Usman retains title over Masvidal as UFC rises before dawn on ‘Fight Island’

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Usman retains title over Masvidal as UFC rises before dawn on 'Fight Island'

  • Reigning welterweight champion eases to win at UFC 251
  • Event took place on UAE’s Yas Island due to pandemic

Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a smothering victory over short-notice challenger Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Sunday.

Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title with a narrow split decision over Max Holloway, and Petr Yan won the vacant UFC bantamweight championship with a fifth-round stoppage victory over Jose Aldo on Yas Island, the UAE tourist destination turned into a secure bubble by the UFC during the coronavius pandemic.

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