If that’s what Usman is capable of in a rematch, who wouldn’t want to see him and his top rival Colby Covington throw down for a second time at some point later this year?
Usman already holds wins over six of the top-10 welterweights, including No. 1-4. The most intriguing fresh option is No. 5-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson whose karate style would be a fascinating puzzle for Usman to solve. Vicente Luque is also on roll with three straight impressive stoppage wins but he’s behind Thompson on the depth chart.
This gruesome injury isn’t the first of its kind in the UFC. As mentioned, Silva experienced it in 2013. It also happened in 2008 when the late Corey Hill snapped his leg fighting Dale Hartt.Silva wrote on Instagram in a message to his 3.7 million followers Rose Namajunas has admitted in the past she didn’t handle all the pressures of being a UFC champion too well during her first title stint.
What makes most sense would be for Namajunas to face the winner of a May 22 meeting between No. 3-ranked Yan Xiaonan No. 4-ranked Carla Esparza. Shevchenko went through former strawweight champion and knockout artist Jessica Andrade like a buzz saw, forcing a referee stoppage midway through the second round of the thoroughly one-sided drubbing.