"I'm just at a level better. I have more tools in the tool box and when I need to I can pull them out and use them." The headline fight and the two other title fights delivered on the hype that had been built around the"Fight Island" showpiece. The 27-year-old Yan rained in blows on his 33-year-old opponent for 3 minutes before the referee stepped in to save the veteran.Before those title fights came a brutal women's strawweight rematch between America's Rose Namajunas and the Brazilian Jessica Andrade .
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