It was a hot start for Namajunas again in the second round. She tagged Maverick with a three-punch combination and peppered her with kicks before landing the first takedown of the

The UFC is back in Atlanta on Saturday night with a compelling 13-fight card, topped by the long awaited return of former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

On a rough skid for nearly four years, Kamaru Usman got back to basics Saturday and sent a rising welterweight contender back into the pack.

The Brazilian won with a trio of 29-28 scores. Garbrandt came out swinging in a hurry and got inside a couple times in the first 20 seconds, only to have Barcelos briefly dump him to the canvas.

Kamaru Usman enters the octagon to face off against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta. Here is what to know.

Here's when to expect Kamaru Usman and Joaquin Buckley to walk out to the cage for their UFC on ESPN 69 main event in Atlanta.

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley fight card from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday

Malcolm Wellmaker scores his third consecutive first-round knockout, demolishing Kris Moutinho and shaking up the UFC bantamweight division.

Here's when to expect Rose Namajunas and Miranda Maverick to walk out to the cage for their UFC on ESPN 69 main event in Atlanta.

ATLANTA – UFC on ESPN 69 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at State Farm Arena, which hosts the card ( ESPN+ ). Check out the video above to see the athletes from all 13 scheduled matchups come face-to-face, and don't miss the photo gallery below.

Brundage (11-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) takes on the unbeaten Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a middleweight fight on the ESPN main card at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. At media day, Brundage took questions from media members before his fight.