Nigerian-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, Kamaru Usman, has retained his Welterweight title with a 5th round stoppage of American Colby Covington at the UFC 245 in Las Vegas.
The knockout came in the fifth round after a hard-fought four rounds with Usman sending a right hand to knock down Covington who got up but got dropped again.
Usman continued the assault with a flurry of hammer fists before referee Marc Goddard stepped in to call it a Technical Knockout (TKO).
Usman has now won 14 MMA fights in a row, including 11 straight in the UFC which is the third longest current winning streak in the promotion.
His 11-fight streak is the second longest in welterweight history behind Georges St-Pierre’s 12.
The 32-year-old is one of just four fighters to start a UFC career at 11-0 or better, others are Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Royce Gracie.
Born in Auchi, Nigeria to a soldier father, Usman and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 8 years old.
He made his professional MMA debut in November 2012 and compiled a record of 5-1, competing for several regional promotions before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in early 2015.