Usman, Volkanovski, Yan leave UFC 251's Fight Island with belts - Sportsnet.ca

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a smothering victory over short-notice challenger Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Sunday.

“ is the biggest, baddest dude out there right now,” Usman said. “I had to switch gears and prepare for him on six days’ notice. I know a lot was made of him taking the fight on short notice, but all these guys are preparing for one guy, and that’s me at the top of the mountain. I had to make a mental shift. I had a completely different game plan.”

The Australian champion won his belt last December with a virtuoso technical performance against Holloway , who had reigned atop the division for the previous three years. “I expected it to be a hard fight,” Yan said through an interpreter. “That was our plan, to get him tired early on, and then in the third round, start attacking.”

UPDATE: Alexander Volkanovski (featherweight) and Kamaru Usman (welterweight) both retained their respective titles at UFC251.

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