Mohammed Usman claimed his Ultimate Fighter crown with a jaw-dropping second round knockout over Zac Pauga at UFC Vegas 59.
This time it was Pauga ducking his head and Usman timing his left hook that came crashing into the chin and sending the Team Elevation fighter down to the ground. Usman followed with a single hammer first that separated Pauga from consciousness as the fight was stopped at just 36 seconds in the second round. Usman was throwing a lot of single punches, which prevented him from really catching Pauga off guard with his strikes.
Mohammed Usman, the younger sibling of the reigning UFC welterweight champion, knocked out Zac Pauga in the heavyweight final of "The Ultimate Fighter 30" on ...
Usman, the betting underdog against Pauga, improved his career record to 8-2 with the highlight-reel, left-hook knockout. Kamaru and Mohammed are the first pair of brothers to win "The Ultimate Fighter" in the reality show's 17-year history, according to TSN's Aaron Bronsteter. Mohammed Usman, the younger sibling of the reigning UFC welterweight champion, knocked out Zac Pauga in the heavyweight final of "The Ultimate Fighter 30" on Saturday to win the show.
Mohammed Usman is "The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30" winner after he bludgeoned opponent Zac Pauga into the shadow realm as Kamaru looked on.
He earned himself a six-figure UFC contract with the win. With the victory, Usman won the heavyweight bracket of “TUF 30.” He defeated Mitchell Sipe and Eduardo Perez via decisions in exhibition fights during the taping of the reality series. Usman followed it up with a nail in the coffin, a massive diving follow-up punch that further sealed the deal at 0:36 of Round 2.
UFC Vegas 59 saw the conclusion of the heavyweight portion of the Ultimate Fighter 30 after Mohammed Usman KO'ed Zac Pauga.
The knockout of Pauga now puts the younger Usman into the UFC alongside his brother, the current reigning and defending welterweight champion. Two firey heavyweights worked their way through The Ultimate Fighter 30 and squared off at UFC Vegas 59. Round one started off with a running kick right to Usman, but the blow missed.
Kamaru Usman is the UFC's welterweight champion, the pound-for-pound top fighter in the world and one of the greatest MMA fighters in history. His younger ...
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The UFC heavyweight division could have another superstar on its hands if a brutal knockout finish on Sunday (AEST) is anything to go by.
These kinds of upsets are fairly regular in the division, basically everyone has one punch power.— Luca Fury (@FurysFightPicks) August 7, 2022 Ha, out of no where Usman lands a BOMB. That’s heavyweight MMA for you. “And then they’re like, OK. Let me go and get my brothers. And those dudes show up. ESPN’s Myron Medcalf joked: “Imagine being a kid on the playground and you decide to mess with one of the Usman kids. The brother of the UFC’s best fighter has put the heavyweight division on notice with a savage KO that had his opponent seeing stars.
The former Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman won his heavyweight bout against Zac Pauga in "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) Season 30 finale at UFC Vegas 59, ...
"When I first had him, I would just look at him in his eyes and was like, 'Your dad is not a normal person. The 238-pound Usman played at the UA during the 2010 and '11 seasons under then-head coach Mike Stoops. The former Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman won his heavyweight bout against Zac Pauga in "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) Season 30 finale at UFC Vegas 59, earning UFC fighter status.
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is heaping praise on the latest Ultimate Fighter winner Mohammed Usman. On the main card of UFC Vegas 59, ...
That’s why I love it so much, because as much as people speak about my brother, that’s why I love it because I’m still the one that has to go out there and compete and have to fight and have to win for you guys to even be up here and talk crap to me and tell me about my brother. “I had to put the work in to get here,” Usman said. On the main card of UFC Vegas 59, Usman went one-on-one with Zac Pauga to determine the TUF 30 heavyweight winner.
Mohammed Usman recently shared a heartfelt message about his son Nash, who tragically passed away in a drowning incident in 2019.
"I had to put in the work to get here. The TUF 30 heavyweight winner also believes that Nash would want him to take care of his other kids. Usman once again reiterated that his son Nash is the reason he decided to make something out of his fighting career.