Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight press conference today for the upcoming UFC 258: “Usman vs. Burns” pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Feb. 13, 2021) inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fighters scheduled for attendance include:
Kamaru Usman, UFC welterweight champion
Gilbert Burns, No. 2 UFC welterweight
Maycee Barber, No. 10 UFC women’s flyweight
Alexa Grasso, No. 15 UFC women’s flyweight
Kelvin Gastelum, No. 9 UFC middleweight
Ian Heinisch, No. 15 UFC middleweight
Maki Pitolo, UFC middleweight
Julian Marquez, UFC middleweight
The live stream begins at 2 p.m. ET.
Assuming we don’t have any more surprise COVID cancellations, Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will headline the welterweight main event. Prior to that championship showdown, middleweight veterans Kelvin Gastelum and Ian Heinisch collide in 185-pound action.
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