Mohammed Usman Wins The Ultimate Fighter Title After TKO
Nigerian fighter Mohammed Usman defeated Zac Pauga via Technical Knockout (TKO) in a Heavyweight clash to win the season 30 finale of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), on the main card event of UFC Vegas 59 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Mohammed Usman is the younger brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. He was born in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Pauga showed off his fast hands early, alongside a lot of feints. He landed an early jab and some hard low kicks. Usman took a high kick to the jawline but shook it off. However, Usman landed back with a couple hard shots on the counter.
Usman kept looking for counters, but he was often out of range. Pauga did a nice job of kicking at distance and occasionally bursting forward, which was enough to win the volume game in the first five minutes.
Out of nowhere, Usman began the second round with a massive left hook that put Pauga on the canvas. A single follow up hammerfist was more than enough to fully separate Pauga from his senses and earn Usman the TUF contract.
The Usmans are now the first brothers to both win TUF trophies 🏆🏆 #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/r1b6KPDGmW
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Kamaru and Mohammed have become the first brothers to both win the competition.
Mohammed’s performance blew fans away and had many predicting big things for him if and when he makes his UFC debut.
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