Image via @ufc on Instagram Jon Jones has responded after UFC President Dana White recently suggested he would be making his heavyweight debut this summer. Jones (26-1 MMA) vacated the promotions light heavyweight title back in August citing poor salary negotiations for his departure. “Just got off the phone with UFC, today I confirm that
“It was four days’ notice, and besides that, I hadn’t fought in two years and hadn’t really trained at all,” he said. It’s true. A winner over Richard LeRoy in August 2018, Green was scheduled to fight none other than Daniel Rodriguez four weeks later until he was forced to get hand surgery followed by
12:51 PM ET Two former teammates will clash for the UFC welterweight title. And now that bout is official. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns both weighed in successfully Friday morning for their UFC 258 main event. Usman weighed 170 pounds and Burns also was at 170. Usman will defend his welterweight belt against Burns on
MMA Fighting has UFC 258 results for the Usman vs. Burns fight card Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC 258 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman squares off against former teammate Gilbert Burns. Usman has won 12 straight
Kamaru Usman would love the opportunity to coach a season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), and he has just the candidates in mind to coach opposite him. Many great names have emerged from The UFC’s TUF series. Great competitors like Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson, Michael Bisping, the list goes on and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Gina Carano has dealt with controversy in the past, but her recent Instagram story comparing the hardships endured by modern Republicans and Jewish Holocaust victims brought an especially large outcry against her. As a result, Carano lost her role as Cara Dune on Disney+’s wildly successful Star Wars show, The Mandalorian.
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns face-offs video [embedded content] The UFC 258 weigh-ins went off without a hitch on Friday with all the card’s athletes making weight. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the UFC 258 face-offs. When the main card fighters were introduced, Jim Miller and Bobby Green were notably absent. A
Anthony Hernandez knows people are counting him out. At UFC 258, Hernandez is the biggest underdog on the card at +325, as he faces undefeated grappling wizard, Rodolfo Vieira. Although not many people would want to face Vieira, Hernandez said this is a fight he is very interested in. “This is just who they offered
Kamaru Usman compares himself to another UFC champion. Ian Heinisch finds an outdoor oasis in Denver. Kelvin Gastelum reflects on meeting Kobe Bryant. Title challenger Gilbert Burns arrives in Las Vegas, as do opponents Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
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Cory Sandhagen speaks to the media post-fight after his 28-second flying knee knockout of Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night 184 in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas18 #UFCFightNight184 #CorySandhagen For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA
The first Las Vegas UFC Pay-Per-View of 2021 will be headlined by a thrilling welterweight title bout, as champion Kamaru Usman looks to continue asserting his dominance over the division by ending the momentum of former teammate and No. 2 ranked contender Gilbert Burns. In the co-main event, top 15 women’s flyweights battle to break into the title
6:55 AM ET IT WAS SEPTEMBER 2020, and UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman raised some eyebrows as he entered the Sanford MMA gym in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It was his first visit since he changed teams in the spring. There was talk of Usman defending his title in December against former training partner and current
At the UFC 258 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against challenger Gilbert Burns. Both fighters must weigh no more than 170
It looks like we have our answer for what is next for Dustin Poirier as the questions circling the fate of the UFC lightweight championship remain fluid. In an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up on Friday, Dana White confirmed that the UFC is targeting a trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor for this
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its UFC 258 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which takes place on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility this Sat. night (Feb. 13, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a welterweight championship collision between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. Before the action gets underway
Champ Kamaru Usman de-masks to make weight for UFC 258 The room collectively held its breath when UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman weighed 170.5 pounds for his bout with Gilbert Burns on Friday. Being a title fight, both men have to weigh at or below the exact top end of the division. In Usman and
PhotoCred: Cageside Press / Business Insider Josh Barnett has always been an entertainer whether it’s in the ring or the cage. When it comes to seeing YouTube stars like Jake and Logan Paul boxing, he’s not interested. With a combined three fights under their belts, the Paul’s appear to have no intention of slowing down