Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Just a few moments into UFC 258’s headliner, it looked like there might be a new welterweight champion when Gilbert Burns stunned Kamaru Usman. An overhand right appeared to be on point for Burns, who continued to land big shots in the opening round of Saturday’s pay-per-view […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC “There’s a lot of options for him right now,” UFC President Dana White said about Usman. “And if that’s the fight he wants, and that’s the fight Masvidal wants, and I’m sure the fans would like to see it too.” What are champions made of? The UFC 258 pay-per-view (PPV) […]
The UFC 258 main event title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns has wrapped up. Usman and Burns collided on Saturday night, February 13. Usman was putting the UFC Welterweight Championship on the line. The action was held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the opening frame, Usman was dropped by […]
Photo by Grant Halverson/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Chiesa will be paying close attention to the main event this Saturday night. With the welterweight title on the line, Kamaru Usman will defend his championship against the top contender and former teammate Gilbert Burns to cap off UFC 258. The event takes place at the […]
The wait is over for UFC 258. Tonight, February 13, the UFC returns to pay-per-view. In the main event, UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman will put his gold up for grabs against his former training partner Gilbert Burns. The action will be held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-headliner will feature […]
Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports Leon Edwards may no longer be scheduled to fight Khamzat Chimaev, but the streaking welterweight contender looks like he’ll land himself in a No. 1 contender’s bout his next time out. Edwards, who hasn’t fought since a decision win over Rafael dos Anjos back in July 2019, was scheduled to fight […]
Colby Covington and Leon Edwards may be in for a scrap soon. Edwards was expected to meet Khamzat Chimaev on March 13. That plan blew up in smoke as Chimaev still hasn’t fully recovered from COVID-19. White had said the UFC was already working on the next opponent for Edwards. In an update with media […]
The UFC 258 weigh-ins have wrapped up. UFC 258 will take place this Saturday night, February 13. In the headliner, UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman will put his gold on the line against Gilbert Burns. The co-main event will see women’s flyweights Maycee Barber and Alexa Grasso collide. Usman and Burns both made championship weight […]
Cage Fury FC featherweight Pat Sabatini makes his UFC debut later this month in Las Vegas. | Photo via CFFC Pat Sabatini will step in as a replacement against Rafael Alves following Mike Trizano’s withdrawal, multiple people with knowledge of the change told MMA Fighting. Alves first announced the switch on social media. Sabatini (13-3) […]
UFC President Dana White believes fight fans and media members will put Kamaru Usman in the “Greatest of All Time” discussion eventually. Usman is set to put the UFC Welterweight Championship on the line against Gilbert Burns this Saturday night, February 13. The title fight will headline UFC 258 inside the UFC APEX in Las […]