Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight bout at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday defeated former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
It was Usman third straight defeat after suffering two losses to Leon Edwards in his last outings.
For chimaev, the victory means he has successfully increased his undefeated record up to 13-0 after a majority decision win over the Nigerian at UFC 294.
Meanwhile, Chimaev was supposed to fight Paulo Costa in the original plan, but he withdrew from the fight due to an elbow injury and Usman accepted the fight on 10 days’ notice.
Khamzat would required a full 15 minutes to get past the Nigerian and took home two scores of 29-27 for his early domination of Usman on the canvas, while one judge scored it a draw 28-28, rewarding Usman’s late surge in the middleweight.
