5 most electrifying UFC fights that have taken place at T-Mobile Arena

#4 Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington - UFC 245

Kamaru Usman (left) walks off after KO'ing Colby Covington

Kamaru Usman defended his UFC welterweight title for the first time against a heated rival, Colby Covington. The event, UFC 245, took place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. Compared to UFC 235, where Usman defeated Tyron Woodley to become the UFC champion, UFC 245 saw a much larger attendance.

It was one of the most electrifying UFC fights to take place at the T-Mobile Arena, with Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington putting up a five-round battle. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' punished Covington for most of the fight, but it wouldn't be right to say that 'Chaos' didn't fight back.

It's been a year since Kamaru Usman silenced Colby Covington at #UFC245 and defended his belt! pic.twitter.com/T5hTaVzbzj

— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) December 14, 2020

The fight eventually saw Kamaru Usman knock out Colby Covington in the last minute of the fifth round. However, what made this fight one of the most exciting events at the T-Mobile Arena was Usman breaking Covington's jaw in the third round.

There were nearly 17,000 people in attendance at the venue, with Usman and Covington both receiving $500K apiece for their outing.

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#3 Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier - UFC 226

Stipe Miocic (left) vs Daniel Cormier

UFC 226 saw light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier take on heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.

It was the third time in UFC history that champions of different weight classes were in a title bout, after UFC 94 and UFC 205. After a KO win in the dying seconds of the first round, Cormier went on to become only the second fighter in the history of the UFC to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously.

I’ll never wear this color again but my word what a night! #ufc226 #andnew #doublechamp pic.twitter.com/vyasjM1pTa

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 7, 2018

Dubbed 'The Superfight', Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier headlined the UFC 226 event at the T-Mobile Arena in 2018.

It was the first installment of one of the greatest trilogies in the history of the UFC. It was also one of the most exciting fights to be hosted in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena, recording an attendance of 17,464, including Brock Lesnar.

The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week, which made it more significant in T-Mobile Arena history. For this fight, Cormier and Miocic also served as the head coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated.