8:00 PM ET A day after Gilbert Burns was forced out of the UFC 251 main event, there is renewed hope that next week’s welterweight title fight can be saved with an even bigger fight. According to multiple sources, there are active negotiations to book Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal as the new main event
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There have been 16 UFC events thus far in 2020. I have no doubt in my mind that Gilbert Burns would have fought on every one of them if allowed. That’s the kind of competitor “Durinho” is, and while he might have been unknown to all but the hardcore fanbase entering the year, In a
Colby Covington (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) Colby Covington is interested in running things back with Kamaru Usman. Ever since Usman scored a fifth-round TKO win over Covington at UFC 245, “Chaos” has been calling for an immediate rematch. He blamed the ref for a bad stoppage where he believes he would’ve won on the judge’s scorecard.
The fight may not be official, but at least this is official: the UFC is indeed working on making a late replacement Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal fight for UFC 251 on July 11th. Not even 24 hours ago, Usman was set to face Gilbert Burns, but a positive COVID-19 test for the Brazilian welterweight
Gilbert Burns was pulled from the UFC 251 main event opposite welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after testing positive for COVID-19. Fellow contenders Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington are each prepared to step in and fight. Burns had been expected to challenge Usman following a blistering six-fight victory run that includes two bouts already this year,
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Image via @henrycejudo on Instagram Henry Cejudo will be paying close attention to the featherweight title fight at UFC 251. In the new main event of the pay-per-view card, Alex Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight title in a rematch against former champion Max Holloway. It is an intriguing matchup, but ahead of the
12:50 PM ET UFC 251 on Fight Island continues to evolve. From visions of palm trees surrounding an Octagon on a beach with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight belt against Gilbert Burns to what looks like an indoor venue with a possible main event of Alexander Volkanovski defending his featherweight title against Max Holloway. And
It’s been over six months since Geoff Neal last set foot in the octagon and he’s getting a little tired of waiting for an opponent to accept his challenge. After demolishing his first five opponents in the UFC with four of those ending by knockout or TKO, the 29-year-old former Contender Series veteran was anxiously
The father and coach of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap was an elite athlete in his own right, earning Master of Sports recognition in freestyle wrestling. Also proficient in judo sambo, Abdulmanap went into coaching after his career concluded, and his success garnered him the title of Honored Coach of Russia. That coaching excellence
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Max Holloway will be headlining a UFC pay-per-view once again. Originally, Holloway was expected to be the co-main event on the stacked UFC 251 card where he was set to fight Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight title. It was a rematch of their UFC 245 bout where
The welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns at UFC 251 may be off due to a positive COVID-19 test from Burns, but offers from various fighters keep coming in to save the day. In the arena of top five welterweights, we’ve already seen Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington throw their hat into
Watch Max Holloway destroy Brian Ortega (UFC 251 Free Fight) [embedded content] Max Holloway defended his featherweight championship for the second time at UFC 231 when he defeated Brian Ortega in front of a Toronto crowd. Holloway looks to reclaim his title in a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251 on July 11. (Video
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter (photographer not listed) Streaking contender Gilbert Burns was expected to challenge Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 251. Sadly that is no longer the case as earlier tonight it was reported that ‘Durinho’ had contracted the Coronavirus in Florida and thus would not be
1:31 PM ET Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has died in Moscow, the fighter’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The elder Nurmagomedov had been hospitalized in Moscow since May, when he was diagnosed with coronavirus. He also underwent heart surgery for a pre-existing condition
Gilbert Burns has been knocked out of the UFC 251 main event against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after testing positive for COVID-19. According to multiple sources speaking to MMA Fighting on Friday, the Brazilian tested positive for the coronavirus as part of the pre-fight protocols in place before anybody travels to Yas Island in Abu