Friday5th Nov.2021:It is no more news that in late 2019, UFC welterweight champion and Nigerian-born, Kamaru Usman beat  top-ranked contender Colby Covington in a thrilling fight dubbed by many as  ‘one of the year's best fights’. 
This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 268 in New York City, the pair will clash  again with Usman's welterweight belt once again hanging on the line.
Usman who beat his opponent in the fifth-round of their first fight by TKO, agreed that the bout was competitive right down to the last blow, with the two wrestling specialists exchanging a wrecking 318 total strikes by the time the referee stopped the bout. 

Usman, now widely considered the best pound-for-pound fighter still competing today, has won three straight since beating Covington.

The Edo State born fighter  first defeating Jorge Masvidal by decision, then knocking out Gilbert Burns, then knocking out Masvidal in a rematch. Covington, meanwhile, got back on track with a September 2020 TKO victory over Tyron Woodley, but he hasn't fought since. 
However, since their first fight, both figthers have also changed training camps. After a lengthy stint at Sanford MMA, Usman now trains under the famed Trevor Wittman while Covington, left his longtime training camp  of American Top Team joining the MMA Masters.
A lot has changed in the two years since their last bout meaning their rematch could be full of surprises.
While Usman and Covington's first fight shed a lot of light on how they match up, predicting the exact outcome is as tough a task as always, but a closer look at their respective games reveals some interesting insights.