Dana White Calls Kamaru Usman the ‘Greatest Welterweight of All Time’

The wins keep on piling up for Kamaru Usman, who is entering rarified air with his extended streak of excellence.

“The Nigerian Nightmare” improved to 2-0 against Colby Covington in the UFC 268 headliner, earning a unanimous decision triumph at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. Usman has now won 15 straight fights in UFC competition, the second-longest winning streak in promotion history behind pound-for-pound middleweight legend Anderson Silva (16).

UFC president Dana White believes Usman belongs in the lofty company among the sport’s greats after his latest triumph.

“He’s special. He’s damn good and I think he’s the greatest welterweight of all time,” White said at the UFC 268 post-fight press conference.

“He’s obviously the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now. He’s one of the guys that we could all start arguing soon about GOAT status. And he’s fighting everybody, it’s not like he’s only fought this guy. He’s fought everybody and he’s starting to come back a second time around and beat guys.”

White can envision a scenario in which Usman surpasses Silva’s record by a wide margin. At 34 years old, the reigning welterweight champion still appears to have plenty left in the tank. It’s worth noting that Usman has a way to go before he can surpass Georges St. Pierre’s 13 victories in UFC title bouts. Currently, Usman has six.

“I think you just keep winning and you get the record so far apart that nobody is going to ever break it,” White said. “Anderson Silva, if you look at the 20 years he did 16 and this kid could do what? I don’t know 18, 20. How much longer does he want to fight? We’ll see.”