Prior to the encounter with Usman, he had put together a 6-0 run in the division that included notables such as Vicente Luque, Stephen Thompson and Colby Covington.

In a 5-round welterweight bout in the main event, Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Former long-time welterweight champion Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC) snapped a three-fight winless skid with a unanimous decision victory over the red-hot Buckley (22-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in the headlining ...