UFC Atlanta live updates: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley results, round-by-round analysis and highlights

Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley headline UFC Atlanta at the State Farm Arena on Saturday night. (Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
Uncrowned has UFC Atlanta live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley fight card on Saturday night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Former UFC welterweight champion Usman faces off against red-hot contender Buckley in the night's five-round main event, while former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas continues her climb up the flyweight ranks against Miranda Maverick in the co-headliner.
Usman (20-4) was once considered the unanimous No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, however he enters Saturday struggling through the longest losing streak of his professional career. Usman's historic title reign ended in historic fashion when Leon Edwards authored a legendary fifth-round comeback in 2022 to steal away the title. Usman then lost a trilogy bout against Edwards followed by his short-notice middleweight debut against Khamzat Chimaev, both of which occurred in 2023.
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One more loss in a row for "The Nigerian Nightmare" could spell the end of his time as a contender.
While his foe appears to be on the downslide of his career, Buckley (21-6) is very much ascendent. "New Mansa" has won six consecutive bouts since moving back to the welterweight division in 2023, with four of those contests ending in vicious stoppages. Included in that run are knockouts of longtime contenders Vicente Luque, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson, and most recently three-time UFC title challenger Colby Covington.
In the evening's co-main event, Namajunas (13-7) looks to fend off the streaking Maverick (15-5).
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The UFC Atlanta start time for the preliminary card is at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins live at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+.
Follow along with Uncrowned's live UFC Atlanta: Usman vs. Buckley results, highlights and live blog below, including round-by-round play-by-play for the main card.
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
Women's flyweight: Rose Namajunas vs. Miranda Maverick
Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt vs. Raoni Barcelos
Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage
Light heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
Prelims (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Light heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato
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Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee
Bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Kris Moutinho via knockout (punch) at 2:37 of R1. | Watch finish
Flyweight: Jose Ochoa def. Cody Durden via knockout (punches) at 0:11 of R2. | Watch finish
Bantamweight: Ricky Simon def. Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight: Phil Rowe def. Ange Loosa via TKO (punches) at 4:03 of R3. | Watch finish
Women's flyweight: Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-27 All)

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