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  • Updated: April 25, 2021

UFC 261: Kamaru Usman Retains Belt, Defeats Masvidal (VIDEO)

UFC 261: Kamaru Usman Retains Belt, Defeats Masvidal (VIDEO)

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman kept hold of his title after dumping out his opponent Jorge Masvidal in the second round in the main event of UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday.

The second round was more explosive than the first half but none of the two rounds were disappointing to fans present or watching.

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The fight which had an audience of 15,000 spectators is the first since the coronavirus protocol which has seen no fans during UFC matches since March 2020.

Usman placed a perfect right hand that took Masvidal off his stance with the Nigerian landing five hammer shots to close up the fight.

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With Sunday’s triumph, the Nigerian UFC fighter records the second-longest winning streak in the competition's history.

Earlier, Usman tied with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones with 13 straight victories.

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