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Kelvin Gastelum Outworks Ian Heinisch – UFC 258 Results

GastelumNext up on the UFC 258 main card is a ranked middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Ian Heinisch. Round 1: Heinisch lands a leg kick and then shoots for a takedown. Gastelum scrambles and goes for his own takedown. Heinisch threatens with a kimura. Gastelum defends well and has Heinisch’s back. Gastelum takes him […]

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Next up on the UFC 258 main card is a ranked middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Ian Heinisch.

Round 1: Heinisch lands a leg kick and then shoots for a takedown. Gastelum scrambles and goes for his own takedown. Heinisch threatens with a kimura. Gastelum defends well and has Heinisch’s back. Gastelum takes him down but Heinisch attempts with another kimura attempt. However, Gastelum is in mount and gets out. Heinisch scrambles and gets to his feet. Heinisch lands a leg kick. Gastelum responds with a body kick. Gastelum goes for another takedown and has Heinisch clinched up against the fence. Gastelum takes him down but Heinisch gets back to his feet again. Heinisch escapes and they return to striking. Gastelum employs a jab and puts pressure on Heinisch. Both fighters miss a head kick as the round ends.

Round 2: Heinisch misses an overhand right. Gastelum lands a couple of big leg kicks. Gastelum eats a right hand. Heinisch lands a flying knee but Gastelum eats that and takes him down in response. Heinisch eventually separates and they return to striking. Gastelum clinches him up soon after. Heinisch separates and sees his body kick partially blocked. Gastelum clinches him up against the fence again but eventually lets go and returns to striking. Gastelum lands a left straight. Heinisch lands a huge body kick which is undoubtedly the best strike he has thrown. Gastelum clinches him up again as the round ends.

Round 3: Gastelum goes for a takedown attempt but gives up on it. Heinisch lands a nice right hand. Heinisch goes for his own takedown but Gastelum scrambles and has him clinched up against the fence right away. They separate soon after. Gastelum lands a nice left. Heinisch goes for another flying knee but gets taken down. Heinisch reverses and takes Gastelum’s back as he threatens with a rear naked choke. Gastelum scrambles and is now in Heinisch’s guard. Heinisch rolls and escapes as they return to striking with just over a minute remaining. They clinch up and Gastelum lands some knees. They separate before Heinisch goes for a takedown. Gastelum reverses and they return to striking. Heinisch lands a takedown but Gastelum gets up and lands his own to end the fight.

Official result: Kelvin Gastelum defeats Ian Heinisch via (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Ian Heinisch: ‘The Hurricane 3.0 Is Coming In 2021’

Ian HeinischComing off a sensational knockout over Gerald Meerschaert, UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch believes he only has more to give in 2021. Now ranked at number 15 in the 185lb division, Heinisch is set to take on his biggest test to date. Competing on the main card of UFC 258, ‘The Hurricane’ will face off against […]

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Coming off a sensational knockout over Gerald Meerschaert, UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch believes he only has more to give in 2021.

Now ranked at number 15 in the 185lb division, Heinisch is set to take on his biggest test to date. Competing on the main card of UFC 258, ‘The Hurricane’ will face off against 9th ranked Kelvin Gastelum.

Gastelum has been a mainstay of the middleweight division for some time now, having even fought for a belt in 2019. However, since losing that fight to current champion Israel Adesanya, Gastelum has gone on a 3 fight losing skid. Ian Heinisch will look to springboard off Gastelum’s drop in form, to launch himself into the top 10 rankings.

‘The Hurricane’ recently sat down and spoke with LowKick MMA, about the upcoming fight, and how he see’s 2021 going.

“My goal is to be super active this year,” Heinisch said. “Last year I had a lot of injuries, covid, all this stuff came up. Got a bunch of fights cancelled. Grew so much. Trained in Thailand for a while. Trained at Xtreme Couture, trained around different gyms, with Genesis, Team Elevation.” He went on to state that “the people only got to see about a minute (&) sixty seconds last year, and that was what I was calling The Hurricane 2.0. It’s been about six months since then, and The Hurricane 3.0’s coming out in 2021. I plan on being active, I plan on showcasing all the new skills. Showing people the new me.”

In terms of Gastelum as an opponent, Heinisch admitted that it would be a tough test for him. However, he was quietly confident in his abilities to get the victory.

“He’s a big name,” Heinisch said. “Your next fights usually your biggest and he’s fought the who’s who, kinda like Derek Brunson. He’s fought for a title, he’s been up there. But I feel he’s a little one dimensional. He’s got great boxing. But for me it’s just to be unpredictable. Mix it up. Strike with him. Brawl a little, clinch with him, take him down. Just mix everything up. Cus the second I get one dimensional, he’s very good at timing people and that’s where he gets his knockouts.”

Ian Heinisch will face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 258, on February 13th. A win would certainly catapult him into the upper echelons of his division.

Do you think we will see The Hurricane 3.0 in full display? Let us know in the comments.

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch Agreed For UFC’s January 30 Event

GastelumKelvin Gastelum will look to return to the win column in January. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Gastelum and Ian Heinisch that will take place on January 30. Both sides have agreed to the matchup, however, there is no official location for the card as of yet. […]

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Kelvin Gastelum will look to return to the win column in January.

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Gastelum and Ian Heinisch that will take place on January 30. Both sides have agreed to the matchup, however, there is no official location for the card as of yet.

Gastelum had been looking to land an opponent for a while and even recently called for Edmen Shahbazyan to sign a bout agreement. In the end, he was relieved to finally have an opponent in Heinisch.

“It’s been a process trying to book a fight, date & opponent. My health will be optimal come fight night. Excited to compete once again,” he tweeted Thursday.

Gastelum is currently on a three-fight losing streak and will be desperate to snap it in 2021.

The former Ultimate Fighter winner suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Israel Adesanya in their interim title fight war back in April last year. He would then get outpointed by Darren Till in November before suffering his most recent setback against Jack Hermansson in July when he was submitted in the first round.

Heinisch, meanwhile, will face arguably his biggest opponent yet in Gastelum.

The 32-year-old snapped a two-fight losing run with a first-round TKO win over Gerald Meerschaert in June. In total, he is 3-2 in the UFC since signing with the promotion in 2018.

What do you think of this fight?

UFC 250 Highlights: Ian Heinisch Smashes Gerald Meerschaert

Ian Heinisch vs. Gerald Meerschaert ended early at UFC 250.  The two fighters met in a middleweight bout on Saturday night (June 6, 2020) at the UFC 250 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX.  The fight ended when Heinisch…

Ian Heinisch vs. Gerald Meerschaert ended early at UFC 250.  The two fighters met in a middleweight bout on Saturday night (June 6, 2020) at the UFC 250 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX.  The fight ended when Heinisch landed a devastating overhand right that dropped Gerald and allowed him to […]

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Ian Heinisch Out Of UFC 250 After Cornerman Tests Positive For COVID-19

Ian HeinischUFC Middleweight Ian Heinisch has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming bout at this weekends UFC 250 after a member of his team tested positive for the coronavirus. Taking to twitter, TSN Sports Aaron Bronsteter shared the news that he had confirmed with multiple sources, however the tests were to be redone in order […]

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UFC Middleweight Ian Heinisch has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming bout at this weekends UFC 250 after a member of his team tested positive for the coronavirus.

Taking to twitter, TSN Sports Aaron Bronsteter shared the news that he had confirmed with multiple sources, however the tests were to be redone in order to confirm it was not a false positive.

Heinisch was scheduled to face Gerald Meerschaert in the preliminary card of the event. As stated the fight could very well stay together and continue ahead as planned should the tests come back clear.

At this point Meerschaert is confident he will continue to compete on Saturday, however, nothing has been shared in regards to an potential replacement for Heinisch however according to Raphael Marinho of Combate.com the UFC are looking into Anthony Ivy as a replacement to keep the bout on the card.

This would be Ivy’s debut in the UFC. The middleweight boasts a record of 8-2 entering the organisation on a five win streak all coming via finish.

Heinisch had a change in camp for this upcoming bout, moving his training from Factory X to Genesis MMA in Colorado.

Heinisch was set to return to the octagon for the first time in 2020 attempting to get back in the win column after back to back losses against Derek Brunson and Omari Akhmedov.

Meerschaert will be entering this bout coming off a submission victory of Deron Winn at UFC 248 in March.

At this stage while it would seem Heinisch is out he is still preparing to compete and continuing to cut weight so it is still to be determined weather the fight will remain together or not.

Who would you like to see face Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 250 should Heinisch remain unable?

UFC 250 Fighter Pulled From Card After Cornerman Tests Positive For COVID-19

A fighter scheduled to be on the UFC 250 card has been removed. UFC 250 was supposed to feature a middleweight clash between Ian Heinisch and Gerald Meerschaert. The bout would’ve been held on the preliminary portion of the card. That is no longe…

A fighter scheduled to be on the UFC 250 card has been removed. UFC 250 was supposed to feature a middleweight clash between Ian Heinisch and Gerald Meerschaert. The bout would’ve been held on the preliminary portion of the card. That is no longer the case as Ian Heinisch has been yanked. Ian Heinisch Pulled […]

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