UFC 268 went down at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. In the main event, Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision in a close encounter to defend his welterweight crown. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ started off impressively, dominating his arch-rival in the first two rounds, but ‘Chaos’ made a surprising comeback in the later rounds to make things highly competitive.
In the co-main event, strawweight champion Rose Namajunas retained her title by beating Zhang Weili via a razor close split decision after a five-round war. Elsewhere on the UFC 268 main card, Marlon Vera brutally knocked out Frankie Edgar with a highlight-reel front kick in the third round, Shane Burgos defeated Billy Quarantillo by unanimous decision and Justin Gaethje returned to winning ways with a unanimous decision win against Michael Chandler after a three-round high octane battle.
Results
Main Card
Kamaru Usman defeats Colby Covington via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Rose Namajunas defeats Zhang Weili via split-decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46).
Marlon Vera defeats Frankie Edgar via third round knockout (3:50)
Shane Burgos defeats Billy Quarantillo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Justin Gaethje defeats Michael Chandler via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Prelims
Alex Pereira defeats Andreas Michailidis via second-round TKO (0:18)
Bobby Green defeats Al Iaquinta via first-round TKO (2:25)
Chris Curtis defeats Phil Hawes via first-round knockout (4:27)
Nassourdine Imavov defeats Edmen Shahbazyan via second-round TKO (4:42)
Early Prelims
Ian Garry defeats Jordan Williams via first-round knockout (4:59)
Chris Barnett defeats Gian Villante via second-round TKO (2:23)
Dustin Jacoby defeats John Allan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Melsik Baghdasaryan defeats Bruno Souza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ode Osbourne defeats Carlos Vergara via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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