Usman’s Revival and Namajunas’s Knockdown Led a Busy
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley took place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on June 14, 2025. Kamaru Usman returned to winning form in the welterweight main event, while Rose Namajunas prevailed over Miranda Maverick in the flyweight co-main event.
The headline decisions
Usman defeated Joaquin Buckley unanimously over five rounds, with scores of 49–46, 49–46 and 48–47. Namajunas beat Maverick over three rounds, receiving two 30–27 cards and one 29–28.
Edmen Shahbazyan outpointed Andre Petroski, Raoni Barcelos defeated Cody Garbrandt, and Alonzo Menifield handed Oumar Sy his first professional loss. All three contests ended in unanimous decisions.
Preliminary finishes and distance fights
Malcolm Wellmaker knocked out Kris Moutinho at 2:37 of the first round. Jose Ochoa stopped Cody Durden by knockout eleven seconds into the second, while Phil Rowe rallied to finish Ange Loosa by TKO at 4:03 of the third.
Michael Chiesa defeated Court McGee, Ricky Simon beat Cameron Smotherman, and Jamey-Lyn Horth overcame Vanessa Demopoulos. Each earned a unanimous decision.
Two unusual endings shaped the record
Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato finished with a no contest after an accidental illegal upkick in the opening round.
Mansur Abdul-Malik’s meeting with Cody Brundage ended after an accidental head clash in the third. Initially recorded as a technical-decision victory for Abdul-Malik, it became a majority draw after the Georgia commission upheld Brundage’s appeal on July 23. Only the two completed rounds counted toward the revised result.
Sources
- MMA Fighting: Atlanta card, venue and bout results
- Georgia commission: unanimous approval of Brundage’s appeal
- UFC: updated majority-draw record for the Brundage bout
- MMA Fighting: revised result and completed-round scoring explanation
