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Nolan King

UFC 245 ‘Fight Motion’: Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington land some of their best shots

It almost goes without saying: UFC 245’s main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington was an all-out battle.

With the UFC welterweight title on the line, Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) battled for the vast majority of five rounds. It wasn’t easy, but Usman managed to put Covington away at the 4:10 of Round 5.

In one of the fight’s most pivotal moments, Usman cranked Covington with a jaw-breaking punch in Round 3. Like the rest of UFC 245’s action, the punch was picked up by the UFC’s ‘Fight Motion’ cameras. Additionally, included is the finishing sequence when Usman dropped Covington multiple times.

Also featured in “UFC 245: Fight Motion” are the two other championship fights: Alexander Volkanovski’s unanimous decision win to take the featherweight belt from Max Holloway, and bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes’ successful title defense against Dutch challenger Germaine de Randamie.

Other “UFC 245: Fight Motion” highlights include Petr Yan’s head kick victory over Urijah Faber, Matt Brown’s successful return against Ben Saunders, Geoff Neal’s TKO of Mike Perry, Puna Soriano’s brutal knockout of Oskar Piechota, and more.

Check out slow motion highlights from the entire fight card in the “UFC 245: Fight Motion” video above.

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