Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley make weight for their main event bout at UFC Atlanta.

Fight analysis At one point, Kamaru Usman was a dominant welterweight champion and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. But Father Time came for him three years ago when a head kick from Leon Edwards ended his title reign and sparked a three-fight losing streak.

That's what happened between Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad, a regretful altercation that turned physical, according to Usman's podcast co-host Henry Cejudo. Muhammad, then the reigning UFC welterweight champion,

Kamaru Usman is all for Islam Makhachev's move up to the UFC welterweight division. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title and will get an immediate title shot against newly crowned welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena later in the year.

Kamaru Usman will make his long-awaited return to the UFC on Saturday, June 14 when he faces Joaquin Buckley in Atlanta. While Usman is not on his best run, he is convinced that he