Completed MMA Event

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

UFC 268
  • Saturday 11.06.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden
  • Location: New York City, New York, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $9,903,557
  • Attendance: 20,715
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings:
  • MMA Bouts: 14
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera   |   $50,000 bonus to Vera
  • Fight of the Night
    Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Andreas Michailidis vs. Alex Pereira   |   $50,000 bonus to Pereira
  • Performance of the Night
    Al Iaquinta vs. Bobby Green   |   $50,000 bonus to Green
  • Performance of the Night
    Gian Villante vs. Chris Barnett   |   $50,000 bonus to Barnett

Referees

  • Dan Miragliotta
    Usman vs. Covington II (14)Michailidis vs. Pereira (9)Villante vs. Barnett (4)
  • Marc Goddard
    Namajunas vs. Zhang II (13)Iaquinta vs. Green (8)Jacoby vs. Allan (3)
  • Todd Anderson
    Edgar vs. Vera (12)Hawes vs. Curtis (7)Baghdasaryan vs. Souza (2)
  • Keith Peterson
    Burgos vs. Quarantillo (11)Shahbazyan vs. Imavov (6)
  • Mike Beltran
    Gaethje vs. Chandler (10)Williams vs. Machado Garry (5)Vergara vs. Osbourne (1)

Event Discussion

AxaFin
AxaFin

11.08.2021 | 7:06 PM ET

Hanyak lost me money for not getting a finish. Was expecting something more spectacular as this was a very good opportunity for him.
TheWBush
TheWBush

11.09.2021 | 2:06 PM ET

Juicehead johnny is very hard to finish man
rappinpapsoda
rappinpapsoda

11.09.2021 | 4:48 PM ET

Vera looked like he was two weight classes above Edgar.

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Fight Predictions

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