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Gaethje who took a decision win against his fellow American Chandler, following a titanic bout which arguably overshadowed the main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.The two lightweights went toe-to-toe during their five-round war at Madison Square Garden, which comfortably earned the Fight of the Night accolade and is now surely a contender for the UFC Fight of the Year.All three judges favoured Gaethje, with the scores reading 29–28, 29–28, and 30–27, but despite sustaining clear damage both fighters initially refused medical treatment, and declined to leave the octagon on the stretcher or crutches on offer.However, Chandler was soon whisked into an ambulance backstage and Gaethje, who like his rival skipped the post-fight

Dana White was spotted watching Canelo Alvarez's boxing victory over Caleb Plant as his UFC 268 event played out on Saturday night.The UFC President was in attendance for his five-fight card at Madison Square Garden, where Kamaru Usman got the better of Colby Covington in the main event.There were also wins for Rose Namajunas, Marlon Vera, Shane Burgos and Justin Gaethje, the latter contributing to an all-time classic in three brutal rounds with Michael Chandler.However, during Namajunas' triumph over Weili Zhang in the chief-support bout, White could be seen watching Canelo vs Plant on a monitor at ringside.The 52-year-old appeared to be ignoring his own fighters to watch Canelo knock out Plant in the boxing ring, with American journalist

UFC president Dana White was left ‘twitching’ as the face-off between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington threatened to spiral out of control.The two men are set to clash for the second time in their career at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. They previously faced off at UFC 245 when Usman defeated Covington via fifth-round TKO in one of the best fights of 2019.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has urged Kamaru Usman to 'smash' heated rival Colby Covington at UFC 268 this Saturday.

Boxing's pound-for-pound king has responded with a brutal put-down to UFC's pound-for-pound number one fighter Kamaru Usman's challenge labelling it a "payday" grab.

Anna Tingley All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Fight fans have a lot to look forward to ahead of the much-anticipated UFC 268 event this weekend, which promises a star-studded slate of match-ups.The main event, which will stream live on ESPN Plus on Saturday Nov.

Just short of two years on from their encounter at UFC 245, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington square off in the octagon once again.

UFC star Colby Covington has revealed that he will unleash Donald Trump’s ‘dragon energy’ when he takes on Kamuru Usman at Madison Square Garden in New York next weekend.The fighter has made his backing of the former president of the United States well known throughout his career, and for his fight with fellow Trump supporter Usman admitted that it will be aided by the Republican.The American will be hoping to get his own back against his arch rival, after Usman was the man who came out on top last time they met via a technical knockout in December 2019.However Covington now believes that with the energy of Trump on his side, it is his time to prevail against his 33-year-old opponent.He said: “I have this energy that I get from [Donald].

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Jorge Masdival has launched a scathing attack on Leon Edwards after accusing his rival of ducking a potential grudge match.UFC star Masdival has not fought since suffering a second straight defeat to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in April, and is desperate for a bout with Edwards after a backstage altercation between the pair two years ago at a show in London.However, Edwards appears to be holding out for a title shot against the winner of the Usman v Colby Covington fight at UFC 268 on November 6, recently tweeting: "My next fight will be for the world title I don’t want to hear nothing about a guy coming off 2 fight skid and got KO'd his last fight."And now, the 30-year-old has

UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman - but first he needs to get past an all-time MMA great in Nate Diaz.The 29-year-old returns to the octagon to face Conor McGregor's conqueror after his run of eight consecutive victories was halted by an accidental eye poke against Belal Muhammad in March.That bout was Rocky's first in a frustrating 19 months, but he remains third in the rankings only behind Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns with a chance to boost his standing at UFC 263 in Arizona this weekend.Should Edwards progress and get his chance to claim the belt, it will seal a fairytale journey from a one-bedroom shack in Kingston, Jamaica to the bright lights of UFC action.As he detailed in a chat with ESPN back in 2019, Edwards comes from

Conor McGregor has been called a “laughing stock” and a “joke” over plans to have a crack at the welterweight division. McGregor made his long-awaited comeback with a second-round TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier in January.

Colby Covington has labelled Conor McGregor a "conman" and said it was "laughable" the Irish star is trying to compete for the welterweight title.

Conor McGregor has declared he will "smack" Kamaru Usman for "copying his shots" in his victory over Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night.

Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight with a stunning KO of Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261.

UFC boss Dana White stated after the fight that the former welterweight champion should consider retirement having lost in each of his last three outings. He said: “I think that he should start thinking about hanging it up.“He’s had a great career, he’s had a great run.

Colby Covington dominated former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley - then promptly phoned Donald Trump.

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has challenged the likes of Conor McGregor , Colby Covington and the Diaz brothers to step in and fight him after his bout with Leon Edwards was cancelled .

Conor McGregor has been offered the chance to make UFC history with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman’s manager calling out ‘Notorious’ on Twitter.