In our main event, dangerous veteran Derek Brunson will take on 2020’s Breakout Fighter of the Year Kevin Holland in the Middleweight division. Our co-main pits Kiwi standout Brad Riddell against the returning Gregor Gillespie in what promises to be an entertaining Lightweight tilt.
Kelvin Gastelum will be fighting against Whittaker in a rebooking of their scheduled bout for UFC 234, which fell through over two years ago when Robert Whittaker suffered a hernia the day of their title match. The pair were opposing coaches on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), with the reality show taking a hiatus since.
White announced that the card will be headlined by the UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, versus his rival, Jorge Masvidal. In a way it’s poetic that nearly a year to the day later, fans will be allowed back at UFC events, does the rematch between these Usman and Masvidal make sense?
The champ has stated that Masvidal’s excuse for the defeat is the reason he is pursuing a rematch, as Jorge has repeatedly claimed that the short-notice nature of their first contest was to blame for the defeat. Well, he will have a chance to prove it. Just minutes ago, it was confirmed that Usman and Masvidal will be running it back at UFC 261, set to take place on April 24th.
After an impressive first round, Edwards landed two eye pokes on Muhammad, the latter of which sent him to the floor in tears. The doctor was called in and we were shown in brutal nature the extent of Belal’s injuries. While crying on the floor with blood pouring from his eye, Belal simply stated “I can’t see anything”.
Well, apparently no one told Eryk Anders that. In the first round of his bout opposite Darren Stewart, Anders was getting close to a knockout victory before landing a knee to a grounded Stewart against the cage.
Your hosts discuss the fallout from UFC 259! What is Israel Adesanya’s future after his failed title bid? What about Jan Blachowicz? In other news: Amanda Nunes killed a division. […]
Welterweight: Jason Witt vs. Matthew Semelsberger Striker vs. Grappler Alert! This fight will be decided by the takedown or lack thereof, depending on who gets their way. Jason Witt is […]
This weekend, we have a Fight Night event that is filled to the brim with fifteen scheduled bouts. Our main event is a Welterweight collision between top contender Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad, who stepped in for the COVID-reeling Khamzat Chimaev.
Yesterday, MMAFighting.com confirmed that Megan Anderson’s UFC contract expired following her first round submission defeat to Amanda Nunes on Saturday at UFC 259. This follows the news of the UFC’s […]
