Usman had since gone on to file three extra victories — wins towards Jorge Masvidal sandwiching a defeat of Gilbert Burns — whereas Covington beat fellow American Tyron Woodley in September 2020 in his solely struggle since dealing with Usman.
The opposite co-main occasion decided the ladies’s strawweight champion, as Rose Namajunas defended her title by defeating Zhang Weili in a break up resolution in a rematch from April. Namajunas had pulled off a shocking upset of Zhang in entrance of a house crowd at UFC 261 in Florida to take the title.
Rounding out the primary playing cards, a entrance kick from Marlon Vera knocked out Frankie Edgar within the third spherical, ending their males’s bantamweight struggle. Featherweight Shane Burgos gained by unanimous resolution over Billy Quarantillo, and Justin Gaethje defeated Michael Chandler by unanimous resolution in a sensational light-weight division bout.
