Kamaru Usman square off against Norwegian Emil Meek in a main event’s welterweight matchup tonight (Sun., Jan. 14, 2018) at UFC Fight Night 124 from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Welterweight contender Usman is one of the hottest prospects at 170 pounds, not having lost his last 10 fights.
Kamaru Usman improved to 12-1 overall and 7-0 in the UFC welterweight division with scored a dominant decision win over Emil Weber Meek on Sunday night at UFC St. Louis.
Meek dropped to 9-3 and had a four-fight win streak closed. Prior to that Meek made UFC debut via unanimous decision win over Jordan Mein at UFC 206 this past December.
Check out the fight highlights below:
Big takedown in round 1 from @Usman84Kg! #UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/rvnBD5K5AR
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
Elbows on Elbows on Elbows!!#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/HsyWv09wcI
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
Usman takes Meek on an elevator ride ⬆️#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/qs9eyyuiNd
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
Usman takes Meek on an elevator ride ⬆️#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/qs9eyyuiNd
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
Calls out Colby Covington in-post-fight speech:
"Colby, you can run, but you can't hide. The Nigerian Nightmare is looking for you." @Usman84Kg calls out @ColbyCovMMA 😳 #UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/3BHl9jwHJf
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018
