Kamal Usmann has not fought at welterweight, has not won the battle, and has not collected post-war bonuses for many years.
He checked all the boxes in UFC Atlanta.
In his first fight since October 2023, the former welterweight champion made a dominant display, winning most of five rounds, winning an unanimous decision and snapping three skids. Buckley showed a spark in the fifth time, and eventually caused his attack, causing him to terrify Usman.
This is the second fight of USMAN’s night to win five-round thriller honors in his first meeting with Colby Covington at UFC 245.
For Buckley, this is his first night fight, but he has previously won five night bonus performances.
A pair of up-and-coming prospects won performances from Night Bonus, Malcolm Well Maker and Jose Ochoa.
Wellmaker is earning a 2-0 bonus in the UFC after earning an incredible one-punch knockout from Kris Moutinho.
Ochoa bouncing off a disappointing loss in his UFC debut in Cody Durden’s second round drubbing. Peru’s outlook the heat early in Round 2 and blowing up Darden with a punch to finish the fight in the frame.