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Welterweight champion, Nigerian Kamaru Usman puts his title back into play, on the night of this Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 November, at Madison Square Garden in New York, against the American Colby Covington, whom he had already beaten, two years ago, in the main bout of the UFC 268 event. “The Nigerian Nightmare»Approaches this revenge with the serenity of a king aware that he deserves his place on the throne.
UFC 268 will open its doors in a few hours in New York: more than 14 fights are scheduled. Considered by many to be the best fighter in the organization, Kamaru Usman will face Colby Covington this Saturday evening (around 04:00 GMT) to defend his title. The Nigerian has fought against Covington before, a fight he ended up winning quite easily. Now he will be able to try to start all over again, with the highest stakes.
Fans believe Kamaru Usman will succeed in upholding his supremacy, even though in the UFC you never really know what can happen in a fight. What is also the charm of this discipline. In his Instagram story, the heavyweight champion, Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, sent a message to “Nigerian Nightmare», Which he considers to be his African brother. “Hello guys. I’m on site in New York. We’re going to support our brother (Kamaru Usman) tomorrow night. He will annihilate (Colby Covington). So let’s enjoy New York!He wrote.
For his part, the American Colby Covington is also confident about his chances of becoming champion. He assures us that he would grant Usman immediate revenge and that he would not run away like the latter. “I’m not going to be a coward like Marty and run away from this revenge. He should have fought against me“, He declared, before adding:” The first time we fought, there was a taste of unfinished business. Fans saw for themselves how close this game was, and it had to be rebooked right away. But he refused, he ran away, he didn’t want revenge. But you know what ? I’m not gonna be a coward».
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