After Kamaru Usman defeated former teammate Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 on Saturday, he was once again hit with the question of whether or not he would entertain fighting Georges St-Pierre if the welterweight great ever mounted a comeback. “Of course, I would like to fight Georges,” Usman said at the UFC 258 post-fight news
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MMA legend Georges St-Pierre explained what makes UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman so good, saying “he’s the best at what he does.” GSP was a guest on Sportsnet’s “Good Show” and praised Usman for his incredible performance against Gilbert Burns at UFC 258, where he knocked out the No. 1 contender in the third round
Kelvin Gastelum trains with a longtime coach. Ian Heinisch reflects on lessons learned through struggles. Gilbert Burns attends virtual media day; Gastelum gets sidetracked. Champ Kamaru Usman reacts to seeing himself get emotional on screen. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt also acknowledged Barber’s technical skill, describing her prediction for the matchup to be “fire in the cage.” “I think she’s a very well-rounded athlete, she’s young,” Grasso said of her opponent, only five years her junior. “But I’m ready for that. I think it’s going to be a very attractive
Jan 26, 2021 Kamaru Usman put on a star-making performance at UFC 258. His third-round TKO of former teammate Gilbert Burns was a rollercoaster ride that, after an uphill climb forced upon Usman early, gained heart-pumping momentum and shined a bright spotlight on the welterweight champ. Not only did Usman retain his belt in Saturday’s
Alexa Grasso knows all about the pressure of being a blue chip prospect. It was a little over four years ago that Grasso was an unbeaten 23-year-old strawweight making the jump from Invicta FC to the UFC with plenty of hype behind her. She won her first UFC fight, but then fell into a 50-50
Dana White is still high on Maycee Barber despite losing her second fight in a row at UFC 258. In the co-main event of the pay-per-view card, Barber fought Alexa Grasso in her first fight since tearing her ACL last January in a loss to Roxanne Modafferi. Barber was still looking to become the youngest
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Kamaru Usman sounds like he’s already preparing for a rematch against longtime rival Jorge Masvidal, despite capturing a unanimous decision victory over “Gamebred” at UFC 251 last July. I guess Stephen Thompson never got the Email. That may explain why “Wonderboy” is on social media trying to use
Could UFC events have fans back by summer? Dana White is optimistic It’s been nearly a year since an arena full of fans were in attendance for a UFC event. The last time a full capacity crowd witnessed live fights inside the Octagon was UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 7,
UFC middleweight fighter Julian Marquez is likely going to regret giving Miley Cyrus an ultimatum on Valentine’s Day. Marquez (8-2 MMA) returned to the Octagon for the first time in over two and a half years at last night’s UFC 258 event for a fight with Maki Pitolo. The result was a third round submission
During that same five-year window between 2011 and 2014, Vieira added five more gold medals and two more silvers at the World Championships, with “Buchecha” again besting him in the absolute division. He was in a rare class of grapplers for an extended period of time, and if he reached that level by attacking his
12:59 AM ET Kamaru Usman defeated Gilbert Burns by TKO in the third round to retain his UFC welterweight championship Saturday night in the main event of UFC 258 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The stoppage came at 34 seconds of the round. Usman, who was briefly stunned by a Burns right hand
JP Buys will make his octagon debut alongside his wife next month. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Buys will take on Bruno Silva in a flyweight matchup on March 20. MMA DNA was first to report the booking. The event is expected to take place at the
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has a message for the UFC rankings panel about the integrity of the pound-for-pound rankings. Kamaru Usman is undefeated in the UFC with 13 fights and 13 victories. He now holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the welterweight division, and the number of rounds he has lost
The UFC is headed back to ABC in April, and it looks like the promotion is hoping to stack the card with big names. The promotion made its first appearance on ABC in January with UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar. That show pulled an average of 1.22 million viewers over its 3 hour broadcast,
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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya The official fight card and lineup for next month’s UFC 259: ‘Blachowicz vs. Adesanya’ event was released on Saturday night. UFC 259 is set for March 6 in Las Vegas and features a total of three title fights. The event is headlined by a superfight featuring reigning middleweight champion Israel
Gilbert Burns secured his fifth win in a row on his current six-fight win streak with a first round knockout of Demian Maia in March last year. Burns faces welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT