He won TUF 21, but you can’t hold that against him now. No, not after Kamaru Usman beat the ever-loving crap out of champ Tyron Woodley for five full rounds.
Woodley has been a pretty okay champ. He’s got no charisma, so the division has suffered a bit because of it, but whatever. Woodley is a tough, talented dude.
And Usman made him look like a chump.
There’s a lot I could say about what went down, but the clips in these tweets paint the full picture best:
HARD elbow by Usman lands, followed by a HUGE takedown! @Usman84Kg is putting the pressure on here in round 2! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/cwiBtpPFH4
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Hellbows in round 2@Usman84Kg #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/ZUK0w2N5cK
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Throwing the kitchen sink in round 4!!
Back-and-forth they go!! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/fk0JsZKb8i
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Another huge take down from Usman.
Total domination from the Nigerian Nightmare! @Usman84Kg #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/LH6tCbT5R7
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Dominant.#UFC235 pic.twitter.com/IciURhwWVK
— UFC (@ufc) March 3, 2019
Maybe Woodley had an “off” night, maybe Usman is just that good. Regardless, now we’re going to get to see Usman destroy Colby Covington, and that’s good.