Author: Dan Hiergesell

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington will finally be locked in a cage again later this evening (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) at UFC 268 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The two fighters will collide in a rematch two years in the making for the undisputed UFC welterweight title.

Before Usman and Covington settle their beef in the main event, UFC 268 will feature one of the most stacked cards of year. Rose Namajunas will defend her women’s strawweight title in a co-main event rematch with Zhang Weili, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler will collide in a lightweight barn burner to spark the PPV main card, and Frankie Edgar will return to action against bantamweight contender Marlon Vera. Not to mention the nine-fight “Prelims” card featuring some of the most exciting up-and-coming strikers in the promotion today.

We will compile the best of the best below — with all video footage courtesy of UFC and ESPN — and will continue to share the action as it rolls in. Enjoy!

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Ode Osbourne def. CJ Vergara via Unanimous Decision

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Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Bruno Souza via Unanimous Decision

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Dustin Jacoby def. John Allan via Unanimous Decision

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Chris Barnett def. Gian Villante via second-round TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches)

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Ian Garry def. Jordan Williams via first-round KO (punches)

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Nassourdine Imavov def. Edmen Shahbazyan via second-round TKO (elbows)

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Chris Curtis def. Phil Hawes via first-round KO (punches)

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Bobby Green def. Al Iaquinta via first-round TKO (punches)

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Alex Pereira def. Andreas Michailidis via second-round TKO (flying knee and punches)

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Justin Gaethje def. Michael Chandler via Unanimous Decision

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Shane Burgos def. Billy Quarantillo via Unanimous Decision

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Marlon Vera def. Frankie Edgar via third-round KO (front kick)

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Rose Namajunas def. Zhang Weili via Split Decision

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Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington via Unanimous Decision

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 268 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

Kamaru Usman will try to accomplish two feats this evening (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) at UFC 268 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. He must defeat Colby Covington to retain his UFC welterweight title and he must do it in a fashion that will finally shut “Chaos” up.

Usman, who is approaching legendary status as a UFC champion, is trying to push his Octagon record to 15-0 with a win over Covington. He will also be looking to defend his 170-pound title for the fifth-straight time. All he has to do is keep his emotions in check and let his skills take over, which is exactly what happened when he defeated Covington the first time around back in 2019.

While Usman is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world today he isn’t immune to a little mental warfare. That’s exactly what Covington has been trying to implement before, during, and after the first fight as well as every waking second leading up to the rematch. It will be interesting to see if “Nigerian Nightmare” can keep it bottled up during the fight and do what he does best.

Luckily, Usman was given one final chance to send a message to Covington ahead of their grudge match at UFC 268. He also offered a prediction for the main event fight.

“I just want to say I’m blessed to be in this position, to be able to deliver another performance like we did the first time,” said Usman during UFC 268’s ceremonial weigh ins on Friday (replay HERE). “If he did his homework, it’s going to be an amazing fight.

“But if he didn’t, I’m going to put his b*tch ass away early.”

Covington, who is confident that a change in teams will be enough to hand Usman his first UFC loss, was also asked about the fight during Friday’s weigh ins. The man known as “Chaos” promised to beat the brakes off the champion and fly back home with the belt. Typical banter from one of the promotion’s most outspoken fighters.

“Tomorrow night, live on pay-per-view, I’m going to beat the brakes off Marty, I’m going to become undisputed champion,” said Covington.

“I’m jumping on the Bang jet back to Miami as the pound-for-pound best fighter to ever do it, daddy.”

What say you, Maniacs? After seeing the first fight and all the back-and-forth that’s ensued, who will win the rematch later tonight at UFC 268?

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 268 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

Canelo Alvarez will settle his beef with Caleb Plant later this evening (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) live on Showtime PPV and FITE TV from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the two boxers battle it out in the main event for the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBF and The Ring super middleweight titles. The winner will be crowned the first undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history.

Alvarez, 31, is coming off a TKO finish over Billy Joe Saunders his last time out to secure his second-straight title defense in the super middleweight division and win the WBO belt. The pound-for-pound standout is hoping to clean out the weight class by knocking off Plant tonight in “Sin City” and adding another title to his collection. Alvarez has been smashing his opponents almost every time out and is currently a -900 favorite to defeat Plant. It would be quite shocking to see him falter in another high-profile spot.

Plant, 29, has successfully defended his IBF title three times since winning it back in 2019. The Tennessee native certainly has the odds stacked against him for his clash with Canelo, but Plant is a big body with a capable mean streak. He’ll also enjoy a four-inch reach advantage over Canelo as he tries to pull off one of the biggest upsets this year. It will be interesting to see if Plant can offer Canelo something different compared to his previous opponents.

A large majority of fight fans will be tuning in to see UFC 268 later tonight in New York City (live stream HERE), but there’s no reason why you can’t double dip on a stacked combat weekend. Take a look below at all the ways to catch the “Canelo vs. Plant” PPV card:

Start Times

• Sat., Nov. 6, 2021, from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
• Main card begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
• ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ main event begins around 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT

Online Viewing (U.S. & Canada)

• ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV main card can be purchased via Showtime PPV for $79.99.

Online Viewing (International)

• ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV main card can be purchased via FITE PPV for $79.99.

Television Viewing (U.S. & Canada)

• ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV main card can be purchased through the Showtime app via Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, PlayStation, or Xbox. Check out full viewing details HERE.

Television Viewing (International)

• ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV main card can be purchased through the FITE TV app via Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, PlayStation, or Xbox. Check out full viewing details HERE.

Mobile Viewing

• U.S. & Canada viewers can purchase the ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV card via the Showtime app. Click HERE for details.
• International viewers can purchase the ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV card via the FITE TV app. Click HERE for details.

PPV Main Card

Super Middleweight: Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant
Super Middleweight: Anthony Dirrell vs. Marcos Hernandez
Super Bantamweight: Rey Vargas vs. Leonardo Baez
Super Lightweight: Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Pablo Romero

MMAmania will deliver LIVE coverage of ‘Canelo vs. Plant’ PPV event right HERE. The Showtime PPV broadcast kicks off at 9:00 p.m. ET, with Alvarez and Plant likely to make the walk closer to midnight.

Colby Covington’s clever “CEO of EPO” nickname for Kamaru Usman has been tossed out the window after the UFC welterweight champion received his jacket this week for 50 clean USADA tests.

Usman, who will defend his title in a rematch with “Chaos” later tonight (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) at UFC 268 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, has proven to be one of the most dominant fighters of the past five years. The champion has successfully defended his title four-straight times and most recently claimed the title for pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport.

However, great accomplishments usually produce even greater scrutiny and Usman has been held under the microscope by Covington over the past two years. Covington has claimed that Usman not only cheated and faked injuries in their first meeting back in 2019, but “Chaos” has gone out of his way to reference Usman as the “CEO of EPO,” suggesting the champ is taking performance-enhancing drugs.

While Usman is a physical specimen who looks bigger and stronger than anybody else at 170 pounds the champion has never been linked to PED use. In fact, Usman has now joined the likes of Daniel Cormier and Holly Holm as athletes who have turned in 50 clean tests under USADA’s watch. As we know, if you test clean on 50 USADA tests you’re in store for one of the ugliest jackets of all time. It’s a nice gesture, but UFC can probably do a little better with the gifting.

Usman, who is hoping to put a stamp on his rivalry with Covington at UFC 268, took to social media Friday night to show off his new USADA jacket and send a message to “Chaos.” Check it out below courtesy of Instagram:

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 268 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

It all goes down later this evening (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) at UFC 268 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, as UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman looks to defend his title for a fifth-straight time in a long-awaited rematch with top contender Colby Covington.

In addition to the main event reboot, UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will run things back with former titleholder Zhang Weili, lightweight contender Justin Gaethje will square off in a dream matchup with Michael Chandler, and former UFC champion Frankie Edgar will be back in action as he takes on bantamweight veteran Marlon Vera.

Take a look below at UFC 268’s complete fight card line up and start times:

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV)
10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT

Kamaru Usman vs.Colby Covington
Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili
Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera
Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler

‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN News/ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT

Alex Pereira vs. Andreas Michailidis
Al Iaquinta vs. Bobby Green
Phil Hawes vs. Chris Curtis
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Ian Garry vs. Jordan Williams

Early ‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT

Gian Villante vs. Chris Barnett
Dustin Jacoby vs. John Allan
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Bruno Souza
CJ Vergara vs. Ode Osbourne

Online

• UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2” PPV main card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
• Subscriptions cost $5.99 per month. The UFC 268 PPV will cost $69.99 for current subscribers.
• UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2” undercard “Prelims” can be viewed via ESPN+ as well.

Television

• UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2” undercard “Prelims” can be viewed via ESPN News. Check your local providers or click for instant access to ESPN HERE.
• UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2” can also be streamed via Xbox One, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and ChromeCast.

Tablet/Mobile

• UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2” PPV main card and undercard “Prelims” can be viewed via ESPN+ streaming app through Google Play and iTunes stores.

International Viewing Options

Bars

• Stay home, be safe. But if you really, really need to go out and watch UFC 268 there is a list of bars near you airing “Usman vs. Covington 2” right here.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 268 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

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Current UFC champion Rose Namajunas will try to fend off Zhang Weili in a women’s strawweight title fight later tonight (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) at UFC 268 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. It will be a rematch from their first meeting at UFC 261 back in April which saw “Thug” finish Weili via first-round head kick knockout to claim the belt.

Namajunas, who is enjoying her second stint as division champion, looked tremendous in her first fight with Weili. Of course, the fight didn’t go on for all that long and Weili is a fighter who usually takes control as the fight goes on. It will be interesting to see what “Rose” has up her sleeves if she’s unable to score the early finish and has to beat the former champion on the scorecards.

Weili, who saw her 21-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Namajunas, is hoping to reclaim her title and continue her reign as the only Chinese champion in UFC history. The 32-year-old fighter looked tremendous through her first five UFC fights, but it all fell apart against “Thug” earlier this year. The last time Weili came off a loss she won her next 21 fights. We’ll have to wait and see if UFC 268 is the start of another six-year unbeaten streak for “Magnum.”

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 268 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

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