Gilbert Burns | UFC Betting Sites - The Best MMA Online Bookies

Kamaru Usman Stops Gilbert Burns – UFC 258 Results

IT’S TIME! The UFC 258 main event is finally upon us. Kamaru Usman will look to defend the welterweight strap against his former teammate Gilbert Burns. Who’ll win? Let’s find out… Round 1: Gilbert Burns rushes forward and misses with a big punch early. The Brazilian is getting busy with his strikes in the opening […]

IT’S TIME! The UFC 258 main event is finally upon us. Kamaru Usman will look to defend the welterweight strap against his former teammate Gilbert Burns. Who’ll win? Let’s find out…

Round 1: Gilbert Burns rushes forward and misses with a big punch early. The Brazilian is getting busy with his strikes in the opening minute. Burns lands an overhand right that drops Kamaru Usman. The champ is able to survive the flurry. Burns lands a head kick but falls to the mat. Usman is cautious to jump into the guar of Burns who is a very talented BJJ black belt. Usman is content landing kicks to the leg and backside of his downed opponent but this is something of a stalemate right now. Burns is back up and immediately throws his heavy hands. A nice short hook lands from Burns. Usman fires back with a strong low kick before following it up with a body kick. Burns lands a nice right hand down the pipe. Usman is starting to find success with his jab. Burns is being very dynamic with his attacks. He goes from a takedown attempt to the head kick. The Brazilian is letting his hands go at the end of round one.

Round 2: Burns picks up where he left off in round one, pressing forward and putting it on the champ. He’s finding success with his low kicks. Usman returns with a kick of his own. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ catches a kick and lands a nice punch. Burns stings Usman with another overhand right. Usman lands a hab that knocks Burns back on his heels. He follows it up with a huge overhand right that has Burns wobbled. Usman is swarming for the finishing. Burns is in serious trouble eating shots. Usman drops the pace back down and is now content to pick his shots. Usman drops Burns with a jab before inviting the Brazilian to get back up. Usman continues to be patient on the feet before round two comes to a close.

Round 3: Burns pushes forward at the start of round three. Usman drops him and follows up with a ton of ground strikes before referee Herb Deans steps in to wave off this fight. WOW!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Kamaru Usman def. Gilbert Burns via TKO in round three.

UFC 258 Results: Usman vs. Burns

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns results throughout the afternoon (Sun. 14th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. One-time teammates now turned opposition. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns once ruled the training room of Sanford MMA under Henri Hooft in South Florida. Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada […]

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns results throughout the afternoon (Sun. 14th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

One-time teammates now turned opposition. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns once ruled the training room of Sanford MMA under Henri Hooft in South Florida. Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada — Usman attempts to knock back the famaliar face, hopeful of dethroning a former training partner as Burns sets sights on becoming the first Brazilian in promotional antiquity to lay claim to the welterweight championship.

Unmatched at welterweight and riding a twelve-fight undefeated run into his thirteenth promotional walk tonight, Usman has lodged two successful defences against concievably, the most dangerous threats to his reign. Dispatching rival, Colby Covington at UFC 245 at the tail end of 2019, Usman took out Jorge Masvidal over five rounds last summer on ‘Fight Island’. As the contenders continue to pile up, so do the challengers. Burns presents, as per Usman, his sternest test as champion to date — and it’s difficult to disagree with the incumbent best.

Undefeated in his last four welterweight appearances since moving back to 170-pounds back in 2019 — the massively over-sized former lightweight bedded into his new weight class with a couple of judging wins over the touted, Alexander Kunchenko, and the mainstay, Gunnar Nelson.

Returning to Brasilia last March, Burns announced himself clearly to the division via an opening round knockout over compatriot and former title challenger, Demian Maia. Stamping his credentials as a bonafide title chaser, the four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world championship gold medalist made lightwork of former champion, Tyron Woodley on his way to a unanimous decision victory in May.

Drafted into a co-main event slot on short-notice, technical boxer, Alexa Grasso looks to continue her purple-patch and make it two flyweight win in two as she draws the returning, record-chasing, Maycee Barber.

Taking out Ji Yeon Kim after a decision setback against former champion, Carla Esparza, Guadalajara native, Grasso successfully landed at 125-pounds after a skewed strawweight weight cut forced her from a matchup against former title challenger, Claudia Gadelha on the same card as Barber’s first professional loss.

Fast-tracked to the big-time, Barber suffered a major ACL tear at UFC 246 back in January of 2020 in her would-be breakout performance against veteran fan-favourite, Roxanne Modafferi. Dropping a unanimous decision to the Delaware pioneer, Barber has spent the last year recuperating and hopes to reignite the drive to become the promotion’s youngest ever champion — dislodging two-time light heavyweight best, Jon Jones.

UFC 258 Results: Usman vs. Burns

Main Card: (ESPN+ PPV 10 pm ET)

Welterweight: Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Gilbert Burns

Flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso

Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch

Featherweight: Ricky Simon vs. Brian Kelleher

Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Julian Marquez

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 8 pm E.T.)

Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Anthony Hernandez

Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima

Strawweight: Polyana Viana vs. Mallory Martin

Catchweight (140-pounds): Andre Ewell vs. Chris Gutierrez

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass 7 pm E.T.)

Welterweight: Gabriel Green vs. Philip Rowe

UFC 258 Fight Card: PPV Schedule, Odds and Predictions for Usman vs. Burns

UFC 258 is anchored by a welterweight title fight that could be an instant classic when former teammates Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns meet in the main event…

Gilbert Burns Is Beyond Motivated To Make History At UFC 258

Gilbert Burns will enter the Octagon tonight as a man determined to make history. Progress. Fighters like Amanda Nunes, Anderson Silva, José Aldo, Fabricio Werdum, Jéssica Andrade, and many others have progressed much more than just their individual na…

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Staff Predictions

Check out the LowKickMMA staff predictions ahead of the UFC 258 main event between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. Jordan Ellis: I really have found it hard picking a winner from the UFC 258 main event. Ultimately, I’m backing Kamaru Usman to retain his title for a few reasons. Firstly, he is one […]

Check out the LowKickMMA staff predictions ahead of the UFC 258 main event between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.

Jordan Ellis: I really have found it hard picking a winner from the UFC 258 main event. Ultimately, I’m backing Kamaru Usman to retain his title for a few reasons. Firstly, he is one of the most well-rounded fighters in the UFC. Secondly, he has look close to flawless throughout his run with the promotion. Finally, he appears to be a dominant champion and I expect him to prove he’s just that by beating Gilbert Burns who certainly should not be overlooked in this fight.

Prediction: Kamaru Usman

Alex Lough: Kamaru Usman may not be the most exciting fighter, but he is definitely one of the most dominant. Each opponent he has faced has claimed that they have the ability to stop him, only to spend the entirety of the fight underneath him. I don’t see this fight being any different. I’ll give you that Burns has the best grappling Usman has gone up against and a definite advantage on the feet, but it won’t be enough. Usman is just too big and powerful of a wrestler for anyone in the welterweight division to handle right now. He’s cancelled out his opponents output time and time again, and will likely continue to be a puzzle no one can solve for some time to come. It won’t be exciting, pretty, or that outcome that I would want, but Usman by UD.

Prediction: Kamaru Usman

Frank Bonada: There was a time when both these fighters were almost exclusively 1 trick ponies. Usman relied on his impressive wrestling background to physically dominate opponents, whilst Burns’ Jiu-jitsu credentials saw him rack up 3 armbar finishes in his first 5 UFC outings. However, since then, both men have evolved as mixed martial artists, both under the tutelage of Henri Hooft and the Hard Knocks 365 team. This of course adds the caveat that both men have trained together extensively. It will likely be an incredibly close matchup, with Usman having the strength advantage and Burns having an edge on speed. I want to pick Burns, he has an exciting well-rounded style and can produce spectacular finishes. However, looking back at his recent fights, the takedown he gave up to Damian Maia just makes me think that should Usman wish to grind the fight out with himself in a dominant position, he could likely do it at will. If it turns into a standup war, then Usman’s range and use of straight shots will also give him the edge. Usman to win via Unanimous decision, though I hope to be proven wrong.

Prediction: Kamaru Usman

Karim Nathan: This fight is the hardest fight for Usman so far, because when you look at it stylistically you would think that Burns has an answer to Usman’s strong areas. If Usman stays standing you feel Burns is more powerful, if he takes takes him down Burns has the superior grappling. However, saying that I think that Usman knows that its his toughest fight so far and has created a plan with Trevor Wittman and I feel Usman is just a bit stronger and has the higher fight IQ so he will hold him against the fence, use dirty boxing and grind a Unanimous Decision victory.

Prediction: Kamaru Usman

Ross Markey: For one reason or another, Kamaru Usman continuously fails to earn the plaudits he clearly deserves. He’s looking majorly unfazed since assuming the welterweight throne back in March of 2019 — knocking back foes, Colby Covington in an instant classic, as well as taking a one-sided decision win over the then-white hot Jorge Masvidal. While on paper it certainly appears Gilbert Burns will provide his sternest challenge to date — I haven’t seen anything so far from Usman which suggests he’ll be dethroned, however, those words could come back to bite me with Burns involved tonight. The Brazilian would conceivably fair well utilising a pressure-fighting and clinch-heavy approach of his own against Usman, although turning those tables on the recent Trevor Wittman mover is not going to prove an easy feat. Usman simply doesn’t make mistakes, well any that allow his opposition to capitalize on to great affect and possibly sway the direction of the fight away from the fence or the bottom where the vast majority of those opponents find themselves. Usman to remain king of the welterweights via a decision shutout.

Prediction: Kamaru Usman

Who do you think will win at UFC 258? Kamaru Usman or Gilbert Burns?

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Fight Card, TV Info, Predictions and More

UFC 258 features a crucial welterweight championship bout as Kamaru Usman takes on former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event from the UFC’s Apex Facility in Las Vegas…