‘Kamaru Usman is BACK’: Pros react to former welterweight king’s triumphant comeback at UFC Atlanta

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Kamaru Usman turned back the clock to score his first win in over three years.

It was a vintage outing from the once-dominant welterweight champion as he used his wrestling to defuse the always dangerous Joaquin Buckley in Saturday’s UFC Atlanta main event. Buckley’s thrilling striking was rarely on display as Usman took him down to the mat and kept him there, dominating the fight as he did so many in his prime.

After four lopsided rounds—and a slightly...