The main event will see former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman try to snap the first losing streak of his MMA career when he takes on #7-ranked Joaquin Buckley, who is 6-0 with four finishes since dropping down from the middleweight division in 2023.

Kamaru Usman entered the UFC Atlanta main event against Joaquin Buckley as an underdog for just the third time in his UFC career, but delivered a vintage performance in his first fight in nearly two years.

The UFC makes its return to Atlanta this week with two former champions in the main and co-main events. UFC on ESPN 69 (ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

We look at the start time for tonight's UFC Atlanta fight card, which is headlined by a welterweight bout between Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley.

Kamaru Usman went time-traveling last night (Sat., June 14, 2025) in his one-sided UFC Atlanta main event victory over Joaquin Buckley. Remember 2018? I would point to that calendar year as the height of Usman’s powers.

It wasn't always pretty, but after he pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, Raoni Barcelos added a former champion to his resume.

Ben Askren was honored by the UFC family over the weekend as he continues to fight a serious health battle. The former multi-promotion champion has been hospitalized in Wisconsin with severe pneumonia caused by a staph infection,

Ngannou was very visible through UFC Atlanta fight week to support his friend and main event fighter Kamaru Usman.