Well, UFC fans? Was that good enough? Has Kamaru Usman finally, belatedly, laboriously earned his recognition as a champion to celebrate?
Usman methodically beat down Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251 on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the UFC launched its Middle East residency with a fight card headlined by three championship bouts and a rematch of ex-champs. The night culminated with Usman making an emphatic statement about who's boss among welterweights. Still the boss, that is. This second title defense in Usman's reign of nearly a year and a half was efficient and thorough.