Feb 15, 2021 Casey O’Neill may be Australia’s latest MMA prospect, but she will carry a little bit of Scottish and Thai pride, too, when she makes her UFC debut in a featherweight bout against Shana Dobson in Las Vegas this weekend (5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+). O’Neill’s journey is typical of those who graduate
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7:33 AM ET When UFC president Dana White mentions a possible matchup, it creates a domino effect of speculation that leaves fans, media and even fighters trying to weave through the various scenarios. After Khamzat Chimaev had to pull out of his March 13 fight with Leon Edwards because of lingering effects from COVID-19, White
Jan 26, 2021 Kamaru Usman put on a star-making performance at UFC 258. His third-round TKO of former teammate Gilbert Burns was a rollercoaster ride that, after an uphill climb forced upon Usman early, gained heart-pumping momentum and shined a bright spotlight on the welterweight champ. Not only did Usman retain his belt in Saturday’s
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
11:19 AM ET UFC 258 included the expected from welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and strong performances from both women in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber. It also included one of the most surprising results in recent memory as Anthony Hernandez defeated Rodolfo Vieira, a seven-time submission grappling world champion, by submission. 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
5:40 PM ET The UFC 258 card has taken another hit, this time just hours before the first bout was set to begin. A scheduled fight between women’s flyweight prospects Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick in Las Vegas was canceled Saturday afternoon after Robertson suffered an illness, according to the UFC. The illness was not
3:14 PM ET UFC veteran Frankie Edgar intends to fight again in 2021, following a vicious knockout loss to Cory Sandhagen on Saturday in Las Vegas. Edgar (24-9-1) fell awkwardly to the canvas after he was knocked out cold by a Sandhagen flying knee just 28 seconds in. The 39-year-old eventually walked out of the
6:16 PM ET Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns have faced off hundreds of times with each other in practice. On Saturday, they’ll do it for real. Usman will defend his UFC welterweight title against Burns, his former sparring partner, in the main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas. “I know a lot about Kamaru,”
6:46 AM ET It’s one of the most intriguing prefight storylines in combat sports. Teammate versus teammate. Friends turned foes. In MMA, there’s a pretty common stance on teammates fighting each other: They typically refuse to do it — unless a championship belt is at stake. Well, there will be a belt on the line