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0 of 9 So much for Valentine's Day lovefests. The UFC's second pay-per-view of 2021 culminated in a battle of two formerly close friends and training partners vying for welterweight gold in the promotion's initial title fight of the year. The match between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns finally occurred after multiple delays and was placed atop a 10-bout card that was broadcast by ESPN+ from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday. The show was trimmed from 11 fights not long before the first punches were thrown in the 7 p.m. hour, thanks to a non-COVID illness that kept flyweight Gill...

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns results and post-fight analysis Dayne Fox gives instant analysis to the UFC action out of UFC 258 topped by Kamaru Usman setting a new welterweight record with 13 consecutive wins in a back-and-forth title defense over Gilbert Burns. Feb 14, 2021, 1:22am EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Heading into the event, it was understood UFC 258 was largely a one-fight card. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defending his belt against Gilbert ...

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MMA Fighting Feb 13, 2021, 8:00am EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story Whether he wants to talk about it or not, Kamaru Usman is entering mythical territory. A dozen wins to start his UFC career. Only Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov have done it. That streak is also tied with Georges St-Pierre for the longest welterweight win streak in UFC history. The record can be Usman’s with a successful title defense in Saturday’s UFC 258 main event. Easier said than done. If you ...

MMA Fighting Share this story It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Andre Ewell. First, the UFC bantamweight took a short notice opportunity to face Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 18 that took place this past weekend after Merab Dvalishvili was scratched following a positive COVID-19 test. A little over a week before the event, it was Ewell who tested positive for the virus and, even after two subsequent negative tests to prove it was a false reading, he was pulled from the fight and given a mandatory 10-day quarantine. Now “Mr. Highlight” gets another short notice o...