Burns tested positive for COVID-19 last summer, and Usman pulled out of their scheduled fight last December because he needed more time to return from injury. Usman and Burns were scheduled to fight twice in the previous year, but both bouts were scrapped.
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Usman then ended it with the technical skill that sets his quieter talents apart in a division full of bombastic challengers to his greatness. Usman took charge of the second round with more precise striking, breaking down Burns' defence and hurting the challenger. Usman recovered and focused on leg kicks, but became more wary of Burns' striking speed and combinations. I love him."Īfter Usman refused to touch gloves before the fight, Burns stunned the champ in the opening minute with a short right hook that knocked Usman to his knees. "Gilbert is a guy that I've known from the start. "This was a tough one for me to deal with," Usman said. MMA teammates typically don't fight each other, but Usman and Burns had no problem setting aside their history to fight for a title. Usman and Burns were longtime teammates in South Florida before Usman moved his training camp to Colorado early last year, partly in anticipation of this showdown. Mexican flyweight Alexa Grasso beat young contender Maycee Barber by unanimous decision in the co-main event of the UFC's first pay-per-view show since it returned from Fight Island to the Apex gym on its corporate campus in Las Vegas. Usman joined six fighters have racked up 13 straight UFC victories. Only Anderson Silva, who won 16 straight fights as the UFC's long-reigning middleweight champion, has won more consecutive UFC bouts than Usman, who also tied Khabib Nurmagomedov's mark for the second-most consecutive wins to start a UFC career. It's different when you're in the gym with me, and when you get in (the cage), it's a different ballgame. The Nigeria-born Texan jumped up and yelled to the mostly empty gym to "put some respect on my name!" He continued to pound the challenger on the ground until referee Herb Dean stepped in.
Usman pounced and landed another strike that bounced Burns' head off the canvas. He ended the fight with style in the third, putting Burns flat on his back with a perfectly placed right hand just 25 seconds into the round. Pierre's UFC record for consecutive welterweight victories with another resourceful, clever performance that ended with a fierce display of power to stop Burns (19-4), his former teammate and sparring partner.Īfter Usman got dropped in the first round, he recovered impressively to control the second. Usman (18-1) defended his title for the third time and broke Georges St. These bouts will have been preceded by a fully-packed undercard.LAS VEGAS - Kamaru Usman stopped Gilbert Burns with punches 34 seconds into the third round at UFC 258 on Saturday night, retaining his welterweight title with his 13th consecutive UFC victory. it will be interesting to see if he is truly recovered enough to be competing. As if that’s not enough, we also have an exciting match-up for our featured prelim between up-and comers Rodolfo ‘The Black Belt Hunter’ Vieira and Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez, also at Middleweight worth mentioning - Vieira is a five-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and in other news Hernandez pulled out of this bout just a mere month ago due to a positive COVID-19 test. While Heinisch is coming off a win to Gerald Meerschaert last June, 2020.
Gastelum is coming at this off a three-fight losing streak, having been defeated by the likes of Hermansson, Till and Adesanya. Burns alternative stats UFC 258 odds: Usman and Burns expected to go the distance UFC 258: USMAN VS BURNS, Picks, Odds & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW by Bloody Elbow PresentsĪlso on the card, we have an exciting Middleweight bout taking place between former interim UFC Middleweight Champion, Kelvin Gastelum and Ian ‘The Hurricane’ Heinisch.
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