After taking a shot at Jorge Masvidal in his UFC 258 post-fight interview with Joe Rogan after his victory over Gilbert Burns in his third title defense, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman elaborated on his jab at the BMF champion. “He had a built-in excuse. That’s the only reason he took that fight,” Usmand said.
Image Credit: @Gilbert_Burns on Instagram Gilbert Burns entered tonight’s UFC 258 pay-per-view event in hopes of dethroning current welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman. Burns (19-4 MMA) took to the Octagon this evening sport an impressive six-fight win streak, his latest being a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Tyron Woodley. Meanwhile, Kamaru Usman (18-1 MMA) was returning
“I went out to do camp with Eryk Anders and Walt Harris and Chris Connelly and I love their camp, I love their gym and everything, but it was too far from home,” he said. “And my little nephew was being born.” It was time to go home to Kansas City. Luckily for him, one
1:22 AM ET UFC 258 included the expected from welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and strong performances from both women in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber. It also included one of the most surprising results in recent memory as Anthony Hernandez defeated Rodolfo Vieira, a seven-time submission grappling world champion, by submission. The
From the main event to the prelims, fighters were making history at UFC 258 and rewarded handsomely for it. Four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses were handed out after Saturday’s event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman leading the pack. Usman authored the third consecutive successful defense of his
News Kirik | February 13, 2021 On Friday, UFC lightweight Bobby Green made weight for his fight vs. Jim Miller at UFC 258, and then collapsed; the fight was canceled. On Saturday afternoon, women’s flyweight Gillian Robertson got sick with a non-COVID-19 malady, and her fight vs. Miranda Maverick was canceled. Both have released statements. “There are three
UFC 258 featured a welterweight main event between two men that knew each other well in Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. Usman walked away the victor but it was not after feeling some of the power that got Burns to the title shot in the first place. There was a lot to take away from
What are champions made of? The UFC 258 pay-per-view (PPV) main event between welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman and top contender Gilbert Burns, which took place last night (Sat., Feb. 13, 2021) inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, did a pretty good job of providing the answer. Usman was rocked by “Durinho” early in the fight
Gina Carano, a pioneer in women’s mixed martial arts, was recently dropped from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian and any future productions by Lucasfilm. Carano’s character, bounty hunter Cara Dune, was a major character in the Disney+ award-winning show. Carano was let go by Lucasfilm, as well as UTA, the talent agency that had represented
Image: @savage_UFC on Instagram Tonight’s UFC 258: ‘Usman vs. Burns’ event has taken a last minute hit as Gillian Robertson vs. Miranda Maverick has been cancelled. The promotion announced the news on their official website stating that Robertson was forced to withdraw due to a non-virus-related illness. With that news, tonight’s UFC 258 event is
Maycee Barber hits mitts with her brother and coach. Kelvin Gastelum, Alexa Grasso, Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman attend a socially-distanced media day. Gastelum gets psyched when he steps inside the Octagon, and Barber takes her time giving autographs. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
UFC 258: Usman vs Burns will take place Saturday, February 13 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas and will stream live on Pay-Per-View, exclusively through ESPN+ in the U.S. at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT in both English and Spanish. HOW TO WATCH UFC 258 IN YOUR COUNTRY Preliminary fights will air nationally in English on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN
6:46 AM ET It’s one of the most intriguing prefight storylines in combat sports. Teammate versus teammate. Friends turned foes. In MMA, there’s a pretty common stance on teammates fighting each other: They typically refuse to do it — unless a championship belt is at stake. Well, there will be a belt on the line
Charles Oliveira may have passed up on a big fight opportunity recently, but UFC President Dana White isn’t holding it against him. Last week, a report surfaced in which Oliveira’s coach Diego Lima said that Oliveira had declined a short-notice fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 258, which takes place this Saturday. According to Lima,
Kamaru Usman is looking forward to the day when he can finally have the UFC welterweight belt wrapped around his waist in an arena full of his countrymen. The UFC kicked off 2021 with the first network TV event since December of 2018. In the main event, Max Holloway put on a show that harked
We are just hours away from one of the biggest welterweight matchups of the year as current UFC champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against former teammate Gilbert Burns later this evening (Sat., Feb. 13, 2021) at UFC 258 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Usman, this will
UFC 258 main card bout nixed after Bobby Green suffers kidney failure Bobby Green made weight on Friday for his UFC 258 bout with Jim Miller. Minutes later, he collapsed and was in a medical emergency that forced the cancellation of the bout. Green tipped the scale at 156 pounds with 15 minutes left in
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