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,
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.
By Blue Corner | February 14, 2021 9:15 pm It’s another Valentine’s Day, and despite being some of the toughest and most tenacious characters in all of sports, MMA fighters hardly are immune to celebration. Check below to see a collection of tweets and Instagram posts of how MMA fighters and personalities from across the
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
UFC 259 is just around the corner, and the poster is now here. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will jump up a division to challenge UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. Amanda Nunes defends her UFC featherweight title against Megan Anderson in the co-main event, while Petr Yan tries to retain
“We talkin’ bout practice,” Usman told UFC.com. “It’s different when you step inside that cage. It’s a whole different savage, and he’s going to realize that.” The “training partners turned foes” narrative has dominated the lead-up to their welterweight title fight at UFC 258. It’s understandable. For years, the two helped each other prepare for
There are some divisions in the UFC that have more drawing power than others. Take a look at the lightweight division, for instance, with so many stars at the top. That is one division that sees its fighters constantly headlining events. With Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, and more, it is easy for that
Coming into his UFC 258 title fight against Kamaru Usman, few were giving Gilbert Burns the respect he deserved after winning six in a row at welterweight. Maybe it was the long layoff. Maybe it was Usman’s dominance against other opponents. Whatever it was, it took Burns just 30 seconds to remind people he was
UFC 258: Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns Recap [embedded content] Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns main event between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns from Saturday’s event at The Apex in Las Vegas. TRENDING > Gina Carano fires back on being canceled; Dana White expresses support for her (Subscribe
By Danny Segura | February 14, 2021 6:15 pm It didn’t take long for Jorge Masvidal to respond to Kamaru Usman. The former UFC title challenger and “BFM” champion Masvidal (35-14 MMA, 12-7 UFC) took to social media on Sunday to fire back at Usman (18-1 MMA, 13-0 UFC), who defended his UFC welterweight belt
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,
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1:55 AM ET Kamaru Usman accomplished much on Saturday night at UFC 258. He won his 13th straight UFC welterweight fight, which broke Georges St-Pierre‘s record for most wins in a row at 170. He also tied the great Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most wins in a row to start a UFC career. And he’s
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
“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
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