Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman remains undefeated in the UFC in 12 outings and his wrestling is a big factor for that. Usman will be looking for a third title defense when he faces former training partner Gilbert Burns in the UFC 258 headliner taking place February 13 in Las Vegas. Even with the jiu-jitsu threat
Douglas Lima doesn’t believe the UFC will ever agree to having him face Kamaru Usman. Lima is a three-time welterweight champion at Bellator and is undoubtedly one of the best 170-pounders in the world. As a result, many observers have called for him to sign with the UFC to test himself against the elite welterweights,
Undefeated welterweight Khamzat Chimaev is hard at work to prepare for his biggest test to date, against Leon Edwards. A recent training session saw him absolutely shredding a heavy bag in terrifying fashion. Without a doubt, there has been no other UFC career quite like the one Chimaev has had. After initially bursting onto the
It is nothing new for fighters to compete with an injury, but it is still crazy to hear. Recently, Kamaru Usman revealed that despite dominating the fight, he beat Jorge Masvidal with a pretty seriously broken nose. When Usman took on Masvidal, he was actually supposed to be facing Gilbert Burns. However when Gilbert contracted
Gilbert Burns will get a second chance at UFC gold on February 13 when he faces Kamaru Usman for the undisputed welterweight title. He plans on finishing Usman and making an emphatic statement. Burns (19-3) is 5-0 as a welterweight. His latest victory was an absolutely dominant performance over the former Champion Tyron Woodley. Burns
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and contender Gilbert Burns are facing each other at UFC 258. However there was once a point where they trained together often, and according to Gilbert, those sessions were intense. UFC 258 has a lot of exciting fights to look forward to, but sitting atop the bill is teammates turned competitive
A welterweight title fight between current champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns has been slated for February. That’s according to Brazilian publication Combate’s Raphael Marinho who reported Tuesday that it will take place at the UFC 258 pay-per-view event on February 13. He adds that they are just waiting for the contracts to make the
Kamaru Usman will not be defending his title against Gilbert Burns this year. The pair of former teammates were expected to collide in the UFC 256 pay-per-view which takes place December 12. However, as per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, that fight will no longer be taking place as Usman requires more time before he can compete
President Donald Trump heaped praise on both Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman. Both fighters were in attendance for separate Trump campaign events on Friday with Masvidal making an appearance at a “Latinos For Trump” event at Trump National Golf Club in Doral, Florida. Trump singled Masvidal out as a champion and notably brought up his
Khamzat Chimaev scored two finishes in just 10 days. To make things sweeter, both fights were on the promotion’s heavily marketed Fight Island. Continuing the trend, Chimaev extended his resume with an additional fight last night. As well as a KO finish, in which he took zero damage. The results of his contests resembled Khabib.
Things got predictably heated and even crossed a line when Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman were on the air to exchange words. Covington returned to the win column following a dominant performance over Tyron Woodley in the UFC Vegas 11 headliner last night that ultimately led to a fifth-round TKO victory. Covington And Usman Tear
Gilbert Burns is only looking for the finish when he faces Kamaru Usman next. Burns was initially expected to challenge Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 251 last month. However, he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw from the fight with Jorge Masvidal later stepping in on short notice. Masvidal would lose
It doesn’t matter if Jorge Masvidal is posted with his tequila, sitting at home tweeting, or playing cornhole. Once he suffered defeat by the hands of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Umman, he expressed his desires for his chance at an immediate rematch. Although UFC President Dana White has expressed that he would be giving the
UFC 251 was a tremendous commercial success. The fans were pleased, the fighters enjoyed the experience, and the media will never forget traveling to Fight Island. And, while Jorge Masvidal received a nice payday, he is already teasing a rematch to avenge the loss that he suffered at the hands of Kamaru Usman during the
Georges St-Pierre will not be entertaining the prospect of returning to fight current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Usman is tied with St-Pierre when it comes to consecutive wins (12) at welterweight in the UFC and has been campaigning to fight the former 170-pound king for a while now. He most recently reiterated his desire
Conor McGregor has officially been retired from the sport of mixed martial arts for well over a few months how. However, it doesn’t stop active fighters from calling him out for a lucrative payday. Additionally, it gives time for fighters, fans, and media to reflect on Conor’s career and achievements. For UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru