Kamaru Usman Brak broke his three-field losing skid in the UFC Atlanta Main Event.
The former Welterweight champion has been Winless since the output of Colby Covington in November 2021.
Since then he has been head kick ko'd by Leon Edwards, who defeated him in a rematch in a rematch before 'the Nigerian nightmare' fails against Khamzat Chimaev in his last fight on UFC 294 in October 2023.
Rising competitor Joaquin Buckley welcomed Kamaru Usman back to the Octagon on Saturday evening.
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Kamaru Usman vs Joaquin Buckley Result
Usman dived in one fell swoop to score a Takedown early in the first round.
Once he was in control, the 170 pounds investigated great position and peppered with ground strikes to have Buckley wear a cut at the end of the first frame.
Buckley succeeded in landing some strikes and avoiding Usman for the first half of the round two, but he was eventually brought down and dominated on the floor.
It was a similar story in round three. After two minutes, Buckley landed his biggest shot of the fight, which USman led him to bring him back to the ground.
Once he was there, Buckley did not seem able to get up again.
Round four was predictable. Again, Buckley winged large bumps for the first half before he was brought down and smells on the Mat at the end of the round.
Amazingly enough, Buckley managed to ward off five Takedown attempts in the last frame