Usman, ‘Nigerian Nightmare’, knocks out ‘American Chaos’ to defend UFC 245 title

Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman technically knocked America’s Colby Covington
out to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight
245 title.
The ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ “TKO-ed” the ‘American Chaos’ at the T-Mobile
Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday morning.
He knocked Covington out in 4 minutes 10 seconds of the fifth round to
defend his title.
Usman, who defeated Woodley in March at the UFC 235 to become the UFC
welterweight champion, got his 15th-fight win streak against
Covington.
He has now won 11 UFC appearances.

 …World reacts to brutal Kamaru Usman-Colby Covington battle at UFC 245

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington traded blistering shot after
blistering shot throughout their welterweight title fight at UFC 245
on Saturday night, and neither did much blinking. It was anyone’s
fight, really, entering Round 5 in Las Vegas.
But that’s where Usman, the defending champion, delivered. He sent
Covington to the deck for the first knockdown of the fight, then put
him down again and finished him with ground and pound.
It was a spectacular ending to a surefire fight of the year candidate,
one that Covington said he was fighting with a broken jaw after Round
3.
Not surprisingly, many in the MMA and sports and entertainment world
took to social media to give their thoughts on the fight. While some
took pleasure in the demise of Covington, MMA’s resident “heel,” many
lauded both competitors.